Ward Melville High School Wins Science Bowl at Brookhaven Lab

The School Takes Top Prize Four Years in a Row

February 13, 2007

UPTON, NY - For the fourth consecutive year, Ward Melville High School took first place in the Regional Science Bowl at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Holding on to their trophy are first-place Regional Science Bowl winners from Ward Melville High School (from left): Stephen Bohlman, Rebecca Yu, Rachel Yu, Preya Shah, and Yang Li, along with their coach, Bob Spira. (Click image to download hi-res version.)

Brookhaven Science Associates, the Long Island Science Center, and Teachers Federal Credit Union sponsored the local tournament, a fast-paced question-and-answer contest designed to test high school students' knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, astronomy, earth science, and general science.

The Regional Science Bowl at Brookhaven, along with 67 others around the country, is part of the National Science Bowl® competition coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Since its inception in 1991, more than 100,000 high school students have participated in this "Jeopardy"-style contest. By competing in Science Bowl contests, students are encouraged to excel in science and math and to pursue careers in those fields.

Twenty schools from Long Island, New York City, and Westchester participated in the regional competition this year. As the first-place winner, the Ward Melville team received $500 in gift certificates, and the team will be able to participate in the National Science Bowl®, which will be held in Washington, DC, on April 26-30, 2007. Second-place honors went to Half Hollow Hills West, who won $250; Elwood-John Glenn High School placed third, winning $125; and William Floyd High School came in fourth, winning $75. All four winning teams received a trophy or plaque.

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