Huntington High School Wins Brookhaven National Laboratory/Long Island Regional High School Science Bowl and Spot in National Finals

Obama Administration Highlights Importance of Investing in Next Generation of Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Fields

January 31, 2013

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The winning team from Huntington High School (from left): Coach Lori Kenny, Marc Feldman, Brian Gilbert, Jacob Roday, Aron Coraor, Coach Dame Forbes.

Washington D.C. – Building on President Obama’s efforts to help more students excel in math and science and his call for investments in a skilled American workforce, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and New York Representative Steve Israel announced today that Huntington High School from Huntington, NY, won the Brookhaven National Laboratory/Long Island Regional High School Science Bowl on Saturday. Huntington High School competed against 20 other teams from across the region in one of the nation’s regional competitions of the 23rd Annual U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl, and is now eligible to compete in the National Finals in Washington, D.C., at the end of April. The National Science Bowl brings together thousands of middle and high school students from across the country to compete on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, astronomy, and math.

“Congratulations to the students at Huntington High School for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and math,” said Energy Secretary Chu. “Providing opportunities like the National Science Bowl to challenge today’s students is an essential part of keeping America competitive in a rapidly advancing world.”

"I am pleased to congratulate the Huntington High School Science Bowl Team on their impressive win in the Long Island Regional High School Science Bowl,” said Rep. Israel. “It is critical that we equip our students with the tools they need to compete in our increasingly high-tech and science-driven world. Our Huntington High School team has made us proud."

The team from Huntington narrowly beat out the team from Great Neck South.  Farmingdale High School came in third, and North Shore High School took fourth place.

The Department of Energy (DOE) created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields. More than 200,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl throughout its 22 year history, and it is the nation’s largest science competition.

Over the next several months, more than 9,000 high school students and 5,000 middle school students will compete in 69 high school and 49 middle school regional Science Bowl tournaments.  Students, in teams of four or five, compete in a fast-paced Jeopardy-style format where they solve technical problems and answer questions in all branches of science and math.  Most teams are coached by teachers from the students’ schools and spend several months preparing for the regional competitions.  Many states have one regional or statewide Science Bowl competition, while larger states, such as California and Texas, hold several regional competitions across their states. 

Students from Huntington High School will be awarded an all-expense paid trip to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., which are scheduled for April 25-29, 2013. The regional tournaments, which host 15-50 teams, are sponsored by federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of education, and non-profit organizations. 

DOE’s Office of Science manages the competition. More information about these events is available on the National Science Bowl website. 

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