STEM educationHigh school students to compete in DOE National Science Bowl
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in math and science and pursue careers in related fields. More than 200,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl in the twenty-three years since its inception. Students from Los Alamos High School will represent New Mexico at the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl in April.
The High School National Science Bowl approaches // Source: anl.gov
Students from Los Alamos High School will represent New Mexico at the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl in April. The team took first place on Saturday, 16 February, at the New Mexico Regional High School Competition after besting twenty-eight teams representing fourteen New Mexican high schools. A Sandia Lab release reports that students answered questions related to astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, math, trigonometry, and calculus during the fast-paced, 10-hour, “Jeopardy” style competition. The winning team received a $5,000 check for their school and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete against top teams across the nation in late April.
The students representing Los Alamos are Willie Zhao, Aaron Bao, Alex Wang, Alex Swart, and team captain Kevin Gao, coached by Kathy Boerigter. Second place was Albuquerque Academy and La Cueva High School took the third spot.
Sandia National Laboratories coordinates the annual regional competition for DOE’s Office of Science. DOE created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in math and science and pursue careers in related fields. More than 200,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl in the twenty-three years since its inception.
