February
20, 2001
Who Will
Be the National Science Bowl® Survivor From
Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.?
Local High School Teams Compete for a Trip to
Australia
Forget Ogakor and Kucha tribe members competing
for $1 million in the Australian outback. On Saturday,
February 24, high school students from the District
of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia will try to
follow the castaways to Australia and attend the
International Science School at the University
of Sydney this summer. The students will compete
in the regional championship of the 11th National
Science Bowl«, sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Energy.
"Helping prepare today's young people to
realize opportunities in math, science and technology
is critical to the mission of the Department of
Energy," said Secretary of Energy Spencer
Abraham. "The National Science Bowl«
encourages students to look to the sciences for
an exciting, fulfilling future."
The National Science Bowl« is the nation's
premier high school science and mathematics academic
competition. Students will answer questions on
the topics of astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics,
physics, earth, computer and general science.
There's no gaining immunity here; all teams must
compete in order to move on.
The winners of the regional competition will face
61 teams from 39 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands
and two Native American tribes in the national
competition May 4 - 7. Last year's regional winners
were Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C.;
Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Md.;
and St. Anne's-Belfield School, Charlottesville,
Va.
WHAT: Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl
Qualifying Rounds 3 concurrent competitions -
District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
WHEN: Saturday, February 24, 2001 First round:
11 a.m.. Final rounds from 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Ave., S.W.
2001 Regional Science Bowl Participating Schools
District of Columbia
Anacostia Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Banneker Academic Senior High School,
Washington, D.C.
Dunbar Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C.
H.D. Woodson Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
Spingarn Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
St. Anselm's Abbey School, Washington, D.C.
Washington Math, Science & Technology School,
Washington, D.C.
Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C.
Maryland
Academy of the Holy Cross, Kensington, Md.
Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Md.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Md.
Fort Hill High School, Cumberland, Md.
Governor Thomas Johnson High School, Frederick,
Md.
Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, Md.
James M. Bennett High School, Salisbury, Md.
Landon School, Bethesda, Md.
Leonardtown High School, Leonardtown, Md.
Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Md.
Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill, Md.
Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Md.
Seneca Valley High School, Germantown, Md.
South Carroll High School, Sykesville, Md.
St. Maria Goretti School, Hagerstown, Md.
St. Mary's Ryken High School, Leonardtown, Md.
Wootton High School, Rockville, Md.
Virginia
Atlee High School, Mechanicsville, Va.
Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington, Va.
Emmanuel Christian School, Manassas, Va.
Forest Park High School, Woodbridge, Va.
Governors School for Global Economics & Technology,
Keysville, Va.
Herndon High School, Herndon, Va.
Isle of Wight Academy, Isle of Wight, Va.
Monacan High School, Richmond, Va.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk, Va.
New Horizons Governor's School, Hampton, Va.
Richlands High School, Richlands, Va.
Robert E. Lee High School, Springfield, Va.
St. Anne's - Belfield School, Charlottesville,
Va.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School, Alexandria,
Va.
T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Va.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
Technology, Alexandria, Va.
West Springfield High School, Springfield, Va.
Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, Va.
Media Contact:Chris Kielich, 202/586-5806
Joe Davis, 202/586-4940
Number: N-01-013
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