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May 5, 2003
Thomas
Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
National Science Bowl Champion
WASHINGTON, DC - B "3.00 x 10-19 Joules"
was the answer to a question on Physics that
today clinched the 2003 National Science Bowl®
championship for the Thomas Jefferson High School
for Science & Technology team from Alexandria,
Virginia.
The school's team accepted the national championship
trophy after they triumphed over 65 other regional
team champions this weekend. The team members
are: Katherine Aull, My-Linh Nguyen, Sumanth
Ravipati, Paul Yang, Michael Zhang and coach
Sharon Baker. The team also won a two-week trip
to Australia to attend the International Science
School.
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham congratulated
the winners and praised the more than 300 students
who competed this weekend. "From the beginning
of this year's competition back in January through
today's finals, the 2003 National Science Bowl
has engaged some of the most promising scientific
minds of this country," Abraham said. "The
Department of Energy has a keen interest in
encouraging America's youth to study science
and pursue careers in the sciences because our
national laboratories conduct some of the most
sophisticated research and development work
in the world. I congratulate everyone who participated
in this year's National Science Bowl."
Thirteen thousand students at 1,800 schools
participated in 66 regional Science Bowl competitions
this year. The Department of Energy created
the National Science Bowl® in 1991 to encourage
high school students to excel in math and science
and to pursue careers in these fields. The department
supports math and science education to help
provide a technically trained and diverse workforce
for the agency and the nation. This year's competition
is sponsored by Bechtel, General Motors, IBM
and Texas Instruments.
Placing second in the National Science Bowl7
was Centerville High School of Centerville,
Ohio. The team members are: Bryan Chen, Tiffany
Chen, Jeffrey Daulton, Amanda Guise, Muhtadi
Islam and coach Penny Valentini. The team's
prizes include attending a two-week International
Youth Science Forum in England.
The third place team was A & M Consolidated
High School of College Station, Texas. The team
members are: Michael Adams, Meredith Gardner,
Felix Huang, Seth Johnson, Adam Wang and coach
Kristen Jones. The team's prizes include an
environmental research trip in South Carolina.
The Taylor Allderdice High School of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania placed fourth. The team members
are: Andrew Bartholomew, Vlad Grigorescu, Joshua
Levenson, Matthew Meisel, Marilyn Michelow,
and coach Gina Pacitti Barone.
Placing fifth was Cincinnati Country Day School
of Cincinnati, Ohio. The team members are: Danny
Ash, Nima Ghamsari, Jason Juang, Zach Newman,
Connie Yeh and coaches Deena Carey and Kevin
Koller.
Winning the Civility Award for best conduct
throughout the Science Bowl was the Lexington
High School team from Lexington, MA. The team
members are Joseph Chang, Ben Kossak, Daniel
Lees, Ross Milton and Shelley Yang. They won
a trip to the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
in Cortez, Colorado, for a week-long program
in the archaeology of the Southwest.
The other teams in the top 18 were:
Albany High School, Albany CA
Cookeville High School, Cookeville, TN
Edward W. Clark High School, Las Vegas, NV
Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA
Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring,
MD
Newton North High School, Newton, MA
New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL
Niceville High School, Niceville, FL
North Hollywood High School, North Hollywood,
CA
Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR
Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA
Wichita High School East, Wichita, KS
Woodinville High School, Woodinville, WA
The top 18 teams each received $1,000
for their schools' science departments. The department's
Office of Science administers the National Science Bowl.
More information about the Science Bowl is available
at www.scied.science.doe.gov.
Media Contact:
Science Bowl Press Room, 301/347-3850
Jeff Sherwood, 202/586-4826
Number: PR-03-094
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