AHS Science takes 4th in D.C.

Update: 11:45 a.m. Monday:
Big congratulations to the Arcadia High School Science team Derek Chou, Jason Jong, Alex Wang, Eddie Xue, Samuel Zeng, and coach Cherryl Vorak Mynster for taking 4th place in the nation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Science Bowl today.

UPDATE 9:30 a.m. Monday:
Arcadia High School’s Science Team took fourth place in the the nation today as three teams advanced to the last round: Mira Loma High School, North Hollywood High School, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
North Hollywood took third place; Mira Loma second; and North Carolina won the top honor.

Sunday, May 2:
The Arcadia High School Science team advanced to the final 16 top teams in the country today (Sunday, May 2) and will compete in the Finals of the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl on Monday in Washington D.C.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu will make presentations during the Finals.

All 16 teams participating in Monday’s double elimination final round at the National Building Museum will bring home a cash award of $1,000 to their school science department.

Half of the twelve teams from California were eliminated Sunday but North Hollywood High School and four other California teams also made the Final 16: Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta; Lynnbrook High School, San Jose; Mira Loma High School, Sacramento; and Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto.

Monday’s final championship rounds will be broadcast on a live webcast here (http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/nsb/media.htm) beginning at 6:15 a.m. (PT) and running until 10:30 a.m. (PT). An archive of the webcast will be available later Monday afternoon.

The First Lady will join the competition in progress at 11:15 a.m. After the competition, more than 25 teams will come to the stage to receive prizes in an awards ceremony that will also be webcast. Following the competition, Michelle Obama and Energy Secretary Chu will address the more than 500 high school and middle school students and the more than 100 teachers and coaches present at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Overall, there are 105 regional high school and middle school championship teams from 42 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who will be quizzed on all science disciplines including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics and astronomy, as well as math.

High school teams will attend science seminars and solve hands-on science problems Saturday and have their question-and-answer portion of the competition Sunday. Championship rounds will be held Monday at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD.

– By Scott Hettrick