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Science Bowl a Great Success
By Nina Stolar
The first DOE Science Bowl held at SLAC was a tremendous success due to
strong volunteer participation by the SLAC community. A warm SLAC
welcome greeted the 23 teams (one coach/five students) from 14 area high
schools. People came forward from areas throughout the Lab and worked
together seamlessly to master the myriad details for the
tournament-style competition.
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Nobel Laureate
Professor Martin Perl (EE) (shown right) presented the 1st place trophy
to Team 1 of Lynbrook High School in San Jose. Perl congratulated the
students, asking them about their specific interests. Also shown left to
right: RoseAnn Pelzner (SSO), Team 1 Coaches Amanda Day and Jessica
Banchieri, students Andrew Xiao, Victor Lin, Lisa Wang, Grace Li and
Andrew Ma. Ray Ng (Sandia) is shown to Perl’s left. (Photo by Diana
Rogers) |
This great educational outreach opportunity supports the DOE National
Science Bowl.
Winning teams from regional competitions are invited to the Nationals in
Washington, DC (April 28-May 2). Local hosts this year were LBNL, Sandia
National Laboratory in Livermore and SLAC.
You Can Take Pride in this Achievement
SLAC Ambassadors to the Community assured the day was a tremendous
experience for students participating in this event! To properly conduct
the official event, each of the 10 meeting rooms required a 3-person
team to fill the official roles of Moderator, Timekeeper and
Scorekeeper. Each position required a genuine personal commitment from
Lab staff members, including a mandatory training session.
With over 10 years of Science Bowl experience each, regional coordinator
Ray Ng (Sandia Lab) and RoseAnn Pelzner (SSO) were pleased and excited
to add a third site in the Bay Area. Their guidance was invaluable in
preparing for the event. Science Bowl alumni Michael Mazur (BaBar) and
Geoffrey Milanovich (AO) lent the students’ perspective to the planning
and helped with the training to better prepare us for the day.
This allowed many more students to participate. The overwhelming
response from area high schools—many with multiple teams—shows the
strong interest in students to get involved in science activities.
Ng sent his congratulations immediately after the event adding, “I just
want to say ‘Great Job’ with the regional Science Bowl. There’s a great
group of people at SLAC and I see a bright and long future with the
Science Bowl. I hope you had a chance to enjoy everything. Again, thank
you.”
Many thanks to our generous sponsors: Sandia National Lab, Sun
Microsystems and the Epicurean Group.
And the Winner is...
After six morning rounds followed by a dramatic 3-way Tie-Breaker, the
remaining students, coaches, parents and staff gathered in Panofsky
Auditorium to watch the intense Elimination Rounds. At the end of the
day, hard won trophies were presented by Martin Perl (EE) to winning the
teams.
• 1st Place — Lynbrook High School, Team 1, San Jose
• 2nd Place — Monta Vista High School, Team 1, Cupertino
• 3rd Place — Monta Vista High School, Team 2, Cupertino
Toward the end of the day, students were overheard to say “Wow, this is
a great place! I’m coming back here next year!”
For participating high schools and more information, see:
http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/com/scibowl/
For pictures of the Science Bowl,
see:
http://www-project.slac.stanford.edu/slacpix/index.htm |
