Top: Vayun Malik, Melanie Morris (coach), and Dylan Cheng
Bottom: Om Duggineni, Aaryan Sumesh, and Rishabh Kumaran
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria has won the 2023 Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl competition
NEWPORT NEWS – This past weekend, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility virtually hosted 12 teams from 10 Virginia schools as they vied for the Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl champion title. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria took first place and will represent Virginia in the National Science Bowl® Finals competition to be held in-person April 27-May 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
“This is the third year that we held the regional competition virtually,” said Steve Gagnon, a Jefferson Lab Science Education staff member and the lead organizer of the event. “We’re proud of all of the teams who competed, and we wish Thomas Jefferson High School the best as they represent Virginia in the national finals.”
Members of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology team received a team trophy, individual participant medals, a Virginia Regional Science Bowl banner and $750 to be used toward its STEM programs.
Other top-placing teams were also awarded. BASIS Independent McLean-Team 1 placed second and earned a team trophy and $500. Mills E. Godwin High School in Richmond placed third and earned a team trophy and $300. Finally, BASIS Independent McLean-Team 2 placed fourth and earned a team trophy.
The National Science Bowl® has been sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science since 1991. Approximately 330,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl® throughout its 32-year history, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions. Participating teams are quizzed on their knowledge of math and a range of science disciplines. The question categories for both middle school and high school Include biology, chemistry, energy, mathematics, physics and Earth and space science.
The DOE’s Office of Science manages the National Science Bowl® and sponsors the finals competition. The competition is meant to encourage students to excel in math and science and to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.
To learn more about DOE's National Science Bowl competition, visit: https://Science.Osti.Gov/Wdts/Nsb
For sample sets of questions and answers that have been used in previous competitions, visit: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb/Regional-Competitions/Resources/HS-Sample-Questions
Contact: Kandice Carter, Jefferson Lab Communications Office, kcarter@jlab.org