Winners from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology are all smiles after being named the National Science Bowl 2019 Regional Champions.
Jefferson Lab will host the Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl for the 19th Year on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The National Science Bowl® has been sponsored annually by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science since 1991. Since its inception, more than 300,000 middle and high school students have participated in tournaments around the country. The competition is meant to encourage students to excel in math and science and to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. This event is free and open to the public and media.
What: The Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl competition will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
Who: Teams from 18 Virginia high schools are registered to compete in the 2020 competition, including five teams representing Hampton Roads, Virginia. Each team is comprised of four high school students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as both advisor and coach.
- BASIS Independent McLean (McLean)
- Centreville High School (Clifton)
- Charles J Colgan High School (Manassas)
- Charlottesville High School (Charlottesville)
- Governor's School for Science and Technology (Hampton)
- Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News)
- Isle of Wight Academy (Isle of Wight)
- Langley High School (McLean)
- Madison High School (Vienna)
- Norfolk Collegiate School (Norfolk)
- Patrick Henry High School (Ashland)
- Patriot High School (Nokesville)
- Robinson Secondary (Fairfax)
- T.C. Williams High School (Alexandria)
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria)
- Warwick High School (Newport News)
- William Byrd High School (Vinton)
- Yorktown High School (Arlington)
When: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020.
Where: CEBAF Center, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va.
Time:
- Round Robin Tournament, 9-11:15 a.m.
- Double Elimination Tournament, 12:45-4:15 p.m.
Credentials: News media may contact the Jefferson Lab Communications Office representative listed below by noon on Friday, Jan. 30, if you plan on attending any part of the tournament or if your news agency would like to receive the results at the end of Saturday's competition.
Considerations: No filmography or photography is allowed during the competition. Members of the public are welcome to observe the double elimination tournament rounds. All visitors over 16 must sign in at the CEBAF Center front desk and present valid photo I.D. Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Background: Participating teams face off in an intense question-and-answer format, where contestants are quizzed on their knowledge of math and a range of science disciplines, including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics and Energy.
The top three teams at the regional competition on Feb. 1 will earn cash prizes and team trophies for their respective schools. The top team also wins an expenses-paid trip to the National Science Bowl® finals to be held in Washington, D.C., April 30-May 4. In 2020, 65 high school and 50 middle school teams will receive trips to compete for the national title. In addition to the academic competition, students attend presentations by well-known scientists on current topics in math and the sciences.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science manages the National Science Bowl® and sponsors the NSB finals competition. The Department of Energy's 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: Rebecca Duckett, Jefferson Lab Communications Office, 757-269-6809, duckett@jlab.org