Regional Science Bowl prepares Viriginia high schools for national Department of Energy competition
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility invites members of the media to observe the 2025 Virginia Regional Science Bowl Competition at Jefferson Lab on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
What: Jefferson Lab will host the Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl competition at Jefferson Lab,12000 Jefferson Ave., in the CEBAF Center auditorium.
Who: Teams from 15 Virginia high schools are registered to compete in the 2025 competition, including five teams from Hampton Roads. Each team is comprised of three to five high school students and a teacher who serves as both advisor and coach.
2025 Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl Teams include:
- Academies of Loudoun (Leesburg)
- BASIS Independent McLean (McLean)
- Centreville High School (Union Mill)
- Deep Run High School (Glen Allen)
- Governor's School for Science and Technology (Hampton)
- Heritage High School (Newport News)
- John R. Lewis High School (Springfield)
- Maggie L. Walker Governor's School (Richmond)
- McLean High School (McLean)
- Mills E. Godwin High School (Richmond)
- Ocean Lakes High School (Virginia Beach)
- Oscar F. Smith High School (Chesapeake)
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria)
- Warwick High School (Newport News)
- Yorktown High School (Arlington)
When: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m., Opening Session
4:10 p.m., Closing Session
Where: Jefferson Lab
CEBAF Center Auditorium
12000 Jefferson Ave., Newport News, Va.
Credentials: Members of the media who would like to participate may contact the Jefferson Lab Communications Office representative listed below by noon on Friday, Jan. 31, to attend the tournament’s opening or closing sessions or to receive the results at the end of Saturday's competition.
Background: The DOE created the National Science Bowl® in 1991 to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields. More than 344,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl® throughout its 34-year history, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions.
The DOE National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams from all backgrounds are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.
The DOE’s Office of Science manages the National Science Bowl® and sponsors the NSB finals competition. 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: National Science Bowl® (NSB)... | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)
For sample sets of questions and answers that have been used in previous competitions, visit: NSB High School Sample Questions | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)
Contact: Michelle Alvarez, Jefferson Lab Communications Office, malvarez@jlab.org