35 High School Teams Gather to Compete at Minnesota Regional Science Bowl

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Updated January 24, 2020

St. Paul, MN – 175 high school students from across Minnesota will show off their science and math skills on Saturday, January 25 during the Minnesota Academy of Science’s High School Science Bowl. 

As a regional competition of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the winning team will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the DOE’s National Science Bowl. Last year, Minnesota’s regional champions from Wayzata High School won the National Science Bowl.

Students compete head-to-head in five-person teams to solve technical problems and answer questions in all branches of science and math. The tournament runs in a fast-paced, Q&A format where students race to ring in with their answers first. Each team plays multiple games in a round robin tournament, competing to advance to a double-elimination championship. 

Science Bowl competitions offer students who excel in math and science a chance to go beyond classroom learning and strengthen their teamwork skills. “I'm able to learn stuff I wouldn't learn in class,” said Wayzata winner Geoffrey Chen. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions like Science Bowl also provide recognition and encouragement to the next generation of STEM students, opening the door to STEM majors and careers.

Founded in 1873, the Minnesota Academy of Science is a statewide 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering interest in STEM by sponsoring STEM-education programs and events for students in elementary school through college. The Academy sponsors Science Bowl with the help of more than 70 volunteers from local companies such as Seagate Technology, Ecolab, and 3M and with generous support from Ecolab, Macalester College, General Mills, Hardenbergh Foundation, the Minnesota Department of Education, and the United States Department of Energy.

WHO: 175 students from 21 Minnesota high schools: Academy of Holy Angels, Blake School, Burnsville Senior High, Carlton Secondary, Century Senior High, Chanhassen High School, Chaska High School, Columbia Heights Senior High, Edina Senior High, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Jackson County Central Senior High, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec., Maple Grove Senior High, Minnetonka High School, Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric, St. Paul Academy - Summit, St. Anthony Village Senior High, Virginia Secondary, Waconia Senior High, Wayzata High, Woodbury Senior High

WHAT: Minnesota Regional High School Science Bowl

WHERE: Macalester College, Olin-Rice Science Center, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN  55105

WHEN: January 25, 2019 (10:00 AM Round Robin; 2:30 PM Double Elimination; 6:00 PM Championship Round; 6:30 Awards)

For more information:

Lara Maupin, MAS Interim Executive Director, lmaupin@mnmas.org

Emily Shepard, MAS Communications Coordinator, emilyshepard@mnmas.org  

MN Academy of Science – mnmas.org

U.S. Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl – https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb/About