Regional Science Bowls
ABOUT SCIENCE BOWLS
The U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl encourages high school students to excel in math and science. By raising the visibility of academic achievement in math and science, the program has succeeded in placing young people on par with their peers who excel in athletics. The Science Bowl is a fast-paced, exciting, and challenging competition.
DOE has partnered with SHPE and AHETEMS to bring this enriching competition to Hispanic serving areas across the country.
The SHPE Regional Science Bowls engage Hispanic middle school and high school students in an enriching, challenging and competitive environment to motivate and heighten their interest in math and science. The competition is an intense and fun "Jeopardy"-style round-robin session preceding a double-elimination tournament. Teams, composed of four competitors and an alternate, are challenged to answer a range of multiple-choice and short answer questions in math, chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, earth science and general science.
The winning team - participants and coach - from the SHPE Regional Science Bowls receives an invitation consisting of a complementary 4-day trip, to compete at the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl, hosted in Washington DC. Note, all the participants of the winning team must be able to accept the invitation as a team to compete at the national event.
Front row: Coach and 5 students from Oñate High School in Las Cruces, NM; 2 students from Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, IL. Middle row: Coach and 5 students from Colegio Católico de Notre Dame in Caguas, PR; 2 students from Hunter College High School in New York, NY; 3 students from Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, IL.Back row: Coach and 5 students from Palmetto High School in Miami, FL; Coach and 2 students from Hunter College High School in New York, NY; 2 coaches and 6 students from R.L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth, TX; 2 coaches from Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, IL. This photo was taken by SHPE member Brandon Grelle, from New Mexico State University, the Regional Science Bowl Coordinator for Las Cruces, NM.
As SHPE and AHETEMS continue to serve the needs of the Hispanic community and be a resource for the educational advancement and sucees of Latino youth, teams participating in the SHPE-sponsored Regional Science Bowls should strive to have at least 50% Hispanic participation (2-of-4, or 3-of-5). By increasing access to this competition, SHPE hopes to help inspire Hispanic youth see science, math and engineering as an exciting, challenging and fun career with lots of opportunties.
UPCOMING SCIENCE BOWL
Information on the 2011 SHPE Regional Science Bowls will be forthcoming in late fall 2010. Please note that the team registration fee is now $40 per team. This fee, payable to AHETEMS, Inc. covers competition registration, breakfast snacks, lunch, and a t-shirt. Registration fee waivers are available on a case by case basis for schools, which have at least 65% Hispanic enrollment and 50% total enrollment eligible for free/reducd lunch.
PAST SCIENCE BOWLS
In 2010, AHETEMS once again hosted 9 SHPE Regional Science Bowls, including 3 middle school competitions and 6 high school competitions. Events were hosted in all 7 SHPE regions. The winning teams attended the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC on April 29 – May 4, 2010. Congratulations to Miami’s Palmetto High School for winning first place in its team division challenge and third place in the team scavenger hunt, and to LACES Middle School for finishing fourth in the Solar Car Competition.
In Spring 2009, AHETEMS hosted nine SHPE Regional Science Bowls across the country to attract talented Hispanic middle school and high school youth to compete for an all-expense paid invitation to Washington DC. Congratulations to Sierra Middle School for winning the 2009 Middle School Civility Award for sportmansip at the 2009 National Science Bowl. Winners Posted Here.
In Spring 2008, AHETEMS expanded to eight Regional Science Bowls including three middle school competitions in Los Angeles, CA, Fresno, CA, and El Paso, TX. In addition, two additional high school competitions were added - Chicago, IL, and Miami, FL. Efforts in New York City were postponed. Winners Posted Here.
In Spring 2007, with the permission of DOE, AHETEMS expanded the Regional Science Bowls to Puerto Rico and Las Cruces. Winners Posted Here.
In Spring 2006, AHETEMS hosted the first SHPE Regional Science at UT-Arlington. Winners Posted Here.
