They dazzled the judges with speed, expertise, precision and, of course, science.
North Hollywood High School Team A won the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Science Bowl XXXI Regional Competition on Saturday, March 4 at LADWP’s John Ferraro Headquarters in Los Angeles..
The 31st Science Bowl featured more than 170 top science students from 19 public, parochial, private and charter high schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District area. There were 34 teams in this year’s competition. Students were asked college-level questions in biology, chemistry, math, physics, earth sciences, technology, and specific questions on energy. This year’s theme was “Science Sparks Imagination.”
Winning team members snagged a $1,000 Hitachi Scholarship and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC from April 27 to May 1 to represent the City of L.A. at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science National Science Bowl.
North Hollywood High School Team B placed second in the competition. Team members were awarded a $700 Water and Power Community Credit Union Scholarship.
Harvard Westlake High School finished third, while the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies wound up fourth.
Joining a field of 65 regional champs, North Hollywood’s Team A will be one of eight teams from California that will compete against schools from 40 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It was also awarded the first place Melinda Rho Memorial Trophy, named for a longtime Science Bowl volunteer and DWP manager who passed away in retirement in 2019.
In the hands-on competition, Chaminade High School Team A won first place, a $500 scholarship and the Franklin Lu Hands-On Trophy, named for the late LADWP engineer and Science Bowl volunteer. Ramon C. Cortines Visual and Performing Arts High School finished second, with Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School in third, and Downtown Business High School in fourth.
In addition to LADWP and the U.S. Department of Energy…
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