South Middle students win LI Regional Science Bowl

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The South Middle team holds their Regional Science Bowl banner and trophy. (Photo courtesy of the Great Neck Public Schools)
The South Middle team holds their Regional Science Bowl banner and trophy. (Photo courtesy of the Great Neck Public Schools)

A four-member team from South Middle School won the Long Island Regional Middle School Science Bowl at Brookhaven National Laboratory on March 3. The team of Matthew Moy, Matthew Tsui, Jansen Wong, and Charlie Yin competed against 19 other teams at this regional event.

As the winning team at the Regional Middle School Science Bowl, this team from South Middle has earned an invitation to participate in the National Science Bowl hosted by the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. This competition, which will take place in late April, will feature the top middle school teams in the nation.

At the Science Bowl, teams face off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format. Students are tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, energy, and math.

The Science Bowl is one of the nation’s regional competitions of the 27th Annual DOE National Science Bowl (NSB). More than 14,000 students compete in NSB each year. Approximately 275,000 students have participated in NSB in its 27-year history, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions.

The team is coached by Doris Stanick, an earth science teacher at South Middle, and Diane Caplain, a biology teacher at South Middle.

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