WHAT: Newswise — The 8th Annual Bay Scallop Bowl, New York's regional competition in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The Bay Scallop Bowl is an all-day competition that includes Q&A "buzzer" rounds ("Jeopardy"-style) and team challenge questions that test student knowledge of oceanography and related sciences. Each student on the winning team receives a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to Washington D.C. to represent New York in the 2009 National Ocean Science Bowl Finals.
WHO: Among the 16 teams competing in the 2009 Bay Scallop Bowl are the 2008 winner, Churchville-Chili High School (Monroe County). This school's team represented the Bay Scallop Bowl in last year's national finals held in Seward, Alaska. The other school teams competing in the 2009 Bay Scallop Bowl are Deer Park High School, Elwood John H. Glenn High School, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Jericho High School, Locust Valley High School, Longwood High School, MacArthur High School, Mount Sinai High School, North Babylon High School, Ossining High School, Regis High School, Saint Ann's School, South Side High School, The Stony Brook School, and Woodlands High School.
US Congressman Tim Bishop, New York State Senator John J. Flanagan, New York State Assemblyman Steven Englebright, New York State Assemblyman Robert Sweeney, and Suffolk County Legislator Vivian Viloria-Fisher plan to attend the event. WHEN & WHERE: Saturday February 7; 8:30 am " 6:30 pm; Buzzer Competition rounds between 9 am - 4 pm; championship presentation at 6 pmStudent Activities Center, Stony Brook UniversitySee www.somas.stonybrook.edu/~bsb for complete schedule.
WHY: "The Bay Scallop Bowl is an innovative way to attract the brightest young minds to a career in oceanography," said Dr. David Conover, Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. "By increasing awareness among high school students about the plight of our coastal environment, the Bay Scallop Bowl nurtures the next generation of scientists and citizens that will help find solutions to the decline in health of our marine environment."
About the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook UniversityThe School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) is the State University of New York's center for marine and atmospheric research, education, and public service. The expertise of SoMAS faculty places them in the forefront in addressing and answering questions about immediate regional problems, as well as long-term problems relating to the global oceans and atmosphere.
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