PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact: John G. Watson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 1997
MEDIA TIP SHEET
EVENT: Twenty-two teams of young scientists from Southern
California high schools will gather Saturday, March 8, at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory for the regional semifinal competition of
the National Science Bowl, a quiz-show-like tournament of
scientific knowledge.
ANGLE: These students represent the finest science and
mathematics talent in Los Angeles County and beyond, all vying to
be named the region's best and brightest. Each of the high
schools, located from the Antelope Valley to Irvine, will be
represented by a team of four students and an alternate. The
winning team and its coach will go on to the finals this spring
at the 4-H Center near Washington, D.C., all expenses paid.
Modeled after the old "College Bowl" television show of the
1960s, the competition was first organized by the U.S. Department
of Energy in 1991. It starts with a round-robin event in which
every team plays five rounds, followed by a double-elimination
tournament for the high scorers.
Participating high schools include: Alhambra High School; Arcadia
High School; Charter Oak in Covina; Crescenta Valley in La
Crescenta; Diamond Bar High School; Downey and Warren
High Schools in Downey; Glendora High School; Hoover High School
in Glendale; Lakewood High School; Littlerock in the Antelope
Valley; Monrovia High School; John Muir and Pasadena High Schools
in Pasadena; Redondo Union High School; South and West Torrance
High Schools; South Hills and West Covina High Schools in West
Covina; and University and Woodbridge High Schools in Irvine.
Sponsors include the Doubletree Hotel, Foothill Trophy, McDonnell
Douglas Corporation, Pasadena Water and Power Department and
Service America, along with JPL, NASA and the
Department of Energy. The L.A. Unified School District held its
own regional competition last week; its winning team will also go
on to the national finals.
WHERE: von Karman Auditorium, JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena
WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
PHOTO OPP: JPL Director Edward Stone presents awards to the winners at
approximately 3:15 p.m. (later if there's a tie)
PARKING: Check in at the guard gate for directions
(prior permission is not necessary)
PRESS CONTACT: John G. Watson, JPL Public Information Office,
(818) 354-5011
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