2005 National Middle
School Science Bowl Winners of the Academic Competition
Honey Creek Middle School
Wins National Science Competition
Golden, Colo., June 25,
2005 - Four middle school students from Honey Creek Middle School
in Terre Haute, Ind., showed their mastery of science today, winning
the National Middle School Science Bowl. Winners of the model hydrogen
fuel cell car competition also were announced today with Smith Middle
School from Chapel Hill, N.C., taking home the trophy for the fastest
model car.
Each of the winners topped
23 other competing teams in this battle to be the best and brightest
among the country's young science students.
During a daylong round
robin and double elimination competition, the Honey Creek team of
Raj Bhuptani, Joseph Botros, John Ryan and Pardha Ponugoti successfully
answered tough questions about life sciences, physical science,
earth sciences and math that could stump most of the U.S. adult
population. These whiz kids beat out the team from Amarillo, Texas,
in the final round of competition. The team from St. Andrew's Episcopal
School earned second place, while Lincoln Middle School of Gainesville,
Fla. came in third. In addition, organizers gave a civility award
to Albuquerque Academy of Albuquerque, N.M., for showing the most
positive spirit. A complete list of winners and participants follows.
Sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM), the National
Middle School Science Bowl challenges sixth grade to eighth grade
students to learn about math and science and encourages them to
choose careers in those fields.
"Events like the
National Middle School Science Bowl can spark lifelong interest
in science and technology," said Secretary of Energy Samuel
W. Bodman. "Grabbing their interest now will help to ensure
America's continued leadership in mathematics and scientific research."
"It's great to see
so many students excited about math and science," said Elizabeth
Lowery, GM vice president, Environment and Energy. "These
students are the future and it's important to educate them and
encourage
their interest in the ever-growing field of science and technology."
The National Middle School
Science Bowl competition, hosted by the DOE's National Renewable
Energy Laboratory at the Colorado School of Mines, featured two
competitions - the academic session and a model hydrogen fuel cell
car competition that challenged students to design, build and race
model hydrogen-powered cars.
First, second and third
place winners of the model hydrogen fuel cell car competition receive
a $100, $75 or $50 gift certificate from Discovery.com.
The first, second and third place winners of the scientific knowledge
competition will receive TI-73 calculators in addition to the $100,
$75 and $50 Discovery.com
gift certificates. The eight teams that advanced to the double elimination
rounds for the Science Bowl competition also receives a team check
for $500.
Following on the success
of the National Science Bowl for senior high school students begun
in 1991, DOE's Office of Science began the National Middle School
Science Bowl in 2002. The department supports math and science education
to help provide a technically trained and diverse workforce for
the agency and the nation. More information about its programs is
available at http://www.scied.science.doe.gov.
DOE's Office
of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research
in the physical
sciences in the nation and ensures U.S. world leadership across
a broad range of scientific disciplines. The Office of Science
also
manages 11 world-class national laboratories with unmatched capabilities
for solving complex interdisciplinary problems, and it builds
and
operates some of the nation's most advanced R & D user facilities,
located at national laboratories and universities. These facilities
are used by more than 17,000 researchers from universities, other
government agencies, and private industry each year.
General Motors Corp.
(NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry
sales leader since 1931. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about
321,000 people around the world. It has manufacturing operations
in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 200 countries. In 2004,
GM sold nearly 9 million cars and trucks globally, up 4 percent
and the second-highest total in the company's history. GM's global
headquarters are at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit. More information
on GM, its advanced technologies and educational initiatives can
be found on the company's corporate responsibility Web site at http://www.gmability.com.
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First Place
Winners
Honey Creek Middle School
Terre Haute, Indiana
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Second
Place Winners
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Amarillo, Texas
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Third Place
Winners
Lincoln Middle School
Gainesville, Florida
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Civility
Award
Albuquerque Academy
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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