NOSB 2012 Competition Results

Overall standings (100 points possible)

Research project plus quiz bowl

First Place

Juneau-Douglas team, Pelagic Magic

Left to right: coach Ben Carney, Ethan Roemeling, Seth Brickey, Tatsu Monkman, and Martina Miller

Bold denotes team MVP. First- and second-place teams are awarded tuition waivers to their choice of either UAF or UAS. The first-place team's expenses will be paid to travel to Baltimore, Maryland, April 19–22, 2012, to compete in the NOSB final competition.

Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic (97.5 points)

Seth Brickey,*** team captain
Sam Kurland**
Martina Miller**
Tatsu Monkman*
Ethan Roemeling*

Coach: Ben Carney

Second Place

Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Nefarious Dawgsharks (93.75 points)

James Allen,*** team captain
Ben Americus**
Keegan Crowley*
Sophia Myers**
Adam Zamudio**

Coach: Kara Johnson

Third Place

Homer High School Twilight Zone (86.25 points)

Traven Apiki, team captain
Katherine Dolma
Axel Gillam
John Walsworth

Coaches: Kris Holderied and Barbi Failor

Fourth Place through Nineteenth Place

Please see 2012 Teams page for team members, MVPs and coaches for 4th through 19th place.

Fourth Place

Petersburg High School Cexy Cnidarians (83.75 points)

Fifth Place (tie)

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (71.25 points)

Fifth Place (tie)

Seward High School PodCasts (71.25 points)

Seventh Place (tie)

Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens (56.25 points)

Seventh Place (tie)

Kotzebue Middle/High School The Fish Themselves (56.25 points)

Seventh Place (tie)

Thunder Mountain High School Cephalogods (56.25 points)†

Tenth Place

Kenny Lake School Omega Fours (53.75 points)

Eleventh Place

Unalaska City High School Mighty Molluscs (45.0 points)‡

Twelfth Place

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Rock Lobsters (40.0 points)

Thirteenth Place (tie)

Homer High School Abyssal Guessers (37.5 points)*

Thirteenth Place (tie)

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Tiger Sharks (37.5 points)

Fifteenth Place

Wasilla High School Aurelia (28.75 points)

Sixteenth Place

Kotlik School LYSD Torrential Cascades (27.5 points)

Seventeenth Place

Hutchison High School Hutchison Hammerheads (25.0 points)*

Eighteenth Place

Scammon Bay High School Rip Tide (21.25 points)

Nineteenth Place (tie)

Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Urchin Queens (15.0 points)*

Nineteenth Place (tie)

Ketchikan High School Echinoderminatorss (15.0 points)‡

* quiz only; did not participate in research project

† did research paper and quiz, but not oral presentation

‡ did research project and quiz, but not with same students, so no points for oral presentation

Individual components

Research Project (overall score; 50 points possible)

Paper and oral presentation combined. The coach of the first-place research project team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.

Research Paper (25 points possible)

Research papers are posted online in PDF format..

Oral Presentation (25 points possible)

Knowledge Quiz (50 points possible)

First-place team is awarded $500 for classroom resources sponsored by Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center.

Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy

Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.

Sportsmanship award

Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a copy of The Marine Biology Coloring Book and a certificate and the coach received a $100 gift certificate, sponsored by Leave Only Bubbles.

Most Valuable Players

Selected from each team by coaches and/or team members. Each recipient was awarded an 8-GB USB stick drive and a case that will carry 6 stick drives. See overall first through third places above and 2012 Teams page for recipients. MVP members are denoted by bold above, and are bolded on teams page.

Most Improved Team

Award is $1000 for classroom supplies, private donation.

The Cordova team known in 2011 as the Inglorious Dawgsharks was 12th place last year and 2nd place this year, improving by 10 places. They are coached by Kara Johnson from the Prince William Sound Science Center.

Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award

Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 for classroom resources. This award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center.

ROV Challenge

In this activity, teams were given 1.5 hours to design, build, and test an ROV, and to accomplish assigned tasks. Prizes were sponsored by Alyeska. The activity was developed and organized by Kara Johnson from the Prince William Sound Science Center.

2012 NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show

best-of-show artwork

Detail of best-of-show artwork. Click image for larger version.

The art teacher for the Best of Show artwork is awarded a $500 grant for classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.

How the NOSB Competition Works

Want In on the Action?

November 15 is the deadline to indicate the intent to participate in each year's Alaska Regional NOSB. Contact science bowl coordinator Phyllis Shoemaker at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Seward Marine Center to find out how your high school can join in the fun, or check out our web pages for coaches and teams. The number of teams is limited, so act early for the best chance of participating in the next National Ocean Sciences Bowl.

PO Box 730, Seward, AK 99664
Phone: 907-224-4312, Fax: 907-224-3392