The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2004 Alaska regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The ranking of the top three projects is based on the combined score of the written paper and the oral presentation. The rest are listed in alphabetical order by school.

WINNING PROJECT—Davis-Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, team "Amaguq": Effects of Open Landfills on an Arctic Community

Second place: Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Midas": Tailings Disposal Options for the Kensington Mine at Berners Bay Near Juneau, Alaska

Third place: Cordova High School, team "Pirates of the Sound": Effects of Hydrocarbons on Pacific Herring in Prince William Sound

Paul T. Albert Memorial School, Tununak, team "Tununak Coasters": Rural Living and Subsistence Lifestyles and How They Impact Each Other

Bartlett High School, Anchorage, "The Amazing Shrinking Team": Ship Creek Crack Down

Bethel Alternative Boarding School, team "Sushi": Effect of Housing on Dissolved Oxygen in Bethel, Alaska Lakes

Homer High School, team "Mola Mola": Threat of European Green Crab Invasion in Kachemak Bay

Juneau-Douglas High School, team "Steller": Persistent Organic Pollutants in Alaska

Ninilchik High School, team "Coelacanth": Spruce Bark Beetles

seeUonline/Valley Pathways, Palmer, team "Apex Predators": Up the Creek Without a Paddle: Home Septic Systems in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Seward High School, Team "Big Ping": Is Sonar Killing Whales?

Seward High School, Team "Nuclear Warheads": Radioactive Leakage on Amchitka

Skyview High School, team "J'MARS": The Contamination of the Kenai Peninsula Coastal Community: The Impact of Humanity on a Clean Ecosystem

Soldotna High School, team "POPCAN": Persistent Organic Pollutants in Alaskan Consumers

Soldotna High School, team "Tributyltin": The Effects of Tributyltin on the Marine Environment

This page is HTML 4.01 validated. Last modified 03-Mar-2006. Contact ASG web coordinator.