2013 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Schedule of Events

7–10 February 2013, Seward, Alaska

Draft schedule in PDF format [48 KB]

Thursday, 7 February 2013
3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Team check-in and optional practice at the Seward Marine Center K.M. Rae Building, 125 Third Avenue

Friday, 8 February 2013

All oral presentations are open to the public
7:00 a.m. Doors open at Seward High School, 2100 Swetman Avenue
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Final team check-in
8:00 a.m. Welcome and introductions
8:15 a.m. 1st oral presentation: Team Nuclear Narwhals, Thunder Mountain High School
8:45 a.m. 2nd oral presentation: Saber-Tooth Salmon, Ketchikan High School
9:15 a.m. 3rd oral presentation: The Squidlets, Dillingham High School
9:45 a.m. 4th oral presentation: Wave Runners, Mat-Su Career & Technical HS
10:15 a.m. 15-minute break and snacks
10:30 a.m. 5th oral presentation: Team Pogonophoraphobia, Juneau-Douglas High School
11:00 a.m. 6th oral presentation: Marianas, Wasilla High School
11:30 a.m. 7th oral presentation: Pretentious Pandalids, Kenny Lake School
12:00 p.m. 8th oral presentation: Hutchison Hammerheads, Hutchison High School
12:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. 9th oral presentation: Don't Say No to Coho, Seward High School
2:30 p.m. 10th oral presentation: That Dam Team, Homer High School
3:00 p.m. 11th oral presentation: Opulent Opisthoproctidae, Petersburg High School
3:30 p.m. 12th oral presentation: Marvelous Megalops, Kodiak High School
4:00 p.m. 15-minute break and snacks
4:15 p.m. 13th oral presentation: Scammon Bay Sea Wolves, Scammon Bay School
4:45 p.m. 14th oral presentation: The Kobuk Lakers, Kotzebue High School
5:15 p.m. 15th oral presentation: Tenacious Dawgsharks, Cordova High School/PWSSC
5:45 p.m. 16th oral presentation: Omnipotent Octopi, Petersburg High School
6:30 p.m. Dinner for NOSB teams and volunteers at ASLC
7:30 p.m. NOSB Art Show, “Ocean Connection”—opening reception and art award presentation at the Alaska SeaLife Center lobby. Open to the public.

Saturday, 9 February 2013

All oral presentations and quiz matches are open to the public
7:00 a.m. Doors open at Seward High School, 2100 Swetman Avenue
8:00 a.m. Announcements
8:15 a.m. 17th oral presentation: The Real Krusty Crab, Unalaska City High School
8:45 a.m. 18th oral presentation: The Cerulean Tempests, Mat-Su Career & Technical HS
9:15 a.m. 19th oral presentation: Team Antarctic Bottom Water, South Anchorage High School
9:45 a.m. 20th oral presentation: Mat-Tsunamis, Mat-Su Career & Technical HS
10:15 a.m. 15-minute break and snacks
10:30 a.m. 21st oral presentation: The Continental Drifters, Kotlik School
11:00 a.m. 22nd oral presentation: Team Salmonids, Homer High School
11:30 a.m. 23rd oral presentation: Flamin' Krakens, Dillingham High School
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers
1:00 p.m. Quiz Bowl Rules Review
1:15 p.m. Round 1 (RR-1: Matches 1–10)
2:00 p.m. Round 2 (RR-2: Matches 11–20)
2:45 p.m. Round 3 (RR-3: Matches 21–30)
3:30 p.m. 15-minute break and snacks
3:45 p.m. Round 4 (RR-4: Matches 31–40)
4:30 p.m. Round 5 (RR-5: Matches 41–50)
5:15 p.m. Round 6 (SE-1: Matches 1–4)
6:30–8:30 p.m. Optional ROV activity for up to 10 teams

Sunday, 10 February 2013

All quiz rounds and the awards ceremony are open to the public
7:00 a.m. Doors open at Seward High School, 2100 Swetman Avenue
8:00 a.m. Announcements
8:15 a.m. Round 7 (DE-1: SE Match 5, DE Matches 1–4)
9:00 a.m. Round 8 (DE-2: SE Matches 6–7, DE Matches 5–8 )
9:45 a.m. Round 9 (DE-3: SE Match 8, DE Matches 9–11 or 12)
10:30 a.m. Round 10—championship round, SHS auditorium (DE-4: DE Match 12—championship match)
11:15 a.m. Guest speaker
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Seward High School for NOSB teams and volunteers
1:00 p.m. Awards ceremony, Seward High School Auditorum—open to the public