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Woodstock Team Advances To National Science Bowl Competition
The middle school team is the only one from Georgia who will compete at the national level April 30 through May 4.
A Woodstock Middle School team is headed to the 2015 National Science Bowl after winning the Regional competition this past weekend in Savannah.
The team, which went undefeated through the sub-regional and regional competitions, is the only middle school team representing Georgia at the national competition.
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The competition will be held April 30 to May 4 in Washington, D.C. All expenses for the team’s trip will be paid as part of its regional championship prize.
The team of Laney Broussard, Greg Carroll, Katie Gilliam, Andy Jiang and Camilo Rincon is coached by Brandi Miller and Heidi Switzer.
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The 25th annual national competition gives middle and high school students the opportunity to compete by solving technical problems and answering questions from science fields including biology, chemistry, Earth and space science, physics and math.
The top eight middle school teams and 16 high school teams in the national finals will win $1,000 for their schools’ science departments. Prizes for the top two high school teams for the 2015 NSB will be announced at a later date.
More than 14,000 students participate each year in the various levels of the competition.
“The National Science Bowl® has grown into one of the most prestigious science academic competitions in the country and challenges students to excel in fields vital to America’s future,” U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. “I congratulate these students for advancing to the national finals, where they will be among some of the brightest science and math students from across the country.”
Approximately 240,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl® since it was established in 1991, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions. More than 14,000 students compete in the NSB each year.
PHOTO: From left to right, Coach Brandi Miller, Andy Jiang, Katie Gilliam, Camilo Rincon, Laney Broussard, Greg Carroll and Coach Heidi Switzer. Credit: Cherokee County School District
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