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USM Hosts Sixth Annual Northern New England Science Bowl

February 23, 2006

More than 80 high school students from Maine and New Hampshire will travel to the University of Southern Maine on Saturday, March 4, to compete in the Northern New England Science Bowl. The event, co-sponsored by USM, National Semiconductor, and IDEXX Corporation, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Bailey Hall on USM's Gorham Campus. This event is free and open to the public.

This is the sixth consecutive year USM will host the science and math competition for regional high school students.

The Northern New England Science Bowl, the only competition in Northern New England, is one of 65 official regional qualifiers for the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington D.C. in late April. The student teams compete in a round-robin forum, answering math and science questions on topics ranging from astronomy to environmental science. The winning team will receive a trip to compete for the national title in Washington D.C. on April 27 through May 1.

The USM-based competition also includes an opportunity for teams to design and build a mousetrap vehicle that will compete for prizes in best design and best performance.

Nationwide, more than 100,000 high school science and mathematics students and their teachers have participated in the DOE's National Science Bowl since the first competition in 1991. The student teams, comprised of four to five students and a teacher/coach, practice for months in preparation for the regional competition.

More than 80 high school students from Maine and New Hampshire will travel to the University of Southern Maine on Saturday, March 4, to compete in the Northern New England Science Bowl. The event, co-sponsored by USM, National Semiconductor, and IDEXX Corporation, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Bailey Hall on USM's Gorham Campus. This event is free and open to the public.

This is the sixth consecutive year USM will host the science and math competition for regional high school students.

The Northern New England Science Bowl, the only competition in Northern New England, is one of 65 official regional qualifiers for the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington D.C. in late April. The student teams compete in a round-robin forum, answering math and science questions on topics ranging from astronomy to environmental science. The winning team will receive a trip to compete for the national title in Washington D.C. on April 27 through May 1.

The USM-based competition also includes an opportunity for teams to design and build a mousetrap vehicle that will compete for prizes in best design and best performance.

Nationwide, more than 100,000 high school science and mathematics students and their teachers have participated in the DOE's National Science Bowl since the first competition in 1991. The student teams, comprised of four to five students and a teacher/coach, practice for months in preparation for the regional competition.

Editor's Note: For help arranging coverage, call Lynn Novak or Bob Caswell at USM's Office of Public Affairs at 780-4200.

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