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Westview High School Team 1 wins 29th annual BPA Regional Science Bowl. From left Ivan Philip, Matthew Westley, John Wang, Justin Yang, Coby Tran, and coach Fabian Mak.
Westview High School Team 1 wins 29th annual BPA Regional Science Bowl. From left Ivan Philip, Matthew Westley, John Wang, Justin Yang, Coby Tran, and coach Fabian Mak.
Westview High School Team 1 wins 29th annual BPA Regional Science Bowl (Photo) - 02/22/20

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Westview wins 29th annual BPA Regional Science Bowl
The Beaverton high school emerged from a field of 51 teams in a Jeopardy-style competition to secure a berth in the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C.

 

Portland, Ore. – In a showdown across the Columbia River, Westview High School Team 1 of Beaverton, Oregon, took on Mountain View High School of Vancouver, Washington, for the title of champion in the Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl on Saturday at the University of Portland.

Westview High School Team 1 emerged victorious over Mountain View and now advances to the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., at the end of April. Jesuit High School of Beaverton battled their way to third place, while Westview High School Team 2 of Beaverton rounded out the competition in fourth.

Those Beaverton and Vancouver teams were part of roughly 250 students from public and private high school teams across western Washington and Oregon, who competed in the nation’s largest regional science bowl.

On Feb. 8, Stoller Middle School from Portland outcompeted a field of 62 teams to win the middle school competition for the regional science bowl and will also advance to the National Science Bowl. In second place, Timberline Middle School of Redmond, Washington, made a strong showing. Shahalah Middle School of Vancouver, Washington, finished in third.

Following the morning rounds of competition, the students who’ve answered the most toss-up questions correctly are recognized as All Stars. This year’s All Stars for the high school competition are:

  • Dominic DeBettencourt, Jesuit High School
  • Wenjun Hou, Jesuit High School
  • Shannon Raloff, Mountainside High School
  • Philip Xue, Westview High School
  • Justin Yang, Westview High School
  • Zachary Zhnug, Westview High School

This year’s All Stars for the middle school competition are:

  • Chegu Vijay Aashray, International  Community School
  • Vishnu Mangipudi, Odle Middle School
  • Krishna Panchapagesan, Odle Middle School
  • Annabella Li, Redmond Middle School
  • Pavan Chaganti, Shahala Middle School
  • Eric Zhan, Shahala Middle School
  • Pratyush Kore, Timberline Middle School
  • Darien Liang, Tyee Middle School

The event, sponsored by BPA and the University of Portland, is the largest regional science bowl in the nation. The intense academic event uses a Jeopardy-style round robin competition that showcases students’ talents in science, technology, engineering and math. Beyond the prestige of winning and entry into the national competition, BPA and science bowl volunteers have worked to establish partnerships with 16 universities and colleges in the Northwest to offer members of the top three competing high school teams more than $150,000 in potential scholarships.

The event is fueled by more than 180 volunteers, made up largely of BPA employees and previous competitors returning to the event to pay it forward to other young people. Among those competitors returning as volunteers are a cardiologist from Seattle, an MIT student and the architect for the Seattle Opera at the Center. BPA views this event as an opportunity to encourage students to consider STEM-based careers and build the future labor pool of scientists and innovators so critical to the energy industry.

More info on BPA Regional Science Bowl: www.bpa.gov/goto/ScienceBowl

More info on DOE’s National Science Bowl: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb

 

About BPA

The Bonneville Power Administration, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a nonprofit federal power marketer that sells wholesale electricity from 31 federal dams and one nuclear plant to 143 Northwest electric utilities, serving millions of consumers and businesses in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana and parts of California, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. BPA delivers power via more than 15,000 circuit miles of lines and 261 substations to 546 transmission customers. In all, BPA markets about a third of the electricity generated in the Northwest. BPA also funds one of the largest fish and wildlife programs in the nation, and, with its partners, pursues cost-effective energy savings and operational solutions that help maintain affordable, reliable and clean electric power for the Northwest. www.bpa.gov

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