May
7, 2001
North Hollywood,
California High School Wins National Science Bowl®
Championship
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham Congratulates
Winners
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- North Hollywood High School
of North Hollywood, California today won the 11th
Department of Energy National Science Bowl«,
the nation’s premier high school science
and math academic competition.
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham presented
North Hollywood High School the championship trophy
after the team triumphed over 60 other teams this
weekend in the grueling competition. The members
of the North Hollywood High School national championship
team are: Julia Hu, Jeff Zira, Daniel Bersohn,
Jeanne Shen, David Lee and coach Len Soloff.
Secretary Abraham congratulated the winners and
praised the students who competed this weekend.
“You survived some very tough contests to
reach this point,” said Secretary Abraham,
“and no matter how you did in this week’s
competition, you are winners because you have
demonstrated extraordinary scientific knowledge
and a determination to be the best.”
The National Science Bowl« has been sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the
past 11 years. Other sponsors this year include
IBM, Texas Instruments and the Bechtel Foundation.
Approximately 300 students on 61 winning regional
teams gathered in Washington, D.C., for the championship
match. Over 11,000 students around the country
competed in Science Bowl competitions this year.
Placing second in the National Science Bowl«
was Troy High School of Fullerton, California.
The team members are: Michael Chen, Akash Kansagra,
Christopher Wen, Tejas Patel, Ziyad Jabaji and
coach Kurt Wahl.
Placing third was Mission San Jose High School
from Fremont, California with students Kai Dai,
Ben Tseng, Rosie Wang, Elena Fabrikant, and Katherine
Ng. The team is coached by Pat Moseley.
The fourth place team was Sycamore High School
from Cincinnati, Ohio. Team members are Danny
Ash, Avichal Garg, Mitra Ghamsari, Fima Macharet,
and Nicholas J. Staubach. The coach is Cindy Parrot.
Mira Loma High School, from Sacramento, California
won fifth place. Team members are Nathaniel Craig,
Malini Mahendra, Michael Taylor, Chuck Yee, and
Shirin Zarafshar. The team is coached by James
Hill.
Rounding out the top 12 teams were:
Albuquerque Academy - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Booker T. Washington High School - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Centerville High School - Centerville, Ohio Gateway
High School - Monroeville, Pennsylvania Paul Dorman
High School - Spartanburg, South Carolina Skyline
High School - Idaho Falls, Idaho Thomas Jefferson
High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria,
Virginia
The Department of Energy is committed to helping
enhance students’ math and science education
to prepare them for careers in scientific fields.
DOE supports the work of more than 8,000 graduate
and post-doctoral students at its complex of national
laboratories.
Media Contact: Chris Kielich, 202/586-5806
(after 2 p.m. EDT) or Science Bowl press room, 301/347-3850
Number: R-01-068
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