The 2017 competition will be held on February 4 at Stanford University.  Rooms are booked and broken buzzers are getting repaired.  The competition is on!

Students from Albany High School (Albany, California) beat out 23 other regional champions to win the Finals of the 19^th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl^® (NOSB), an education competition that tests students’ knowledge of ocean-related topics, which include cross-disciplines of biology, chemistry, policy, physics, and geology. The NOSB is an interdisciplinary ocean science education program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership based in Washington, D.C. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences and Seahorse Coastal Consulting hosted the Finals, which took place April 21-24, 2016 at Carteret Community College.

 

More at http://nosb.org/albany-high-school-wins-19th-annual-national-ocean-sciences-bowl/

The 2016 Sea Lion Bowl Winners:

Varsity

1^st        Albany High School

2^nd       Mountain View High School

3^rd        Lynbrook High School, San Jose and Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco

 

Junior Varsity

1^st        Lynbrook High School, San Jose

2^nd       Albany High School

 

Team Spirit Award

Lick-Wilmerding High School – Varsity, San Francisco

 

Sportsmanship Award

Lick-Wilmerding High School – Junior Varsity, San Francisco

 

Other Participating Schools

Varsity

Campolindo High School

South San Francisco High School

Mira Loma High School

Lowell High School

Oakland High School

Tokay High School

Mission San Jose High School

 

Junior Varsity

Lick-Wilmerding High School

Mission San Jose High School

Da Vinci Charter Academy

Oakland High School

Tokay High School

Congratulations to all for a great day of competition!

 

Competition Location –

Download this map to help you get to the Sea Lion Bowl of February 27.
Sea Lion Bowl Map

Competition
Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center  475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305

Parking – at Parking Structure 2 – 498 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305

Campus parking is free on Saturday.

Give yourself plenty of time, everyone gets lost their first time on campus.

 

In order to have the competition run smoothly  at least 100 trained volunteers are needed! Volunteers fill a number of positions: moderators, science judges, other officials and question graders, set-up and clean-up volunteers and help during the training sessions. For information on the different roles for Sea Lion Bowl officials please see the volunteer page.

If you are interested in volunteering, Sign up here.

First training is in January!

Registration for teams is open.  See https://sealionbowl.org/compete/teams/ for all online registration and signed forms to be mailed.

Due Monday December 7, 2015.

Humans have long been drawn to the coast. Shorelines provide access to food, transportation, inspiration, and opportunities for exploration. However, the desirability of coastal living leads to mounting pressure on the very resources that make it so attractive. Escalating populations, erosion, more frequent flooding, development, storm impacts, and pollution are among the stressors that impact the protection, economic revenue, security, food, and healthy recreational opportunities provided by our nation’s coasts. Coastal communities need to adapt and plan to preserve the way of life and the natural resources they value.

Each year there is a theme for the National Ocean Science Bowl, and in 2016 the theme is Science for Strong Coastal Communities.  Learn More.

The 2016 National NOSB Finals will be hosted by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences, Carteret Community College, and Seahorse Coastal Consulting.