{"id":4021,"date":"2015-01-30T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?post_type=news&p=4021"},"modified":"2015-01-30T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T18:00:19","slug":"nc-blue-heron-bowl-chapel-hill-feb-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-blue-heron-bowl-chapel-hill-feb-7\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Blue Heron Bowl: Chapel Hill Feb. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/h3>\n

Contact:
\nJanelle Fleming, Blue Heron Bowl, 252-726-6323, <\/em>Janelle.fleming@gmail.com<\/em><\/a>
\nKatie Mosher, NC Sea Grant, 919-515-9069, <\/em>
kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Posted Friday, January 30, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2015 Blue Heron Bowl will take place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n

This quiz bowl is focused on marine science topics. In the competition, two teams, each composed of four students and one alternate will square off against each other to answer marine science-related questions.<\/p>\n

There will be a set of matches, each match consisting of six minutes of toss-up and bonus questions, followed by two team challenge questions and ending with a final six minutes of toss-up and bonus questions.<\/p>\n

Students are coached by a marine science or general science teacher. Participating schools, listed by county, include:<\/p>\n

Alamance<\/strong><\/p>\n