{"id":9229,"date":"2017-02-28T12:29:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=9229"},"modified":"2017-02-28T12:29:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:29:29","slug":"nc-school-of-science-and-mathematics-wins-blue-heron-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-school-of-science-and-mathematics-wins-blue-heron-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"NC School of Science and Mathematics Wins Blue Heron Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics came in first place at the 2017 Blue Heron Bowl. Photos courtesy Blue Heron Bowl<\/em><\/p>\n

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Contact:
\nKatie Mosher, North Carolina Sea Grant, 919-515-9069,\u00a0<\/em>kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics<\/strong> came out on top at this year\u2019s Blue Heron Bowl. As first-place finishers, the team will go on to compete at the 2017 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), April 20 to 23 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.<\/p>\n

The competition, a regional qualifying event for the national program, focuses on marine science. This year’s theme was \u201cBlue Energy \u2013 Powering the Planet with our Ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thirteen teams participated in the Blue Heron Bowl held in February at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.<\/p>\n

UNCW, along with its Center for Marine Science and Watson College of Education, hosted the event. North Carolina Sea Grant was a co-sponsor and provided prizes for participants.<\/p>\n

Student members of the winning team include Raymond Gao, Shiv Patel, Vincent Xia, Kenneth Xu and Emily Zheng. Their coach was teacher Amanda Martyn.<\/p>\n

Chapel Hill High School placed second in the competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“NOSB has undoubtedly been one of the most influential experiences in my academic journey,” says Kenneth Xu, senior captain of the team. “It’s the whole reason I first got interested in marine and environmental sciences. Now, I plan to major in environmental science and public policy in college.”<\/p>\n

Second place in the competition went to Chapel Hill High School<\/strong>. The Dobyns-Bennett High School<\/strong> team out of Kingsport, Tennessee, received the sportsmanship award.<\/p>\n

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The sportsmanship award went to Dobyns-Bennett High School from Kingsport, Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other participating schools included:<\/p>\n