{"id":14525,"date":"2023-03-04T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=14525"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:53:25","slug":"super-bowl-of-science-competitions-utrgv-hosts-regional-science-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=14525","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Of Science Competitions: UTRGV Hosts Regional Science Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The W. B. Ray High School team celebrates a win during the UTRGV Regional Science Bowl 2023 on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at the Mathematics & General Classrooms building in Edinburg, Texas. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Amanda L. Alaniz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDINBURG, TEXAS \u2013 FEB. 21, 2023 \u2013 High school students from across the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi faced off in the Super Bowl of science competitions, the 2023 Regional Science Bowl, hosted by UTRGV on Feb. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


And only one team was victorious \u2013 W.B. Ray High School (Team 1) from Corpus Christi. The team defeated the Science Academy of South Texas (Team 1) to advance to the National Science Bowl competition in Washington, D.C. in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Regional Science Bowl is part of the National Science Bowl competition coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Omar Elizondo, UTRGV Science Bowl regional coordinator, associate professor of practice and UTeach science master teacher, said this was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that the event was held in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cWe want to promote science education and science learning at UTRGV, especially the UTeach program. We want the opportunity to provide these students with a competition where they can be acknowledged for having such a robust knowledge in science and mathematics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Taking part in the fast-paced, gameshow-style competition, answering questions related to math and science, were high school teams from:
Edinburg North High School.
Mission Collegiate.
W.B. Ray High School from Corpus Christi (with two teams).
Science Academy of South Texas from Mercedes (with two teams).
Veterans Memorial from Mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each of the competing teams were composed of four students, one alternative and a coach. The competition was held on the Edinburg Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Two teams at a time would go head-to-head in two rounds, each lasting eight minutes, answering questions related to science and mathematics. The winning team of the round would advance to the next qualifying round and so on. Through six rounds of eliminations, the final two teams would once again go head-to-head with one team walking away the champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Edinburg North High School students Tristen Moreno, junior, and Lorissa Guerra, senior, both were excited for the competition, even though they were both nervous in the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cIt was nerve-wracking for our first two preliminary rounds. But for our third round, I got over the fear,\u201d Guerra said. \u201cYour teammates can\u2019t get mad at you. You just have to take the risk. And if you\u2019re right, you\u2019re right, you\u2019re wrong, you\u2019re wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cI\u2019ve always liked science since I was a little kid. I can remember doing experiments in my room, blowing stuff up, my mom getting mad at me,\u201d Moreno said. \u201cI met Mr. Medrano, he made me fall in love with science even more, so I decided to join the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Science Academy of South Texas team with the 2nd place trophy at the UTRGV Regional Science Bowl 2023 (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Veterans Memorial High School team with the 3rd place trophy at the UTRGV Regional Science Bowl 2023 (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Throughout the day, teams competed and practiced, all working toward the final showdown of the day.
Edinburg North High School, a local public school in the competition, didn\u2019t make it to the finals, but Julian Medrano, a chemistry teacher and Science Bowl coach, was grateful to UTRGV for hosting the in-person competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cWe\u2019re big fans of the Science Bowl. We\u2019ve had some good teams that have advanced to nationals from Edinburg North. It\u2019s because of the hard work and dedication of our kids,\u201d he said. \u201cI am so happy to be back in person, it\u2019s so much fun. And I highly encourage other schools to take advantage of this event and bring a team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The W. B. Ray High School team with the 1st place trophy at the UTRGV Regional Science Bowl 2023 (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Anyone interested in learning more about the Science Bowl can contact omar.elizondo@utrgv.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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