
Mountain View High School wins 32nd annual BPA Regional Science Bowl
Mountain View High School emerged victorious among 38 teams in a STEM-ulating competition securing their spot in the National Science Bowl in Washington D.C.
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Learn moreThe BPA Regional Science Bowl is a fast-paced academic competition that tests student knowledge in all aspects of science: math, geology, chemistry, energy, physics, environmental science and more. The competition is round-robin, double elimination style and lasts all day on the campus of the University of Portland.
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Mountain View High School emerged victorious among 38 teams in a STEM-ulating competition securing their spot in the National Science Bowl in Washington D.C.
Event Dates:
Middle School Science Bowl Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
High School Science Bowl Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Location:
University of Portland Campus
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, Or 97203
For assistance in registration, please review the registration guide here.
Questions? Please email hlbain@bpa.gov Science Bowl Coordinator.
Beginning Oct. 7, 2024 at 9:00 am (Pacific time), coaches may preregister by either logging into existing accounts or create new accounts.
The only information needed initially is the coach, co-coach and school information. Coaches will not be asked (or allowed) to enter any information on the team members.
After the team coach agrees to follow the eligibility requirements and consents to the information in the former “Adult Consent and Media Form,” the coach can submit the school’s preregistration. If the coach or co-coach is not a school employee, the school principal must complete the coach approval before preregistration can be approved.
After the coach submits the school preregistration, the Regional Coordinator will approve the preregistration, if there is space. An approved preregistration secures at least one spot for a school.
Only after the school’s preregistration is approved, can the coach begin building their teams.
After preregistration approval, the coach must submit their Team 1 registration, before Nov. 25, 2024. If the coach does not submit the Team 1 registration before November 25, 2024, the school loses its reserved space.
If an event allows second and third teams, coaches may complete the submission process for these teams any time after the preregistration is approved, but they will not be approved before Dec. 9, 2024. There will be no “first come, first served” approvals before Jan. 1, 2025. If there is not enough space for all teams, second or third teams will be selected via a lottery system.
In order to submit a team registration, a signed “Parental Consent and Media Release Form” must be submitted for each team member; these forms are to be signed electronically by the parents/guardians. These electronic forms will be available after you enter the students’ information.
Questions? Please email hlbain@bpa.gov, Science Bowl Coordinator.
This is a fun opportunity for teams to showcase their presentation skills, science acumen and creativity in a 30-second to two-minute digital clip. Selected clips will be posted on the BPA website and Facebook page, and winning clips will be broadcast on the big screen at the Science Bowl competition for everyone to see and enjoy. The top clips will receive $200 in science supplies for their school’s science department.
In the SciClip, students should introduce their team and show us their science! Why do they like science? Why are they great at it? What are their strategies for success at Science Bowl? Teams can perform a song or a skit, make a mock ad or a talk show…the sky is the limit!
Clips will be judged on presentation, science acumen, teamwork and creativity.
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