National Ocean Sciences Bowl

Dexter High School, Dexter, MI

Team members include (from left) Casey Hall, Will Grundler, Jon Wike (Asst. Coach), Chris Henes, Justin Wike, James Priestley, and Cheryl Wells (Coach). The team began their trip with a visit to NOAA's Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center located at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Alpena, MI. The team snorkelled two shipwreck sites and visited a lighthouse in Presque Isle, MI before travelling to Grayling, MI for a canoe and kayak trip down the Au Sable River. They also visited GLERL's Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon, MI where they learned about GLERL research programs and Great Lakes issues. Also while in Muskegon, they toured the U.S.S. Silversides WWII submarine, participated in a research cruise aboard the R/V Laurentian, and enjoyed the Lake Michigan shoreline.

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Albany High School, Albany, CA

Team members include (from left) Ritchie Chen, Andrey Poletayev, Jackie Quinn, Ian Allen, and team coach, Peggy Carlock who teaches AP Chemistry at Albany High School. The team began their trip with a visit to GLERL's Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon, MI where they learned about GLERL reseach programs. They also visited a local state park, toured the U.S.S. Silversides WWII submarine, and participated in a research cruise aboard the R/V Laurentian. The team then travelled across the state, visiting areas of interest along the way to learn about watershed ecology and Michigan's logging history. The remainder of the trip was spent in Alpena, MI at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, where they snorkelled a shipwreck site in Thunder Bay and visited a Lake Huron lighthouse.

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Oconee County High School, Watkinsville, GA

Team members include (from left) Vicki Soutar, Patrick Martin, Sarvesh Garimella, Brian Kennedy, Michael Cai, and Dillon Harper. Team coach, Vicki Soutar teaches Oceanography and Geology and Earth Science at the Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia. The team began their trip with a visit to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Alpena, Michigan where they snorkelled a shipwreck site in Thunder Bay. They then traveled through northern Michigan with stops at areas of interest to learn about watershed ecology and Michigan's logging history. The remainder of their stay was spent at NOAA GLERL's Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon.

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Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi, TX

Team members include (from left) Colleen Duzich, Noah Seger, Kaiser Imman, and T.J. Hunter. Team coach, Colleen Duzich teaches IPC and biology at the Incarnate Word Academy. The team began their trip with a visit to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Alpena, Michigan where they snorkelled two shipwreck sites in Thunder Bay. They then traveled through northern Michigan with stops at areas of interest to learn about watershed ecology and history. The remainder of their stay was spent at NOAA GLERL's Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon.

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La Jolla High School, La Jolla, California

Team members include (from left) Lisl Eshrick, Marwa Kaisey, Amy Liao (kneeling) and Adela Dominique Rahmati. Team coach, Lee Decker teaches advanced biology and ocean sciences at La Jolla High School. Also present on the trip was Sarah Wilson, Regional Coordinator for the San Diego area competition. The team began their trip with a visit to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Alpena, Michigan and a research cruise aboard the R/V Laurentian, then traveled through northern Michigan with stops at areas of interest to learn about watershed ecology and history. The remainder of their stay was spent at NOAA GLERL's Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon.

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A&M Consolidate High School, College Station, Texas

The coach of the team, Dr. Elaine Smith, is a biology, marine, and aquatic science teacher and Head of the Science Department. Christopher Smith, an A&M senior, is involved in many extracurricular activities as well as competitive academics. Felix Huang, a junior, plays the violin, competes in UIL academics and is president of the Latin club. Adam Wang, a junior, thoroughly enjoys math and physics and competes in math events. Michael Adams, a junior has competed in Science Bowl for the past three years and went to nationals last year. Justin Chow, a senior, enjoys problem solving and won first place with his Brazos Best Robotics team.

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Irmo High School, Columbia, South Carolina

The coach of the team from Irmo High School is Stephen Orr, a chemistry teacher and coach of the IHS Science Team. Alex Koth, captain of the team, has a diverse interest in science, and hopes to major in biomedical engineering in college. Jonathan Hess is a member of several organizations at IHS, including the Science Team and the National Honor Society. Bernadette Nebus is president of the Art Club and the National Honor Society, and hopes to major in biochemistry and minor in art in college. Michael Parrish has a strong interest in the biological sciences, with an emphasis on herpetology. Eve Hosford is involved with the Science Team and the orchestra.

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Chapman High School, Inman, South Carolina

The Chapman High School National Ocean Sciences Bowl team from Inman, South Carolina visited GLERL's Lake Michigan Field Station (LMFS) in Muskegon, Michigan, July 29-August 1, 2000. The team won the all-expense-paid trip to LMFS after placing fourth in the NOSB national competition held at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies in Linthicum, MD (40 miles from Washington, DC). Members of the team, Brian Weaver (coach), Carrie Cothran, Chris Welch, Sarah Koch, and Andrew Havko.

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