Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Meadows School team wins Nevada Regional Science Bowl

Science Bowl

Mona Shield Payne / Special to the Home News

The Meadows team captain Tyler Fitzgerald and Jiemin Zhou, right, concentrate while listening to a chemistry question asked during the championship round against Shadow Ridge at the 18th Annual Nevada Regional Science Bowl at UNLV Saturday. The Meadows won the championship 80 to 30 and will travel to Maryland to compete with high schools from across the country.

Science Bowl

The Meadows' Prakriti Gaba solves a math question during the championship round against Shadow Ridge at the 18th Annual Nevada Regional Science Bowl at UNLV Saturday. Launch slideshow »

The Meadows School defended its title in the Nevada Regional Science Bowl and won for the third time in four years.

Thirty-two teams from high schools in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah competed in the 18th annual event held Saturday at UNLV.

The team will travel to Maryland for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl April 30 through May 5.

Some schools fielded two teams. The Meadows' "blue" team took first place and the $5,000 check for its school. The school's "green" team finished fifth and received $500.

Meadows' Headmaster Henry Chanin congratulated the students for their efforts in the extracurricular science bowl team.

"We're very proud obviously and this is becoming a tradition at The Meadows School and it's certainly one we want to try and keep going," he said.

The competition tests the students' knowledge of astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, general science, mathematics and physics.

Shadow Ridge High School finished second and earned $2,500. Palo Verde, which was runner-up last year, placed third and received $1,500. Faith Lutheran High School's "blue" team finished fourth and won $1,000 for its school.

Jeff Pope can be reached at 990-2688 or [email protected].

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