Valley teams sweep ‘State Science Bowl’

WASILLA — When the dust had settled at Mat-Su Career and Technical High School March 2, a pair of Valley teams had claimed State Science Bowl honors.

Top honors in this year’s Science Bowl went to Mat-Su Career and Tech High School and Teeland Middle School.

The competition, offered by the Department of Energy, asks students questions in a quiz bowl format about biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, astronomy and math.

The Valley’s winning teams received a five-day, all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Science Bowl, courtesy of the Department of Energy, said Alaska State Science Olympiad Director and Mat-Su Career and Tech High School science teacher Tim Lundt.

Lundt also coached the winning CTHS team, which includes captain Chris Erickson, Jonah Jeffries, Ariel Haase, Courtney Monroe and Nate Peters.

State Science Bowl

Saturday, Mat-Su Career and Technical High School

High school division:

1st Mat-Su Career and Tech High School, A Team, Wasilla. Coached by Tim Lundt.

2nd Palmer High School, Palmer. Coached by Cheryl Williams.

3rd Mat-Su Career and Tech High School, B Team, Wasilla. Coached by Tim Lundt.

4th Scammon Bay High School, Scammon Bay. Coached by Melissa Rivers.

5th American Charter Academy, Wasilla. Coached by Andrea Thompson.

Middle School Division:

1st Teeland Middle School, Wasilla. Coached by Mike Shea/Cindy Neubauer.

2nd Schoenbar Middle School, Ketchikan. Coached by Frankie Urquhart.

3rd Tongass School of Arts and Sciences, Team 2, Ketchikan. Coached by Mary .Hillberry.

4th American Charter Academy, Wasilla. Coached by Andrea Thompson.

5th Tongass School of Arts and Sciences, Team 1, Ketchikan. Coached by Matt Olsen.