ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque students are making history, winning the regional Science Bowl. They are now making their way to the national stage, getting ready to take on the best of the best in the country.
Question after question. Not everyone can answer them, but the students at Eisenhower Middle School are pros at it.
“I read science books, fiction books, just any books, and that’s really helped me in the competition,” said 7th-grader Thomas Quirk.
In fact, the team recently won the regional Science Bowl and is heading to the national competition in Washington, D.C.
“This is the year we’re going to do it, and that didn’t happen the last two years. But we finally did it this year,” said 8th-grader Jonathan Little.
This is the first time Eisenhower Middle School has won the regional Science Bowl, finally coming out on top over their rival Los Alamos Middle and Albuquerque Academy.
“I think that the students have a great time. Even during practices and during the event, they have so much fun,” said Daniel Riley, co-coach of the team.
“Every year, we have gone and gotten either second or third place. And it is like, just, we’re always so close,” said Co-coach Jessica Thomas.
In the Science Bowl, students answer questions from an array of subjects like chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics. “Just prepare for the unexpected and just love it all the way through. That’s what I always think,” said Aaron Brown, 8th grade.
Now, as they’re getting ready for the next competition, the team is excited to have this opportunity. “This time, it just really felt like a payoff for, like, all that work that we’ve done over these years,” said Beatrice Berhman, 8th grade.
“My feeling was pure elation,” said 8th-grader Madeleine Michael.
The national competition is in D.C. from April 24 through the 28.
