Gatton Academy Wins DOE Regional Science Bowl

[fblike]The Gatton Academy is the U.S. Department of Energy’s West Kentucky Regional High School Science Bowl winner and will compete in the National Science Bowl April 25-29 in Washington, D.C.

The senior Gatton Academy team won the Feb 9 regional competition at the University of Kentucky Extension Campus at West Kentucky and Technical College, while the junior team made a strong showing winning two matches. Last year, the Gatton Academy teams placed second and third.

Members of the senior team included Jeet Parekh, Samuel Saarinen, Samuel Dong, Jon Biechele-Speziale, and Sibi Rajendran. Members of the junior team included Joseph Crafton, Patrick Osterhaus, Grace Babbs, Ajit Deshpande, and Aline Irihamye. Chad Phillips and Samuel Earls served as the team coaches.

Science Bowl is the A fast-paced, question-and-answer format similar to the Jeopardy TV game show tests teams of students in all areas of science and mathematics. It is the only educational event and academic competition that is sponsored by a federal agency.