The Penguin Bowl
Hosted by YSU STEM College and Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Moser Hall, Youngstown State University. See campus map at https://ysu.edu/campus-map.
Register by January 23rd to ensure a spot in the competition.
THE NATIONAL OCEAN SCIENCES BOWL
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a competition for high school students on topics related to the study of the oceans. It is a round robin, double-elimination academic tournament consisting of written and oral questions about the oceans and Great Lakes. The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a program of the Center for Ocean Leadership, a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Community Program. The NOSB was first conducted in 1998 in honor of the International Year of the Ocean. Past prizes have included trips to Panama, Costa Rica, Alaska, the Southampton Oceanography Centre in England; the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island, California; the Florida Keys; Hawaii; the Great Lakes Field Station; cruises on research vessels; visits to oceanographic institutions and aquaria; scholarships; scientific equipment and books.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
High schools (or other groups of H.S. grade students) organize teams of five students (four players and one alternate) and a coach to compete in the Penguin Bowl regional competition at either Youngstown State University or the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium on a Saturday in February (or early March). The first-place winners from the Penguin Bowl and 24 other regional competitions will meet in April either virtually or in-person for the national championship.
COMPETITION UPDATE
The Penguin Bowl will not be held in 2027 but will return in February-March 2028. Those teams wanting to compete in another NOSB bowl should email the National Office at nosb@ucar.edu with a request to attend another regional bowl in-person. Please do not reach out to the Regional Coordinators directly. Another option is to compete virtually head-to-heat on Zoom in the Sponge Bowl taking place on March 20 and 21, 2027. To learn more go to https://www.pmd.org/project/?id=11003. Teams can reach out directly to Lori Tsuruda (lori@pmd.org) with questions about Sponge Bowl. The team intent form is due by January 15, 2027.
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We look forward to seeing everyone again at the 2028 Penguin Bowl.