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February 14, 2008

Five-member team wins Northern New England Ocean Sciences Bowl

DURHAM- Fifteen teams of high school students from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont competed in the annual regional ocean sciences bowl, the Nor'easter Bowl, Saturday at the University of New Hampshire.

Students from ConVal High School, Peterborough, were victorious in the competition, which focused on concepts in oceanography and marine sciences. The winning coach and team members include: Lily Beyer, Katherine Lantz, Terra Fletcher, Alice Hall, Mara Zrzavy, and Coach Ken Cloutier.

The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in Washington D.C.

The ConVal team will go on to compete against 24 other regional champions in April in Seward, Alaska.

The NOSB competition includes question and answer "buzzer" rounds, team challenge questions, educational field trips and social activities that encourage. interaction among student peers and with marine scientists. For more inforniation on the competition or to view sample quiz questions, visit http://www.nosb.org.