Washington State Ocean Sciences Bowl (Orca Bowl)
Held at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, the Orca Bowl is Washington’s regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
Orca Bowl provides a fun, educational forum in math and sciences for high school students, through a Jeopardy-style competition that tests students’ knowledge of the marine sciences. Washington’s first-place team receives an all-expenses-paid trip to the national competition. A variety of prizes for teams and coaches are awarded at both the regional and national bowls.
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a program of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research & Education. Approximately 2,000 students from over 400 high schools participated in regional competitions this year. Through this educational forum, the NOSB strives to encourage and support the next generation of marine scientists, policy makers, teachers, explorers, technicians, environmental advocates and informed citizens.