2010SEA LION BOWL

San Francisco State UniversitySaturday, March 6

Hosted by SF State’s

Romberg Tiburon Center &

The College of Science and Engineering

Welcome to the 2010 Sea Lion Bowl!

San Francisco State University’s Romberg Tiburon Center and the College of Science and Engineering welcome you to the 2010 Sea Lion Bowl. The Sea Lion Bowl is the Northern California regional competition for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl and is sponsored by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in Washington, DC. This event is the culmination of months of effort by students, teachers, staff and volunteers. The generous support of sponsors also plays an important role in the success of the Sea Lion Bowl.

What is the Sea Lion Bowl?

The Sea Lion Bowl is one of 25 regional competitions of the NOSB. The winners from each regional competition will advance to the Nationals in St. Petersburg, Florida, April 23-25, 2010.

The Sea Lion Bowl is a rigorous day long event. Five member teams from Northern California High Schools compete in round-robin and elimination rounds. The competition is designed to increase knowledge of the oceans on the part of high school students, their teachers and parents as well as raise the visibility and public understanding of the national investment in ocean-related research. Competing teams are quizzed on all fi elds within the marine sciences: biology, chemistry, physics, geology, geography, history, technology, policy, and economics.

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership (http://www.oceanleadership.org/) is a non-profi t, Washington, DC-based organization that represents the nation’s academic institutions, aquaria, non-profi t research institutes and Federal research laboratories with the common goal of promoting and enhancing the visibility and effectiveness of ocean research and education. NOSB is made possible by the generous support from the National Oceanographic Partnership Program which includes the following agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Science Foundation; Oceanographer of the Navy; Offi ce of Naval Research; Minerals Management Service; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Competition Rules Overview

The Sea Lion Bowl will follow the offi cial rules of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. This overview should help spectators follow the competition, but not all of the rules are presented here.

OfficialsModerator: Asks the questions, recognizes playersScience Judge: Ensures correct pronunciation, rules on acceptable answers, clears buzzer systemTimekeeper: Tracks the time, maintains game clocksScorekeeper: Tallies up and reports the scoresRules Judge: Ensures rules are followed, ensures quiet, hands out Team Challenge QuestionsRunner: Transports TCQs to and from grading room, assists with room needs

PlayersEach team has three active players and a team captain. At the end of each half, a team’s alternate player may rotate in.

Types of QuestionsToss-up questions are answered by the fi rst player to buzz in (no consultation among team members), after the player is verbally recognized by the Moderator. If the answer is not acceptable, the Moderator gives the other team the opportunity to answer. When a team answers a toss-up acceptably, a bonus question is offered to that team. The members may consult with each other for 20 seconds before answering a bonus question, but only the team captain may give the answer.

Team Challenge Questions are written questions in which the team members can consult with one another. The team will have from 2 to 5 minutes to write the answer which is then handed in by the team captain.

Timing Points6 minute Buzzer round 4 points for toss up 2 Team Challenge Questions (2 to 5 minutes) 6 points for bonus 2 minute break -4 for interrupt, recognized, but wrong answer6 minute Buzzer round 0 points for a blurted (unrecognized) answer5 seconds after toss-up is read to buzz-in 3 seconds from being recognized to answer 20 seconds from reading bonus to answer

AnswersResponses to multiple choice questions must be the letter (w,x,y,z), or the exact answer presented in the question or both.

When do players use the buzzer?The buzzer is used only for toss-up questions. Players can buzz in after the subject and category have been identifi ed.

ChallengesActive players (but not the audience members, alternates or coaches) may “challenge” the Offi cials rulings on game answers. The time keeper will stop the game clock. Offi cials may confer (in or out of the room), and the Science Judge will make a ruling. Appeals room judge rulings are fi nal.

Tournament Structure

Round-Robin Matches: Rounds 1-7, Matches 1-56The tournament begins with all teams competing in a round robin tournament. Teams are divided into two divisions of eight teams each. Each team plays all other teams in its division. Teams accumulate points based on the number of wins, ties and losses. The top eight teams will advance to the quarterfi nals.

Elimination/Trophy Rounds: Rounds 8-10, Matches 57-63The four highest placing teams in each division compete for 1st-4th place.

Division Assignments

Division 1 Division 2

Academy of Arts & Sciences (T1) Andrew Hill High School (T9)

Albany High School (T2) Douglas High School (T10)

Aptos High School (T3) Independent Learning Center (T11)

Kennedy High School (T4) Lick-Wilmerding (T12)

Lowell High School (T5) Mission San Jose High School (T13)

Mira Loma High School (T6) Oakland High School (T14)

Salinas High School (T7) San Lorenzo High School (T15)

Tokay High School (T8) Sierra High School (T16)

Places to RememberSea Lion Bowl Central – Thornton Hall 331Grading/Appeals Room – Thornton Hall 426 & 427Covered Bridge between Thornton and Hensill Halls on 6th Floor Lunch – Hensill Hall 3rd (Ground) Floor LobbyPhotos – Hensill Hall 3rd (Ground) Floor Lobby Final Rounds, Science 201Awards Banquet – Seven Hills Conference Center, Nob Hill Room

SpectatorsSpectators are welcome in competitions rooms, but please, do not:

Enter or leave a room during a match,• Take pictures, notes or audio recordings,• Communicate with contestants during matches,• Talk in the halls outside the competition rooms during matches, or • Use any electronic devices such as cell phones, music players or PDAs.•

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Sea Lion Bowl Schedule & Room Assignments7:45 AM Hensill Hall

Team Registration & Breakfast in Hensill Hall 3rd Floor Lobby, Team Photos

8:30 AM Science 201

All Hands Welcome from College of Science & Engineering Associate Dean Lisa White Rules Review, Competition Format and other reminders

RoundRobin

Rm 1 329

Rm 2 327

Rm 3 325

Rm 4 326

Rm 5 335

Rm 6 429

Rm 7 409

Rm 8 432

9:00 AM Round 1 Matches 1-8

1AAS v Albany

2Aptos v Tokay

3Kennedy v Salinas

4MiraLoma v Lowell

5A. Hill v Douglas

6ILC v Sierra

7LWHS v

S.Lorenzo

8MSJ v

Oakland 9:50 AM Round 2 Matches 9-16

9ILC v LWHS

10A. Hill v

S.Lorenzo

11Douglas v

MSJ

12Aptos v Kennedy

13AAS v Salinas

14MiraLoma v Tokay

15Albany v Lowell

16Oakland v

Sierra10:45 AM Round 3 Matches 17-24

17Albany v MiraLoma

18Salinas v

Tokay

19AAS v

Kennedy

20Aptos v Lowell

21Douglas v Oakland

22S.Lorenzo v Sierra

23A. Hill v LWHS

24ILC v MSJ

11:30 AM Round 4 Matches 25-32

25MSJ v

S.Lorenzo

26LWHS v

Sierra

27Douglas v

ILC

28A. Hill v Oakland

29Lowell v Salinas

30Kennedy v Tokay

31Albany v

Aptos

32AAS v

MiraLoma 12:10 PM Teams, Volunteers: Lunch in Hensill Hall Lobby

Rm 1 329

Rm 2 327

Rm 3 325

Rm 4 326

Rm 5 335

Rm 6 429

Rm 7 409

Rm 8 432

1:00 PM Round 5 Matches 33-40

33AAS v Aptos

34Albany v Kennedy

35Lowell v

Tokay

36MiraLoma v Salinas

37A. Hill v

ILC

38Douglas v

LWHS

39MSJ v Sierra

40Oakland v S.Lorenzo

1:40 PM Round 6Matches 41-48

41LWHS v

MSJ

42A. Hill v

Sierra

43Douglas v S.Lorenzo

44ILC v

Oakland

45Kennedy v Lowell

46AAS v Tokay

47Albany v Salinas

48Aptos v

MiraLoma 2:20 PM Round 7 Matches 49-56

49Aptos v Salinas

50Albany v

Tokay

51AAS v Lowell

52Kennedy v M.Loma

53ILC v

S.Lorenzo

54Douglas v

Sierra

55A. Hill v

MSJ

56LWHS v Oakland

3:00 PM Break, COSE Open House, Seeding for Elimination Rounds

Final RoundsAll competitors are expected to attend all rounds and the Awards Ceremony.

Rm 1 329

Rm 2 327

Rm 3 325

Rm 4 326

3:45 PM Round 8

57Q1 v Q8 W=S1

58Q4 v Q5 W=S2

59Q6 v Q3 W=S3

60Q2 v Q7 W=S4

Quarterfinals

Rm 1 329

Rm 2 327

4:25 PM Round 9

61S1 v S2

62S3 v S4

Semifinals 3rd and 4th Place

Final Round Science 201

5:05 PM Round 10

63F1 v F2

Finals1st & 2nd Place

6:00 PM Dinner and Awards Ceremony: Seven Hills Conference Center

Sea Lion Bowl 2010 Awards

Team Awards

1st Place: All-expense-paid trip to St. Petersburg, Florida for National Finals, April 23-25, 2010, Research Voyage aboard Romberg Tiburon Center’s R/V Questuary engraved sea lion trophy, engraved medals, Timbuk2 messenger bags, signed copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean

2nd Place: Guided kayak trip with Environmental Traveling Companions, engraved sea lion trophy, engraved medals, signed copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean

3rd Place: Day sail and admission to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, engraved sea lion trophy, engraved medals, signed copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean

4th Place: All day whale watch tour with San Francisco Whale Tours, engraved sea lion trophy, engraved medals

Sportsmanship Award: Sunset or Adventure Sail with Call of the Sea, engraved sea lion trophy, engraved medals

Team Spirit Award: Romberg Tiburon Center t-shirts, engraved sea lion trophy, engraved medals

Coaches’ Awards

1st Place: All-expense-paid trip to St. Petersburg, Florida for National Finals, April 23-25, 2010, one-year membership in the National Marine Educators Association, one-year subscription to Bay Nature magazine

2nd Place: One-year membership in the Southwest Marine Educators Association, one-year subscription to Bay Nature magazine

3rd, 4th Place, Sportsmanship: One-year memberships in the Southwest Marine Educators Association, 2010 Tidelogs

Team Spirit: Romberg Tiburon Center sweatshirt, 2010 Tidelog

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Steller Sea Lions ($1000+)

Cengage LearningMcGraw-HillMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

California Sea Lions ($100-$1000)

Bernie & Diane PughBoudin Sourdough BakeryCalifornia Academy of SciencesCalifornia Pizza KitchenCall of the SeaDavid HelvargEnvironmental Traveling CompanionsFashion StreaksKrumbs CakesLaCoppa CoffeeMonterey Bay AquariumPIER 39Rich SigbermanRising Tide SculpturesSan Francisco Whale Watch ToursTimbuk2

Sea Lion Pups (up to $100)

Alondra FlowersBarton’s BagelsBay NatureCalistoga RoasteryGulf of the Farallones National Marine SanctuaryNational Marine Educators AssociationSafeway, Mill Valley Safeway, Strawberry Shopping CenterSouth West Marine Educators AssociationThe Marine Mammal CenterTrader Joe’s, San Rafael

Official Sea Lion Bowl hotel

Four Points by Sheraton San Francisco Airport

Thank you to our 2010 Sea Lion Bowl supporters!

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National Ocean Scholarship Program What is the National Ocean Scholarship Program?As part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) program’s continuing effort to recognize individual achievement as part of the NOSB program, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership offers the National Ocean Scholarship Program. This scholarship program is to provide tuition assistance for NOSB students who have an interest in pursuing an ocean or a marine related topic area in their post-high school education.

Criteria for the National Ocean Scholarship ProgramAll applicants for the National Ocean Scholarship Program must meet the following requirements:

Participate in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl at least once during their high school career

A career goal in the ocean sciences or a marine-related field Demonstrate academic success and integrity throughout their high school career Be scheduled to graduate high school in the spring of 2010

Application Process for the National Ocean Scholarship ProgramQualified students are required to submit the following materials:

Completed application -available on the NOSB website at www.nosb.org Official High School Transcript(s) Official score sheet from either the SAT or the ACT 2 required essays – guidelines are available at www.nosb.org Two (2) Recommendation Letters [One must be from an academic source such as

a teacher or a coach] Proof of admission to an institution of higher learning (if available at this time).

Completed applications must be postmarked by April 16th, 2010 in order to be considered. All documents should be sent to the Consortium for Ocean Leadership at the address below.

Consortium for Ocean Leadership Attn: Allison Byrd/National Ocean Scholarship Program

1201 New York Avenue, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20005

Decisions will be made by June 1st, 2010 and all applicants will be contacted whether or not they receive funding. An outside review team of educators, university scientists and marine agency professionals will evaluate all applications. Selection will be based on evaluation of transcripts, SAT scores, recommendation letters, essays and overall expressed interest in marine and coastal science. Funding is dependent upon attending an institution of higher learning.

If there are any questions regarding the criteria listed above, please contact the National Ocean Sciences Bowl Program Office at (202) 448-1238 or email abyrd@oceanleadership.org.

Participating Schools And Team Members

Academy of Arts and Scienceshttp://www.sotacad.org/Coach: Thomas DallmanCynthia Wu, Fanny Yang, Stephanie Poon, Nadia Pershay, Kayla Wang

Abany High School http://albanyhs.schoolloop.com/Coach: Peggy CarlockJames Lincoff, Peter Wang, Timothy Sinclair, Corwin Shiu, Richard Jeong

Andrew P. Hill High Schoolhttp://ah.ca.campusgrid.netCoach: William Hink Uyen Nguyen, Yen Nguyen, Minh Phong, Tuyet Sang, Nga kim Pham

Aptos High Schoolhttp://web.aptoshs.net/Coach: Greg McBrideRyan Peabody, Lauren Kitayama, Cody Gilbert, Sage Melcer, Erica Hoffman

Douglas High Schoolhttp://schools.dcsd.k12.nv.us/dhs/Coach: Laurence LippmanBart Niday, Ben Syang, Justin Donat, Noah O’Connor, Seth O’Connor

Independent Learning Centerwww.yolo.k12.ca.us/districts_schools/woodland/Coach: Ernst SchneidereitJeffery Wata, Alyssa Thompson, Victoria Uno, Maryssa Arellano, Desirae Flowers

Kennedy High Schoolhttp://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/kennedy/site/Coach: Martin Abrams Andrew Shim, Kevin Cho, Nishant Neel, David Cao, Chi Wong

Lick-Wilmerding Schoolwww.lwhs.orgCoach: Gillian AshenfelterLeela Chantrelle, Kristina Bergquist, Laura Webber, Evan Pellervo, Ethan Marks

Lowell High School http://www.sfusd.edu/schwww/sch697/about/Coach: Katherine MelvinEmily Lemonier, Benson Lee, Jocelyn Wong, Nikki La, Adriana Rizzo

Mira Loma High Schoolhttp://www.sanjuan.edu/MiraLoma.cfmCoach: Colleen KellyAllison Schubauer, Aryunzaya Jones, Xavier Madarang, Jessica Remillard, Harjot Hansra

Mission San Jose High Schoolhttp://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/msjhs/site/Coach: Julie LuikartJared Shen, Joy Chen, Youngjun Na, Audrey Huang, Wesley Chou

Oakland High Schoolhttp://oaklandhigh.ousd.k12.ca.us/Coach: Katharine NoonanAnnie Lu, Hoang Vuong, Eric Huang, William Louie, David Liu

Salinas High Schoolhttp://www.salinas.k12.ca.us/sites/SHS/Index.htmCoach: Sandra HunterMichelle Kaiser, Dana Meyenberg, Whitney Rodgers, Teagan Seeley, Spenser Thompson

San Lorenzo High Schoolhttp://slzhs.schoolloop.com/Coach: Julie EdwardsCristian Hernandez, Ashley Brekke, Maribel Giron, Miguel Velasco, Jannine Mendioro

Sierra High Schoolhttp://www.sierra.k12.ca.us/sierra_high_school.phpCoach: Jim DurandoKyle Bankston, Devin Rasmussen, Brittany Kitchen, Hunter Rasmussen, Brittany Goodman

Tokay High Schoolhttp://tokay.lodiusd.net/Coach: Sandra StarrAlex LeCocq, Nick Parisis, Ross Griffi th, Ashley Poutre, Kelly VandHeiden

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2010 Sea Lion Bowl Volunteers

Erin Blackwood, Sea Lion Bowl CoordinatorErica Kress, Diversity CoordinatorCamille Smith, Offi cial Photographer

Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies is San Francisco State University’s marine and estuarine research facility. RTC is situated on a breathtaking 32 acre parcel of bay front property located just outside the town of Tiburon, California. Romberg Tiburon Center’s mission is to advance understanding of the world’s complex marine and estuarine environments through research, education, and outreach, with a focus on San Francisco Bay.

The Center’s goals are:• to lead in scientifi c research, monitoring and reporting on the nature and condition of the world’s marine and estuarine environments,• to train undergraduate and graduate students to become interdisciplinary marine scientists through instruction and participation in innovative, collaborative research,• to promote public education and appreciation of the San Francisco Bay estuarine environment and ecosystems, and• to provide fundamental scientifi c information to assist in decision making and the stewardship of San Francisco Bay.

RTC’s focuses on understanding the natural forces at work in the San Francisco Bay and its surrounding wetland environments. RTC research scientists are also studying natural phenomena in the open ocean; along California’s coastline and in remote locations such as the Ross Sea (Antarctica) and the Equatorial Pacifi c.

The College of Science and Engineering is committed to the philosophy that the best education of its students comes through involvement in research and the solution of real-world problems. To carry out that objective, we must recruit and retain outstanding working scientists and engineers to our faculty, and be able to offer them and their students the most advanced facilities and equipment possible. In addition to our active research faculty, we have many state-of-the-art facilities and research centers that offer unique research experiencesfor students at all levels, from undergraduate to post-doc: the Conservation Genetics Laboratory, the Romberg Tiburon Center

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for Environmental Studies, an electron microscope facility, computational chemistry and visualization laboratory, a DNA analysis facility, a Thin Film Laboratory, a molecular biology core facility, the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, and an Alpha 3000 internet server dubbed TheCity.

Few places in this country can match the San Francisco Bay Area for the depth and caliber of scientifi c and technological research. The College endeavors to help its students interact with this distinctive environment--to gather the educational benefi ts from it, and then to make their own contributions to it through research, internships, cooperative education and other training placements, and shared facilities. We offer a strong and diverse faculty, many of whom are experts from industry or the research community, with a growing staff of minority and women professors and mentors, an important component of an urban university. Many of our students are fi rst-generation Americans, and many are the fi rst in their families to go to college. More than half of our students are members of minority groups, and one quarter are from groups traditionally underrepresented in engineering and the sciences. Providing the means for people of exceptionally diverse backgrounds to come into their own is a major part of SFSU’s identity as an urban university. The College of Science and Engineering has been a leader in increasing the number of underrepresented minority students in the sciences and mathematics-based fi elds, from elementary to graduate school. San Francisco State University has distinguished itself as a center of academic scholarship, creative innovation and civic involvement. Located in one of the most vibrant and popular cities in the world, a range of ideas, opinions and resources converge at SF State to offer students unparalleled opportunities for learning, exploration, creativity and discovery. Founded in 1899, SF State enrolls more international students than any other master’s degree-granting institution in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education. Overall, SF State enrolls 2,016 international students representing 94 countries. From the arts to science, journalism to public service, business or teaching, many of San Francisco State’s alumni, who total nearly 170,000 men and women, are now leaders in their fi elds. Nearly every student, alum and faculty member represents an accomplishment and source of pride for SF State.

Sea Lion Bowl 2010 Event Locations Printed on recycled paper

Photo credits: Cover - istockphoto.com; “Sea Lions” - courtesy the MATE Center, “RTC from Above” - Tim Reed; all others - RobODeaPhotography.com.