Kinzi Zentner, Staff Writer
Do you think you have what it takes to be in the Science Club? Try answering this question: What are the four most common elements by mass in the photosphere of the sun? If you know the answer, then maybe you should join the Science Club.
With 16 teams with 80 students, 12 coaches, and 46 volunteers organized by the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, Campbell County High School competed in the State Science Club Competition on February 6, 2010 at Frontier Middle School in Casper. Team members include seniors Chris Allen, Austin Morgan, Nathan Zollinger, and juniors Brian Vissat, and Ben Schweitzer.
CCHS earned first place and won $1,000 for the school Science Club, $200 savings bonds, and 8-gigabtye flash drives for each team member, and an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. at the end of April to compete against 63 other teams in the National Science Bowl. This is the second time CCHS has gone to Nationals.
“I’m thrilled we get to go to D.C,” said co-advisor Tom Jacobs. “To practice we would get together and play Quiz Bowl which has questions in math, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, earth science, and general science.”
“I’m still kind of stunned that we made it two years in a row,” said senior Chris Allen. “There are three seniors, and two juniors. I’m the only senior from last year. Since I moved here, I don’t get to go Back East much, so I’m excited to go back. The rest of my team was studying all subjects, but if it’s important, I can usually remember it.”
Good luck!
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