NOHO TOPS IN SCIENCE BOWL TEST TEAM NOW BOUND FOR D.C. AND NATIONAL COMPETITION.Byline: EUGENE TONG Staff Writer Lightning-quick reflexes and an intimate knowledge of math and science earned North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey. the championship Saturday in the 15th annual Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. Science Bowl. It was the 10th regional victory in the last 11 years for the school, which competed against 41 other teams from 27 area high schools in the quiz-show format contest, which tested their command of subjects from physics and astronomy to earth science and calculus. "A lot of it is being confident in what you know," said team member James Kim This article is about the CNET editor. For the Korean guitarist, see Kim Se Hwang. For the Korean-American physician, see Jim Kim. James Kim (August 9, 1971 – December 3/4, 2006) was an American television personality and technology analyst for the former , 17. "I really crammed hard this last week." Kim -- along with team captain Anguel Alexiev, John Chen, Andrew David and Emily Law -- now will go on to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl April 26-30 in Washington, D.C. LADWP LADWP Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Science Bowl winners have won four national titles and made it to the top five final teams in eight of the past 12 years. North Hollywood won the title in 2001 and placed second in the national competition last year. Chen, 18, a returning competitor, said the team wants to go all the way this year, but it'll be tough. "Every round feels like a final round here," he said. "You really have no margin of error." Besides having "book smarts" -- teammates meet about two hours a week after school and 12 hours during vacation to train -- speed is also a factor in North Hollywood's success. During the finals against second-place Granada Hills Charter High School, teammates often buzzed in with the right answer before the moderator finished reading the question. Third place was won by the El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO") is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. team. North Hollywood's team also found a charm in their team captain, who cropped his shoulder-length hair to a crew cut before the competition. "We rubbed his head for good luck," said Law, 17. Each member of the winning team receives a $1,000 scholarship from Hitachi, and the school gets $2,000 to purchase science equipment. But the prize that drew the loudest cheer was a tour of the newly renovated Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. Observatory, personally guided by director Ed Krupp Dr. Edwin C. Krupp is an American astronomer and the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since 1974. He received his PhD in astronomy from UCLA in 1972. His PhD advisor was George Abell. , the event's quizmaster. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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