Science Bowl is a high school academic competition, similar to Quiz Bowl. Two teams of four students each compete to answer various science-related questions. In order to determine which student has the right to answer the question, a buzzer system, similar to those seen on popular television game shows. A team consists of four or five students from a single high school. Only four students play at any one time, while the fifth is designated as the "alternate." Substitutions may be made at halftime and between rounds. Two teams compete against each other in each match. Each match has exactly 25 questions (that is, 25 toss-ups and 25 corresponding bonuses). The match is over when all the toss-up questions have been read, or after two halves have elapsed, whichever occurs first. The team with the most points at this time is the winner. The half length varies, even throughout the national tournament; this year, halves for the preliminary (round robin) rounds and the first rounds of the playoffs were 10 minutes long, and halves for the final rounds were 12 minutes long (to account for the visual bonuses).
The Rio team captain for the 2009-2010 school year is Govind Raghavan. If you are interested in joining the Science Bowl team, contact Govind Raghavan at raghavan.govind@gmail.com
The 2009 Science Bowl Competition was on Saturday February 28th at Vista Del Lago HS. The Rio team captain for the 2008-2009 school year was Armon Saied.
The following students placed 2nd in the 2009 Science Bowl. This was the first time the team went into the final round undefeated and they were one round away from WashingtonDC.
Team A: Armon Saied Isaac Ghansah Harvey Chui Govind Raghavan David Li
Team B made it through the round robin also. Aaron Kravitz Michael Ofek Nicholas Karas Jackson Wagner Amir Khazaieli The Rio team captain for the 2007-2008 school year was Tyler Sheaffer. Sacramento Bee article on the 2007-2008 Regional Competition.
The Rio teacher coordinator for the 2007-2008 year was Sara Freeman.
History: Rio Americano placed 2nd in the Sacramento Regional competition in 2009. Rio Americano placed 3rd in the Sacramento Regional competition in 2008. Rio Americano placed 2nd in the Sacramento Regional competition in 2007.
