HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE WHIZ KIDS SCRIMMAGE FOR LADWP SCIENCE BOWL XX

More than 50 Teams from 31 Schools Participate

WHAT: Scrimmage for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Science Bowl XX

WHO: More than 250 of city's brightest students prepare for February 25th regional competition

WHEN: Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: LADWP Headquarters Building, 111 North Hope Street, Downtown Los Angeles (Building access through Parking Lot)

WHY: The Science Bowl Scrimmage prepares teams for the LADWP Science Bowl Regional Competition on Saturday, February 25 at LADWP downtown headquarters. During the scrimmage, partcipants have an opportunity to hone their skills and face teams from schools throughout the city The winning team from the regional competition in February represents the city at the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC in late April.

Science Bowl follows a game show format, in which teams of four students, each with an alternate, compete to answer challenging toss-up and bonus questions requiring extensive knowledge, quick reflexes and teamwork. Questions cover college level math, science and technology subjects. The February 25 regional competition is one of 69 at the high school level in more than 40 states, including 10 in California. This is part of the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl program, the nation's largest science competition and the only one sponsored by a federal agency. This year more than 13,000 high school students will participate nationally. Since the program began in 1991 more than 200,000 students have participated.

Science Bowl encourages students from all backgrounds and communities throughout the city, state and nation to study and pursue careers in math, science and technology. The program showcases the talent and hard work of some of LA's best students. Winning teams from the LADWP Science Bowl Regional Competition have won four national titles and placed among the top five teams 10 times. LADWP is only among a few utilities that serve as a Science Bowl regional coordinating sponsor.

Contact: Walter Zeisl (213) 367-1342, cell (213) 923-6468

Maychelle Yee, (213) 367-1368, cell (213) 804-3173

Kimberley Hughes (213) 367-4417, cell (213) 792-9599

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For more information contact:

Joseph Ramallo
LADWP Public Affairs
(213) 367-1361