Santa Monica High School Team Wins 2008 National Science Bowl

Santa Monica, CA (AHN) - Santa Monica High School was named the winner of the 2008 Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl on Monday. The school beat 66 other schools and won a trip to the International Youth Science Forum in London this summer.

Santa Monica High School beat Mira Loma High School from Sacramento, CA, in the championship match Monday at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Teams representing 67 high schools from across the United States competed in the National Finals.

Members of the winning team included Alexandre Boulgakov, Marino Di Franco, Ian Fels Scheffler, Dimitry Petrenko, and coach Ingo Gaida.

More than 300 high school students competed in this weekend's National Finals. Earlier this spring, more than 12,000 students from across the country participated in regional Science Bowls for high school students.