Science Bowl Team is #1 in USVI!

On March 1st and 2nd, Country Day traveled to St. Thomas for this year's Science Bowl competition. The double elimination competition had the team's first match against Antilles school.

Taking an early lead, CDS dominated the match, winning 108 - 30. This match was memorable because the scientific judges ruled that "No one has ever heard the columns of the periodic table called families." and for the now-famous answer to the question, "What is used to measure the brightness of stars?" Our answer was, of course, the Twinkle Meter.

The next match pitted us against a relatively new team from Good Hope. At the half, GHS led 34 - 26, but the CDS team battled back and won 66 - 46. The final match of the day was against Sts. Peter and Paul and by leading in correct bonus questions, CDS won 54 - 34.

The first match on Tuesday was against Central High School. At the half, CDS led 22 - 4, but a second half push from Central sent them into the lead, winning 50 - 38. A quick recovery from this defeat was needed! The team regrouped, now in the looser's bracket, and won a second match against Sts. Peter and Paul 20 -16.

Now in the finals, Country Day had to beat an undefeated Central twice to win. The game was a nail-biter, but Country Day won 28 - 26. Our hero of the match was for remembering the definition of critical pressure, which Mr. Summerhayes had assured her Chemistry class was "not really important, just know about critical pressure." Thank you, Mr. Summerhayes!

Using the same strategy as their previous match, the CDS team worked hard to establish an early lead. The strategy was again successful - Country Day won 48 - 8.

The team dedicated their win to their Quiz Bowl coach, Mr. Roth and to their science teachers. They will travel to Washington DC during MiniGusto to compete in the National Science Bowl.