Tsunami Bowl
2026 Alaska Tsunami Bowl

2026 NOSB teams participate in the Kenai Fjord dinner cruise before the start of competitions.
Photo credit: Mica VanBuskirk
Each winter Alaska holds a regional ocean sciences competition for Alaska high school students, called the Alaska Tsunami Bowl. The Tsunami Bowl is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) competition, which was started in 1998 to celebrate the International Year of the Ocean. Each year the winning team of the Alaska Tsunami Bowl competes against other regional teams from all over the United States at the National Ocean Sciences Bowl finals competition. The Alaska regional competition is sponsored by the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, the Seward Marine Center, Alaska Sea Grant and many other generous sponsors. .
Overall Standings
- 1st Place Juneau-Douglas High School – Team Pacificus
- 2nd Place Seward High School – Tropic of Answer
- 3rd Place Ketchikan High School – Saber-Toothed Salmon
Research Project Awards
- 1st Place: Seward High School – Tropic of Answer
2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School – Team Pacificus
3rd Place: Ketchikan High School – Saber-Toothed Salmon
Sportsmanship Award
- North Pole High School – Puffins
Red Lantern Award
This classroom enrichment award recognizes perseverance and commitment, honoring a
team that completed both the research and quiz portions of the competition.
- West High School
We were also excited to welcome new teams this year:
- North Pole High School – Puffins
- Bettye Davis East High School – Ch’atanhtnu Team
Overall Standings
- 1st Place Juneau-Douglas High School – Coastco Guys
- 2nd Place Seward High School – Seward Sleeper Sharks
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3rd Place Eagle River High School – Shrimply Crabulous
- 1st Place Ketchikan High School – Saber-Toothed Salmon (Score: 184.7)
- 2nd Place Seward High School – Sleeper Sharks (Score: 184.3)
- 3rd Place Juneau-Douglas High School – Coastco Guys (Score: 182.7)
- Dimond High School – Super Soakers (Outstanding team spirit) Red Lantern Award: West Anchorage High School (Celebrating perseverance – $500 classroom enhancement education grant)
Overall Standings
- 1st Place Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kale Team Bathyclathrates:
Sam Cheng, Alex Mallott, Capt Edward Hu, Leif St. Clair, Peyton Edmunds, Coach Shelby Nesheim. -
2nd Place Ketchikan Team Saber-Toothed Salmon: Sanjeev Putta, Declan Thomas, Carina Chernick, Capt. Samson Oliver, Kate Brown.
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3rd Place: Seward Stingrays: Olive James, Capt. Esme Wilder, Madeleine Haas, Emily Anger.
- Dimond Dumbo Octopus: Val Yocom, Jasmine Locke, Arihanna Tuttle,Olivia Kimura, Kea D'Elia, Coaches Cat Walker and Brett Roth
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
- Best in show: Alex Knight
Overall Standings
- 1st Place: Juneau-Douglas Free Radicals
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas Rest-A-Shore-D
- 3rd Place: Ketchikan Salmon
- 4th Place: Ketchikan Smolts
- 5th Place: Dimond Kelpaholics
- 6th Place: Bartlett Diet Dr. Kelp
Overall Standings
- 1st Place: Juneau-Douglas Locolithophores
- 2nd Place: Cordova Geo Schmucks
- 3rd Place: Mat-Su Tectonic Plates
- Sitka Sea Sponges
- 1st Place: Bartlett High School Dopey Dolphins
- 2nd Place (tie):Cordova Geo Schmucks and Ketchikan Saber-Toothed Smolts
- 3rd Place: Ketchikan Saber-Toothed Salmon
- 1st Place: Ketchikan Saber-Toothed Salmon
- 2nd Place: Ketchikan Saber-Toothed Smolts
- 3rd Place: Juneau-Douglas Locolithophores
- Ketchikan Saber-Toothed Salmon
Overall Standings
- 1st place: Dimond High School: Sour Patch Kids
- 2nd place: Juneau-Douglas High School: New Squids on the Dock
- 3rd place: Cordova Jr./Sr. High School: Pterosquad
- 1st place: Juneau-Douglas High School, New Squids on the Dock
- 2nd place: Dimond High School, Sour Patch Kids
- 3rd place: Gustavus High School, Otterly Amazing
- Trophy Winner: Dimond High School, Sour Patch Kids
- Eagle River, Bad Basses
- 1st place: Juneau-Douglas, New Squids on the Dock
- 2nd place: Gustavus, Otterly Amazing
- 3rd place: Cordova, Petrosquard
Overall Standings
1st Place: South Anchorage Southern Oscillation
2nd Place: Ketchikan High School Saber Toothed Salmon
3rd Place: Palmer Octo-Ï€
4th Place: Gustavus Otterly Amazing
5th Place: Juneau-Douglas Inseine Krillers
6th Place: MatSu-namis
Overall Standings
1st place: Ketchikan Saber-Toothed Salmon
2nd Place: Cordova Photosynthe Sistahs
Overall Standings
- 1st Place Team: Cordova - The Yeti Crabs
- 2nd Place Team: South Anchorage - Roxskis & Rogue Waves
- 3rd Place Team: Wasilla - Don't Krill My Vibe
- 1st Place Research Paper: Cordova - The Yeti Crabs
- 2nd Place Research Paper: Petersburg - Far Fetched
- 3rd Place Research Paper: Cordova - Voldetort
- 1st Place Oral Presentation: South Anchorage - Southern Oscillation
- 2nd Place Oral Presentation: Mat-Su - MaTsunamis
- 3rd Place Oral Presentation: Juneau-Douglas - Arch Anemones
- Cordova - The Yeti Crabs
- Scammon Bay - Eliimaq Maklak
- Landon Bunting, Homer High School
- Lauren Bien, Cordova
Overall Standings
TBA
Overall Standings
The overall winners receive all expenses paid to travel to the national final competition in Morehead City, North Carolina, April 21–24. Sigma Xi/Alaska awards $100 each to the coach and MVP student of the first-place team, and the coach receives an annual membership in the National Marine Educators Association. The winning team also receives $500 from the National Park Service, the championship banner and first-place medals and trophy. Second and third place overall receive certificates, medals and a trophy. Bold denotes MVP.
1st Place
Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis
Coach: Tim Lundt
- Luke Arthur*
- Jacob Cucinello*
- Cade Johnstone*
- Sarah Montalbano
- Leah Wyzykowski
2nd Place
Juneau-Douglas High School Netflix and Krill
Coach: Ben Carney
- Laurie Balstad
- Elias Antaya**
- James Cheng*
- Duncan Smith*
- Derek Dzinich*
3rdPlace
Juneau-Douglas High School Pier Pressure
Coach: Ben Carney
- Zoey Kriegmont*
- Corbin Mitchell
- McLain Sidmore
- Siena Hanna*
- Ryan Moritz
4th Place: Homer High School Contagious Cyclopteruses, 5th Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical Center The Little Cthulhus, 6th Place: South (Anchorage) High School South High "Disco Scallops", 7th Place: Petersburg High School Ocean Motion, 8th Place: Petersburg High School Suspiciously Swanky Scyphozoa, 9th Place: Unalaska City High School Tusk, 10th Place: Kodiak High School Team Squidoodly, 11th Place: Palmer High School Just For the Halibut, 12th Place: Homer, Seward, Kodiak, and Juneau-Douglas Mixed Cohorts*, 13th Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center tsunami tstarters, 14th Place: Wasilla High School The Left Sharks, 15th Place: Seward High School Cnidarian Necessities, 16th Place: Wasilla High School Team Hogfish-warts*, 17th Place: Juneau-Douglas, Kodiak, and Mat-Su Unstructured Aggregation*, 18th Place (tie): Southeast Island School District Mavericks* and Scammon Bay School Freedom Whales
* Quiz only; did not participate in research project
Research Project (combined score of paper and oral presentation; 200 points possible)
The coach of the first-place research project team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase
classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
- 1st Place: Petersburg High School Ocean Motion (184.74 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Netflix and Krill (177.50 points)
- 3rd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pier Pressure (174.95 points)
Research Paper (100 points possible toward total project score)
- 1st Place: Petersburg High School Ocean Motion (89.44 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Netflix and Krill (88.50 points)
- 3rd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pier Pressure (83.75 points)
Oral Presentation (100 points possible toward total project score)
- 1st Place: Petersburg High School Ocean Motion (95.30 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pier Pressure (91.20 points)
- 3rd Place: Kodiak High School Team Squidoodly (89.20 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis with 163 points in Round 3.
Sportsmanship Award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a Marine Biology Coloring
Book and certificate.
- Mat-Su Career & Technical Center The Little Cthulhus
Most Improved Team
The teacher received $500 worth of classroom supplies, sponsored by COSEE Alaska (ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences).
- South (Anchorage) High School moved up from 13th place last year to 6th in 2016.
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 worth of classroom supplies
sponsored by the National Park Service.
- Scammon Bay School Freedom Whales
ROV Challenge
In this optional activity, teams were given 1.5 hours to design, build, and test an
ROV, and to accomplish assigned tasks. Cash prizes were donated by Alyeska Pipeline
Service Company. The activity was organized by Meadow Scott from the Prince William
Sound Science Center.
First Place, $70 prize: Homer High School Contagious Cyclopteruses
Second Place, $50 prize: Seward High School Cnidarian Necessities
Third Place, $30 prize: Palmer High School Just For the Halibut
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
The teacher will receive $500 worth of classroom supplies, sponsored by Tsunami Bowl supporters.
Best of Show: Jayla Hepler, 1st place: Ratonna Simmons, 2nd place: Kelsa Sperl, 3rd place: Shawnee Cook, Honorable mention: Olivia Fletcher
Acrylics 1st place: Bekah Dean, 2nd place: Courtney Fredricksen, 3rd place: Abby Hardie, 4th place: Tiare Simbahon, 4th place: Kayla Ford, 5th place: Julie Evens, Honorable mention: Catherine Cardenas and LeeAnn Mears
Photographs/Computer Graphics 1st place: Clair Byrer, 2nd place: Nolan Bunting, 3rd place: Landon Bunting
Cut Stencil Honorable mention: Soren Thompson
Mixed Media 1st place: Leah Wyzykowski, 2nd place: Kiana Simbahon, 3rd place: Erin Pfundt, Honorable mention: Margaret Powers
Pen & Ink/Watercolor 1st place: Trinity Davis, 2nd place: Abi Bennett, 3rd place: Gus Petersen, Honorable mention: Martha Johnson
Drawing/Pastels 1st place: Katie Buchanan, 2nd place: Kyla Willis, 3rd place: Zooey Meznarich, Honorable mention: Katie Buchanan and Catherine Cardenas
Metals 1st place: Reeve Swan, 2nd place: Maya Daniel
Functional Ceramics 1st place: Maya Daniel, 2nd place: Maya Daniel, 3rd place: Maya Daniel, 4th place: Toma Kimlinger, 5th place: Hunter Allen, Honorable mention: Lauren Walker
Sculptural Ceramics 1st place: Brittany King, 2nd place: Kjell Nilsson, 3rd place: Brett Hafner, 4th place: Kimberly Leavitt, 5th place: Sadie Lindquist, Honorable mention: Ashley Guernsey
Overall Standings
The overall winners receive all expenses paid to travel to the national final competition in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, April 23–26. Sigma Xi/Alaska awards $100 each to the coach and MVP student of the first-place team, and the coach receives an annual membership in the National Marine Educators Association. The winning team also receives $500 from the National Park Service, the championship banner and first-place medals and trophy. Second and third place overall receive certificates, medals and a trophy. Bold denotes MVP.
1st Place
Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis
Coach: Tim Lundt
- Joshua Hartman
- Lucas Arthur
- Jacob Cucinello
- Ariel Hasse
- Cade Johnstone
2nd Place
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Perspicacious Dawgsharks
Coach: Cara Goodwin
- Katie Bailer
- Gabrielle Brown
- Lindsey Hammer
- Sarah Hoepfner
- Robin Pegau
3rd Place
Juneau-Douglas High School For All Intensive Porpoises
Coach: Ben Carney
- Johnny Elliot
- Elias Antaya
- Macleod Morehouse
- Duncan Smith
- Abigail Taylor-Roth
4th Place Ketchikan High School Saber-Toothed Salmon, 5th Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Zoey and the Zoeae, 6th Place: Petersburg High School Eider Do or Don’t, 7th Place: Thunder Mountain High School Pollock Pastries, 8th Place: Petersburg High School Gallifreyan Gastropods, 9th Place: Kodiak High School Arctic Asteroids, 10th Place: Unalaska City High School Agleam Asteromphalus, 11th Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical Center Cthulhu*, 12th Place: Palmer High School Albedo You Up*, 13th Place: South (Anchorage) High School Siphonophoric Swashriders*, 14th Place: Hutchison High School Fairbanks Foraminifera*, 15th Place: Kotlik School Virtual Sympagic Explorers, 16th Place: Seward High School Sea Bears, 17th Place: Dillingham High School Bristol Bay Waves*, 18th Place: Scammon Bay School Freedom Whales, 19th Place: Kotzebue Middle/High School Team Kotzebue
* Quiz only; did not participate in research project
Research Project (combined score of paper and oral presentation; 200 points possible)
The coach of the first-place research project team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase
classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
- 1st Place: Petersburg High School Eider Do or Don’t (164 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School For All Intensive Porpoises (162 points)
- 3rd Place: Ketchikan High School Saber-Toothed Salmon (158 points)
Research Paper (100 points possible toward total project score)
- 1st Place: Petersburg High School Eider Do or Don’t (81 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School For All Intensive Porpoises (78 points)
- 3rd Place: Ketchikan High School Saber-Toothed Salmon (77 points)
Oral Presentation (100 points possible toward total project score)
- 1st Place: Kodiak High School Arctic Asteroids (85 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School For All Intensive Porpoises (84 points)
- 3rd Place: Petersburg High School Eider Do or Don’t (83 points)
Knowledge Quiz
- 1st Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Juneau-Douglas High School For All Intensive Porpoises with 134 points in Round 5.
Sportsmanship Award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a Marine Biology Coloring Book.
- South Anchorage High School Siphonophoric Swashriders
Most Valuable Players
Selected from each team by coaches and/or team members. Each recipient was awarded
a matted print of a seabird done by Seward photographer and graphic designer Carol
Griswold. All MVP members are denoted by bold on the .
Most Improved Teams
The teachers receive $500 worth of classroom supplies, sponsored by Tsunami Bowl sponsors.
- Ketchikan High School Saber-Toothed Salmon
- Cordova High School Perspicacious Dawgsharks
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 worth of classroom supplies
sponsored by the National Park Service.
- Kotzebue High School
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
The teacher will receive $500 worth of classroom supplies, sponsored by the Tsunami Bowl art judges.
Best of Show: Tyler Shey Leavitt
Drawing 1st place (tie): Josh Andrews, Rica Seceda, 3rd place: J.D. Aganoy, 4th place: Emma Moore, 5th place: London Keplinger, Honorable mention: Shade Coole
3-D 1st place: Bekah Dean, 2nd place (tie): Ukiah Engen, Anastasia Storle, 3rd place: Raven Ward, 4th place: Lydia Thomas, 5th place: Katie Janes, Honorable mention: Cassandra Dzinich, Brandon Lynch, Dana Van Slyke, Kayla Browning, Raven Ward, Darci McFaul and Julia Murph
Painting 1st place: Tyler Shey Leavitt, 2nd place: Jhiddle Sugabo, 3rd place: Joec Randolph, 3rd place: Salina Kratt, 4th place (tie) :River Quitslund, Chauncy Sandhofer, 5th place: Julie Evens, Honorable mention: Dorian Dundas, Stuart Medalen, Ashley Robinson
Mixed Media 1st place (tie): Ruby Linquist and Kacy Grundhauser, 2nd place: Kacy Grundhauser, 3rd place: Shelbi Mullen, 4th place: Tyler Zacher, 5th place: Amaris Peterson, Honorable mention: Josh Wood, Kriziel Sarmiento, Kianan Clemens, Winter Richey, Michael Wolfe, Cameron Bunck and Kim Leavitt
Overall Standings
1st Place
The overall winners received University of Alaska Southeast tuition waivers and all
expenses paid to travel to the national final competition in Seattle May 1–4. Sigma
Xi/Alaska awarded $100 each to the coach and MVP student of the first place team.
The team also received certificates, the championship banner and first-place medals
and trophy. Second and third place overall received certificates, medals and a trophy.
Juneau-Douglas High School The Caballers (90.3 points)
Coach: Brian Stoody
- Ruby Steedle
- Johnny Connolly
- Johnny Elliot
- Stephen Mell
- Megan Sheufelt
2nd Place
Juneau-Douglas High School The Third Whale (87.5 points)
Coach: Brian Stoody
- Emma Good
- Elias Antaya
- Neal Chapman
- Macleod Morehouse
- Abigail Taylor-Roth
3rd Place
Kodiak High School Elusive Jellyfish (83.3 points)
Coaches: Switgard Duesterloh and Jane Eisemann
- Joong Hyun Lee
- Hannah Christian
- Annie Looman
- Lars Bodnar
- Chellene Medina
4th Place: Petersburg High School The Sea Masons (81.9 points), 5th Place: Homer High School Persnickety Protoperidinium (73.6 points), 6th Place: Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens (70.8 points), 7th Place: Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (68.1 points), 8th Place:Ketchikan High School Saber-Toothed Salmon (65.3 points), 9th Place: Hutchison High School Fairbanks Foraminifera (56.9 points), 10th Place: Unalaska City High School The Ice-Raiders (54.1 points), 11th Place: Cordova High School Pugnacious Dawgsharks (43.1 points), 12th Place: Kotzebue Middle/High School The Pelican’ts (37.5 points), 13th Place: Cordova/Dillingham/Petersburg High Schools Ocean Fusion (27.8 points)*, 14th Place: Kotlik School Atomic Sea Ice (26.4 points), 15th Place: Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Imagine Dragonfish (25 points), 16th Place: Seward High School Team Fatheads (23.6 points), 17th Place: Scammon Bay High School Jace and the Argonauts (20.8 points), 18th Place: Wasilla High School Tactile Cnidarians (11.1 points)
* Quiz only; did not participate in research project
Research Project (combined score of paper and oral presentation; 50 points possible)
The coach of the first-place research project team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase
classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
- 1st Place: Kodiak High School Elusive Jellyfish (47.2 points)
- 2nd Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (45.8 points)
- 3rd Place: Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens (40.3 points)
Research Paper (25 points possible toward total project score)
- 1st Place: Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (25 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School The Third Whale (23.6 points)
- 3rd Place: Kodiak High School Elusive Jellyfish (22.2 points)
Oral Presentation (25 points possible toward total project score)
- 1st Place: Kodiak High School Elusive Jellyfish (25 points)
- 2nd Place: Petersburg High School Sea Masons (23.6 points)
- 3rd Place: Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens (22.2 points)
Knowledge Quiz (50 points possible)
The coach of the 1st-place team receives $500 worth of classroom supplies sponsored
by the National Park Service.
- 1st Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Caballers (50 points)
- 2nd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School The Third Whale (47.2 points)
- 3rd Place: Petersburg High School Sea Masons (44.4 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Juneau-Douglas High School Caballers with 148 points in the first round.
Sportsmanship Award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a certificate and a Marine Biology Coloring Book.
- Scammon Bay High School Jace and the Argonauts
Most Valuable Players
Selected from each team by coaches and/or team members. Each recipient was awarded
a certificate, a matted print of a seabird done by Seward photographer and graphic
designer Carol Griswold, and an animal-shaped 4 GB USB drive. All MVP members are
denoted by bold on the .
Most Improved Team
The teacher receives $500 worth of classroom supplies, sponsored by a Tsunami Bowl
sponsor.
- Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens
The Dillingham High School team was 17th place last year and 6th place this year, improving by 11 places. They are coached by Clint Reigh and Summer Graber.
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 worth of classroom supplies
sponsored by the National Park Service.
- Wasilla High School Tactile Cnidarians
ROV Challenge
In this optional activity (maximum 10 teams), teams were given 1.5 hours to design, build, and
test an ROV and to accomplish assigned tasks, earning a possible 125 points. The activity
was organized by the Prince William Sound Science Center and sponsored by the Prince
William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council.
- First Place, $70 prize: Homer High School (125 points)
- Second Place, $50 prize: Dillingham High School (105 points)
- Third Place, $30 prize: Petersburg High School (95 points)
- Wasilla High School (92 points)
- Unalaska City High School (89 points)
- Hutchison High School, Fairbanks (87 points)
- Seward High School (56 points)
Icicle Seafoods Scholarships
Icicle Seafoods sponsored five $5,000 scholarships open to any Tsunami Bowl student.
To be considered, students wrote an essay, filled out an application, and sent a copy
of their grades. The winning students must use their scholarships at one of the University
of Alaska campuses.
- Diane Murph, Petersburg
- Briana Whiteside, Hutchison (Fairbanks)
- Logan Reveil, Homer
- Hannah Christian, Kodiak
- Deanna Hunt, Kotlik
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
There was a tie for best of show, so each teacher will receive $250 worth of classroom supplies, sponsored by the Tsunami Bowl art judges.
Best of Show (tie): Veronica Wilde and Amber Vernon
Painting on Canvas 1st place: Steven Ugale, 2nd place: Rosie Pound, 3rd place: Shelbi Brianne Mullen,Honorable mention: Sophia Nielsen, Will Dumm
Painting on Paper 1st place: Johnna Elkins, 2nd place: Dustin Newman, 3rd place: Diane German, Honorable mention: Kayla Weiss, Marilyn Farley, Brandon Moore, Erin Lane
Drawing 1st place: Lara Rufenacht, 2nd place (tie): Breann Denton and Phuongkonth Bunyi, 3rd place (tie): Danielle Nevenzel and Amber Vernon, Honorable mention: Robyn Schwartz
Mixed Media 1st place: Stuart Medalen, 2nd place: Catherine Cardinas, 3rd place: Molly Parks, Honorable mention: Sydney Gutherie
Marine Mammal Portraits 1st place: Angela Peacock, 2nd place: Stepheena D. Smith, 3rd place: Matthew Norton, Honorable mention: Selena Nelson-Loya and Jaydon Schaeffer
Posters 1st place: Stepheena D. Smith, 2nd place: Drew Nanouk, 3rd place: Selena Nelson-Loya, Honorable mention: James Schaeffer
3-D 1st place: Alex Ashford, 2nd place: Ashley Hunnicutt, 3rd place: Hannalyn Ohlsen, 3rd place: Tia Miranda, Honorable mention: Cole Somerville, Alex Ashford, Erin Lane and Sasha Hamner
Computer Art 1st place: Candence Moffitt, 2nd place: Nico Larson
Photography 1st place: Diane Murph, 2nd place: Nicole Peterson, 3rd place: Nicole Peterson
Overall Standings
1st Place
Bold denotes team MVP. First- and second-place teams are awarded tuition waivers to
UAS. The first-place team's expenses will be paid to travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
April 18–21, 2013, to compete in the NOSB final competition.
Juneau-Douglas High School Team Pogonophoraphobia (93 points)
Coach: Ben Carney
- Sam Kurland
- Johnny Connolly
- Johnny Elliot
- Ruby Steedle
- Olivia Raster
2nd Place
Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (93 points)
Coach: Tim Lundt
- Christopher Erickson
- Ariel Hasse
- Lucas Hyce
- Reno Hyce
- Courtney Monroe
3rd Place
Petersburg High School Omnipotent Octopi (88 points)
Coaches: Joni Johnson and Sunny Rice
- Tyler Lantiegne
- Dan Cardenas
- Diane Murph
- Nicole Peterson
- Kyle Hagerman
4th Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Tenacious Dawgsharks (87 points), 5th Place: Thunder Mountain High School Team Nuclear Narwhals (73 points), 6th Place: Unalaska City School The Real Krusty Crab (70 points), 7th Place: Hutchison High School Hutchison Hammerheads (69 points), 8th Place: Homer High School Team Salmonids (65 points), 9th Place: Kenny Lake School Pretentious Pandalids (57 points), 10th Place: Homer High School That Dam Team (54 points), 11th Place: Seward High School Don't Say No to Coho (52 points), 12th Place: Kodiak High School Marvelous Megalops (52 points), 13th Place: Ketchikan High School Saber-Tooth Salmon (48 points), 14th Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Terrifying Tardigrades (46 points)*, 15th Place: Kotlik School Continental Drifters (39 points), 16th Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School The Cerulean Tempests (39 points), 17th Place: Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens (33 points), 18th Place: Petersburg High School Opulent Opisthoproctidae (33 points)†, 19th Place: Kotzebue Middle/High School – Prince William Sound Science Center The Kobuk Lakers (29 points), 20th Place: Wasilla High School Marianas (29 points), 21th Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Wave Runners (29 points)†, 22th Place: Cordova High School Omniscient Octopodes (22 points)*, 23th Place: Scammon Bay School Scammon Bay Seawolves (15 points), 24th Place: Dillingham High School The Squidlets (11 points)†, 25th Place: South Anchorage High School Team Antarctic Bottom Water (7 points)‡
* Quiz only; did not participate in research project
†Team changed members between project and quiz bowl, so quiz points were not included
in the overall score
‡ Did research paper but did not give an oral presentation and did not participate
in quiz
Research Project (overall score; 50 points possible)
Paper and oral presentation combined. The coach of the first-place research project
team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska
Sea Grant.
- 1st Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Tenacious Dawgsharks (47 points)
- 2nd Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (45 points)
- 3rd Place: Unalaska City School The Real Krusty Crab (44 points)
Research Paper (25 points possible)
- 1st Place: Petersburg High School Omnipotent Octopi (25 points)
- 2nd Place: Wasilla: Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (24 points)
- 3rd Place: Cordova High School–Prince William Sound Science Center Tenacious Dawgsharks (23 points)
Oral Presentation (25 points possible)
- 1st Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Pogonophoraphobia (25 points)
- 2nd Place: Cordova High School Tenacious Dawgsharks (24 points)
- 3rd Place: Unalaska High School The Real Krusty Crab (23 points)
Knowledge Quiz (50 points possible)
1st-place team is awarded $500 for classroom resources sponsored by Ocean Alaska Science
& Learning Center.
- 1st Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Pogonophoraphobia (50 points)
- 2nd Place: Wasilla: Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (48 points)
- 3rd Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Terrifying Tardigrades (46 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Juneau-Douglas High School Team Pogonophoraphobia with 175 points in round 1.
Sportsmanship award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a copy of The Marine Biology Coloring Book and a 4-GB Bone USB stick in the shape of a penguin or dolphin.
- Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Wave Runners
Most Valuable Players
Selected from each team by coaches and/or team members. Each recipient was awarded
a matted marine-life print and an 8-GB USB stick. See overall first through third
places above and 2013 Teams page for recipients. MVP members are denoted by bold above,
and are bolded on teams page.
Most Improved Team
Award is $1000 for classroom supplies, private donation.
- Hutchison High School Hutchison Hammerheads
The Hutchison High School team was 17th place last year and 7th place this year, improving by 10 places. They are coached by Megan McCarthy and assistant coach James Savereide.
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 for classroom resources. This
award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center.
- Scammon Bay High School Sea Wolves
ROV Challenge
In this optional activity (maximum 10 teams), teams were given 1.5 hours to design, build, and
test an ROV, and to accomplish assigned tasks. Cash prizes were donated by Alyeska
Pipeline Service Company. The activity was developed and organized by Kara Johnson
from the Prince William Sound Science Center.
- First Place: Homer High School That Dam Team
- Second Place: Cordova High School Tenacious Dawgsharks
- Third Place: Kenny Lake School Pretentious Pandalids
Icicle Seafoods Scholarships
Icicle Seafoods sponsored five $5,000 scholarships open to any Tsunami Bowl student.
To be considered, students wrote an essay, filled out an application, and sent a copy
of their grades. The winning students must use their scholarships at one of the University
of Alaska campuses.
- Jacinta Matthias, Kotlik
- Tyler Lantiegne, Petersburg
- Jessica Mateer-Olson, Ketchikan
- Kevin Huynh, Unalaska
- Daniel Cardenas, Petersburg
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
The art teacher for the Best of Show artwork is awarded a $500 grant for classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
Best of Show: Kaitlyn Schwalber
Mixed Media 2-D 1st place: Kaitlyn Schwalber, 2nd place: Annie Kiborn, 3rd place (tie): Johnna Elkins and Connor Ito
Computer Drawing 1st place: Cadence Wren Moffitt, 1st place: Rebecca Estrin, 2nd place: Lucas Hyce
3rd place: Ashley Robinson, Honorable mention: Adanna Kvernvik, Emma Farris, Leia
Schoonmaker
Photography 1st place: Alayna Fitts, 2nd place: Alanna Kvernivik, 3rd place: Nicole Peterson,
Honorable mention: Alayna Fitts, Nicole Peterson
Mixed Media 3-D 1st place: Deborah Bitanga, 2nd place: Sable McGovern, 3rd place: Jess Anderson
Drawing—Black & White 1st place: Lucas Hyce, 2nd place: Courtney Neidiffer, 3rd place: Vincent Kowalski
¶Ù°ù²¹·É¾±²Ô²µâ€”C´Ç±ô´Ç°ù 1st place: Deborah Bitanga, 2nd place: Noppanun Saensuk, 3rd place: Diane Murph
Ceramics 1st place: Allie Katsma, 2nd place: Hannah Stovall, 3rd place: Mary Ramirez
3rd place: Gabby Katsma, Honorable mention: Jamie Jacobson, Kyle Hubbard
Pastels 1st place: Jayvee Ugale, 2nd place: Cheyanne Shaishnikoff, 3rd place: Joec Randolph,Honorable mention: Patricia A. Jackson, Tamera McCay
Overall Standings
First Place
Bold denotes team MVP. First- and second-place teams are awarded tuition waivers to
their choice of either ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë or UAS. The first-place team's expenses will be paid to
travel to Baltimore, Maryland, April 19–22, 2012, to compete in the NOSB final competition.
Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic (97.5 points)
Coach: Ben Carney
- Seth Brickey,*** team captain
- Sam Kurland**
- Martina Miller**
- Tatsu Monkman*
- Ethan Roemeling*
Second Place
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Nefarious Dawgsharks (93.75 points)
Coach: Kara Johnson
- James Allen,*** team captain
- Ben Americus**
- Keegan Crowley*
- Sophia Myers**
- Adam Zamudio**
Third Place
Homer High School Twilight Zone (86.25 points)
Coaches: Kris Holderied and Barbi Failor
- Traven Apiki, team captain
- Katherine Dolma
- Axel Gillam
- John Walsworth
Fourth Place: Petersburg High School Cexy Cnidarians (83.75 points), Fifth Place (tie): Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunamis (71.25 points) and Seward High School PodCasts (71.25 points), Seventh Place (3-way tie): Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens (56.25 points) and Kotzebue Middle/High School The Fish Themselves (56.25 points), and Thunder Mountain High School Cephalogods (56.25 points)†, Tenth Place: Kenny Lake School Omega Fours (53.75 points), Eleventh Place: Unalaska City High School Mighty Molluscs (45.0 points)‡, Twelfth Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Rock Lobsters (40.0 points), Thirteenth Place (tie): Homer High School Abyssal Guessers (37.5 points)* and Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Tiger Sharks (37.5 points), Fifteenth Place: Wasilla High School Aurelia (28.75 points), Sixteenth Place: Kotlik School LYSD Torrential Cascades (27.5 points), Seventeenth Place: Hutchison High School Hutchison Hammerheads (25.0 points)*, Eighteenth Place: Scammon Bay High School Rip Tide (21.25 points), Nineteenth Place (tie): Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Urchin Queens (15.0 points)* and Ketchikan High School Echinoderminators (15.0 points)‡
* quiz only; did not participate in research project
†did research paper and quiz, but not oral presentation
‡ did research project and quiz, but not with same students, so no points for oral
presentation
Research Project (overall score; 50 points possible)
Paper and oral presentation combined. The coach of the first-place research project
team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska
Sea Grant.
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic (47.5 points)
- Second Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Nefarious Dawgsharks (46.25 points)
- Third Place: Petersburg High School Cexy Cnidarians (43.75 points)
Research Paper (25 points possible)
- First Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Nefarious Dawgsharks (25.0 points)
- Second Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic (23.75 points)
- Third Place: Homer High School Twilight Zone (22.5 points)
Oral Presentation (25 points possible)
- First Place: Petersburg High School Cexy Cnidarians (25.0 points)
- Second Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic (23.75 points)
- Third Place: Seward High School PodCasts (22.5 points)
Knowledge Quiz (50 points possible)
First-place team is awarded $500 for classroom resources sponsored by Ocean Alaska
Science & Learning Center.
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic (50.00 points)
- Second Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Nefarious Dawgsharks (47.5 points)
- Third Place: Homer High School Twilight Zone (45.0 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
-
Juneau-Douglas High School Pelagic Magic with 129 points in round 2.
Sportsmanship award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a copy of The Marine Biology Coloring Book and a certificate and the coach received a $100 gift certificate, sponsored by Leave
Only Bubbles.
-
Dillingham High School Flamin' Krakens
Most Valuable Players
Selected from each team by coaches and/or team members. Each recipient was awarded
an 8-GB USB stick drive and a case that will carry 6 stick drives. See overall first
through third places above and 2012 Teams page for recipients. MVP members are denoted
by bold above, and are bolded on teams page.
Most Improved Team
Award is $1000 for classroom supplies, private donation.
-
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Nefarious Dawgsharks
The Cordova team known in 2011 as the Inglorious Dawgsharks was 12th place last year and 2nd place this year, improving by 10 places. They are coached by Kara Johnson from the Prince William Sound Science Center.
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 for classroom resources. This
award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center.
- Scammon Bay High School Rip Tide
ROV Challenge
In this activity, teams were given 1.5 hours to design, build, and test an ROV, and to
accomplish assigned tasks. Prizes were sponsored by Alyeska. The activity was developed
and organized by Kara Johnson from the Prince William Sound Science Center.
- First Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Tiger Sharks ($70)
- Second Place: Homer High School Twilight Zone ($50)
- Third Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Rock Lobsters ($30)
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
The art teacher for the Best of Show artwork is awarded a $500 grant for classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
Best of Show
Diane Murph
Most Original: Julia Buschmann
Best Use of Media: Carson Frank
Beyond 2-D 1st place: Courtney Neidiffer, 2nd place: Liz Streeter-Zenk, 2nd place: Robin Marie Schwartz, 3rd place: Chandler Grace, Honorable mention: Sarah Milks
Acrylic Painting 1st place: Kevin Huynh, 2nd place: Lucas Hyce, 3rd place: Michele Newman,Honorable mention: Kyra Laulainen, Courtney Monroe, Lucas Hyce
Watercolor 1st place: Patricia Larkin, 2nd place: Kelly Bieber, 3rd place: Lana Caruso
Drawing 1st place: Alysha Nanouk, 2nd place: Robert Brooks, 3rd place: Spai Saensuk
Pastel 1st place: Emma Engell, 2nd place: David Galaktionoff, 3rd place (tie): Joce Randolph and Josh Andrews
Digital Media 1st place (tie): Connor Ito and Emily Ropp, 2nd place: Connor Ito, 3rd place (tie): Sterling Maffe and Lynzey Culver
Alternative 2-D 1st place: Amber Vernon, 1st place, Rosie Pound, 3rd place: Joce Randolph
Photography 1st place: Asia Pris, 2nd place: Asia Pris, 3rd place: Diane Murph
Overall Standings
First Place
Bold and asterisk denotes team MVP. First- and second-place teams are awarded tuition
waivers to their choice of either ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë or UAS. The first-place team's expenses will
be paid to travel to Galveston, Texas, April 29–May 1, 2011, to compete in the NOSB
final competition.
Juneau-Douglas High School Absolute Vorticity (95.4 points)
Coach: Ben Carney
- Tyler Houseweart, team captain
- Seth Brickey*
- Elise Christey
- Sam Kurland
- Martina Miller
Second Place
Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Tiger Sharks (86.6 points)
Coach: Tim Lundt
- Jonah Jeffries*, team captain
- Alonzo Gage
- Chris Erickson
- Aspen Melton
- Shayla Jordan
Third Place
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Auto-Eviscerators (84.5 points)
Coach: Alice Dou-Wang
- Craig Bailer*, team captain
- Keegan Irving
- Christina Morrisett
- Sophia Myers
- Jessica Smyke
Research Project
Paper and oral presentation combined. The coach of the first-place research project
team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska
Sea Grant.
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Absolute Vorticity (45.4 points)
- Second Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Auto-Eviscerators (44.5 points)
- Third Place: Kodiak High School Turbidites (44.2 points)
Research Paper
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Absolute Vorticity (22.8 points)
- Second Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Auto-Eviscerators (22.1 points)
- Third Place:Kodiak High School Turbidites (21.4 points)
Oral Presentation
- First Place: Kodiak High School Turbidites (22.8 points)
- Second Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Absolute Vorticity (22.6 points)
- Third Place: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Inglorious Dawgsharks (22.4 points)
Knowledge Quiz
First-place team is awarded $500 for classroom resources sponsored by Ocean Alaska
Science & Learning Center.
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Absolute Vorticity (50.0 points)
- Second Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Tiger Sharks (47.5 points)
- Third Place: Petersburg High School Aquateen Hungerforce (45.0 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Juneau-Douglas High School Absolute Vorticity with 117 points in round 4.
Sportsmanship award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges.
- Wasilla High School Anthozoa
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1000 for classroom resources. This
award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center.
- Scammon Bay School Tidal Waves
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
The art teacher for the Best of Show artwork is awarded a $500 grant for classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
Best of Show
Brook Morgan
Colored Pencil 1st place: Justin Scott, 2nd place: Braedyn Schaeffer, 3rd place (tie): Sinanna Ellis and Seth Beaver, Honorable mention: Chase Coppock, Elijah Norton, Danielle Stalker, Lynn Schaeffer, Alysha L. Owens, Roger Allen
3-D 1st place (tie): Jordan Hargreaves and Dyllon Paquette, 2nd place (tie): Annie Hood and Sierra Vandervegt, 3rd place (tie): Carlos Perea and TJ Allen, Honorable mention: Brittany Baldwin, Noah Hamlin, Wendy Hubbard, Evan Pullins, William Whiteshield
Painting 1st place: Carolyn Kvernvik, 2nd place: Charlene Lauth, 3rd place: Alyssa Wagle, Honorable: mention, Kimberly Ullrich
Drawing 1st place: Shelley Kubo, 2nd place: Amanda Kubo, 3rd place: Lindsey Kromrey, Honorable mention: Jamie Jacobson
Overall Standings
First Place
Bold and asterisk denotes team MVP. First- and second-place teams are awarded tuition
waivers to their choice of either ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë or UAS. The first-place team's expenses will
be paid to travel to St. Petersburg, Florida, in April to compete in the NOSB final
competition.
Juneau-Douglas High School – Thunder Mountain High School Hot Tropic (90.8 points)
- Andrew Gregovich, team captain
- Sarah Donohoe
- Seth Brickey*
- Sam Kurland
- Martina Miller
- Coach: Ben Carney
- Second Place
Second Place
South Anchorage High School Team Starfish (88 points)
Coach: Chris Backstrum
- Hailey Hosken,* team captain
- Petra Davis
- Kiefer Davis
- Laura Crews
- Sarah Noel
Third Place
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Notorious Dawgsharks (85.5
points)
Coach: Lindsay Butters
- James Allen, team captain
- Ben Americus
- Adam Zamudio
- Keegan Crowley
- Ian Americus*
Fourth Place: Unalaska City School Pelagic Surimi Bombers (83.6 points), Fifth Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Soaladaobs (81.4 points), Sixth Place: Unalaska City School B.E.A.N. (74.1 points), Seventh Place: Eagle River High School Mobulidae (72.3 points), Eighth Place: Seward High School Perusing Pycnopodia (61.6 points), Ninth Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Mat-Tsunami (57.9 points), Tenth Place: Kotzebue High School Muktuk Mafia (57.5 points), Eleventh Place: Petersburg High School W.O.A.A. (54.4 points), =*: Eagle River High School Codzilla (46.9 points), Thirteenth Place: Kodiak High School Weapons of Bass Destruction (38.3 points), Fourteenth Place: Soldotna High School Krakens (37.8 points), Fifteenth Place (tie): Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Fightoplankton (37 points) and Wasilla High School Mollusca Cephalopoda Nautilidae (37 points), Seventeenth Place: Mountain Village Ignatius Beans Memorial School Complex Sea Lions (36 points), Eighteenth Place: Mountain Village: Ignatius Beans Memorial School Complex Juvenile Gannets (34 points), Nineteenth Place*: Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Medusa's Militia (25 points), Twentieth Place*: Kenny Lake School Five Foaming Foraminiferans (3.1 points), Twenty-First Place (tie)*: Petersburg High School Kushtakahs, eh? (0) and Ketchikan High School Kayhi Kings (0).
* did not participate in research project
Research Project (overall score; 50 points possible)
Paper and oral presentation combined. The coach of the first-place research project
team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska
Sea Grant; a check for $100, sponsored by the Scientific Research Society, Sigma Xi;
and an annual membership in the National Association of Marine Educators.
- Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Notorious Dawgsharks (48 points)
- Second Place (tie): Juneau-Douglas – Thunder Mountain High School Hot Tropic (47 points)
- Second Place (tie): Juneau-Douglas High School Team Soaladaobs (47 points)
Research Paper (25 points possible)
- First Place: Petersburg High School W.O.A.A. (25 points)
- Second Place (tie): Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Notorious Dawgsharks (24 points)
- Second Place (tie):Seward High School Perusing Pycnopodia (24 points)
Oral Presentation (25 points possible)
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas – Thunder Mountain High School Hot Tropic (25 points)
- Second Place (three-way tie): Juneau-Douglas High School Team Soaladaobs (24 points)
- Second Place (three-way tie): Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Notorious Dawgsharks (24 points)
- Second Place (three-way tie): Unalaska City School B.E.A.N. (24 points)
Knowledge Quiz (50 points possible)
- First Place: South Anchorage High School Team Starfish (50 points)
- Second Place: Eagle River High School Codzilla (46.9 points)
- Third Place: Juneau-Douglas – Thunder Mountain High School Hot Tropic (43.8 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Juneau-Douglas High School Team Soaladaobs with 147 points in round 1.
Sportsmanship award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a copy of The Marine Biology
Coloring Book
- Petersburg High School teams W.O.A.A. and Kushtakahs, eh?
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1500 for classroom resources. This
award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center, a partnership
between the National Park Service and the Alaska SeaLife Center, dedicated to understanding
and preserving Alaska's marine ecosystem.
- Mountain Village: Ignatius Beans Memorial School Complex Juvenile Gannets
NOSB Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best of Show
Shelley Kubo
Mixed Media 1st place: Tori Call, 2nd place: Megan Dee, 3rd place: Jessi Marman
Acrylic Painting 1st place: Victoria Trotta-Mirigliano, Honorable mention: Katie Bell, Jamie Holtslander
Watercolor 1st place: Morgan Dampier
Pastel 1st place: Carolyn Kuernvik, 2nd place: Jordan Monroe, 3rd place: Samantha Marifern, Honorable mention: Taylor Overdorff, Rhiannon Kivisto
Drawing 1st place: Brooke Morgan, 2nd place: Sharlene Lauth, 3rd place: Anthony Saint, Honorable mention: Dazzlin Frentz
Mosaic Collage 1st place: Ryoko Nakashita, 2nd place: Annie Hood, 3rd place: Nick Markowitz, 4th place: Emma Farris, 5th place: Gretchen Lindquist, Honorable mention: Jon Thomassen, Jacob Marshall, Derek Brasch, Sammy Pfluger, Lindsey Kromrey, Misha O'Leary, Aaron Sorenson
3-D 1st place: Shawna Else, 2nd place: Holly Ganser, 3rd place: Tyler Wharton, 4th place: Evelina Gergilevich, 5th place: Nathan Feemster, Honorable mention: Felipe Campello, Brian O'Sullivan
Overall Standings
First Place
Bold and asterisk denotes team MVP. First- and second-place teams are awarded tuition
waivers to their choice of either ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë or UAS. The first-place team's expenses will
be paid to travel to Washington, D.C., in April to compete in the NOSB final competition.
Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli (92.7 points)
Coach: Ben Carney
- Kayla Harrison
- Stephen Kubota
- Jacob Pernula
- Molly Emerson*
- Tyler Houseweart
Second Place
Juneau-Douglas High School – Thunder Mountain High School Coo Coo for Coccolithophores
(84.5 points)
Coach: Jake Jacoby
- Laurel Stark
- Ross Douglas*
- Thomas Emerson
- Carly Casipit
- Seth Brickey-Smith
Third Place
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center Visceral Mass (81.5 points)
Coach: Lindsay Butters
- Ian Americus
- Trae Lohse
- Drew Lindow*
- Grafton Schikora
- Craig Bailer
Fourth Place
South Anchorage High School Team Starfish (76.8 points)
Coach: Chris Backstrum
- Laura Crews
- Kate Backstrum
- Petra Davis
- Hailey Hosken*
- Tara Brodie
Fifth Place
Cordova High School – Prince William Sound Science Center New Fish on the Dock (71.2
points)
Coach: Lindsay Butters
- Darrin Gilman*
- Shannon Lindow
- Keegan Irving
- James Allen
- Christina Morrisette
Sixth Place: Seward High School The Zin (68.8 points), Seventh Place: Petersburg High School W.O.A.A. (62.3 points), Eighth Place: Wasilla High School Omega Alpha Marine Wolverine Delta Squad (57.2 points), Ninth Place: Kodiak High School SMART (56.2 points), Tenth Place: Eagle River High School Oceanic V-Caps (51 points), Eleventh Place: White Mountain High School Wolves (43.8 points), Twelfth Place*: Eagle River High School Mobulidae (30 points), Thirteenth Place**: Mountain Village Mountaineers Team A (23.7 points), Fourteenth Place**: Mountain Village Mountaineers Team B (19.8 points), Fifteenth Place*: South Anchorage High School Team Sea Urchin (10 points)
* did not participate in research project
** did not complete research paper in time to be included in scoring individual components
Research Project (overall score; 50 points possible)
Paper and oral presentation combined. The coach of the first-place research project
team is awarded a $500 grant to purchase classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska
Sea Grant; and a check for $100, sponsored by the Scientific Research Society, Sigma
Xi.
First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli (46 points)
Second Place: Juneau-Douglas / Thunder Mountain High School Coo Coo for Coccolithophores (44.5
points)
Third Place: Kodiak High School SMART (39.5 points)
Research Paper (25 points possible)
First Place (tie): Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli (23 points) and
Juneau-Douglas / Thunder Mountain High School Coo Coo for Coccolithophores (23 points)
Third Place: Petersburg High School W.O.A.A. (19.5 points)
Oral Presentation (25 points possible)
First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli (23 points)
Second Place: Juneau-Douglas / Thunder Mountain High School Coo Coo for Coccolithophores (21.5
points)
Third Place: Kodiak High School SMART (21 points)
Knowledge Quiz (50 points possible)
First Place: Cordova High School / Prince William Sound Science Center Visceral Mass (50 points)
Second Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli (46.7 points)
Third Place: South Anchorage High School Team Starfish (43.3 points)
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round. This team receives
a perpetual trophy to display in their school until the next Tsunami Bowl competition.
- Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli with 134 points in round 4.
Sportsmanship award
Voted on by the quiz bowl judges. Students each received a copy of The Marine Biology
Coloring Book
- Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli
Most Valuable Players
Selected from each team by coaches and/or team members. Each recipient was awarded
$50 to use for education purposes. See overall first through fifth places above and
2009 Teams page for recipients.
Red Lantern Classroom Enhancement Award
Awarded to the teacher of the team that completes both the research and quiz portions
of the Tsunami Bowl and finishes in last place; $1500 for classroom resources. This
award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center, a partnership
between the National Park Service and the Alaska SeaLife Center, dedicated to understanding
and preserving Alaska's marine ecosystem.
- Jack Adams, coach of White Mountain School Wolves
NOSB Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best of Show: Larry Chang
3-D 1st place: Kayla Bishop, 2nd place: TJ Allen, 3rd place: Michael Corl, Honorable mention: Brian O'Sullivan, Kerry Schutter
Pastels 1st place: Shirley Yip, 2nd place: BJ Lyons, 3rd place: Daniela Vaco-Zarraga, Honorable mention: Kelsie Caples
Mixed Media 1st place: John Skeek, 2nd place: Gina Ressler, 3rd place: Marci Kuwata
Watercolor 1st place: Katie Dyer, 2nd place: Maggie Fleming, 3rd place: Tyler Washburn, Honorable mention: Derek Brasch, Aaron Finch
Acrylic 1st place: Clara Medalis, 2nd place: Louise Jackson, 3rd place: Nathan Feemster, Honorable mention: Christine Slaght, Michaela Atherton
Pointilism 1st place: Maryanne Norcross, 2nd place: Maggie Herbert
Overall Standings
First Place (asterisk denotes team MVP)
Students get their choice of a $2000 scholarship to ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë or UAS and a free trip to
the NOSB final competition in April, held in Seward, Alaska. The coach gets a one-year
membership in the National Marine Educators Association and a scholarship to the educator's
Marine Science Camp at Kasitsna Bay.
Juneau-Douglas High School Naughty Nautilli
Molly Emerson
Stephen Kubota
Ross Douglas
Kayla Harrison*
Trentyn Days
Coach: Ben Carney
Second Place
Students get their choice of a $2000 scholarship to ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë or UAS.
Juneau-Douglas High School Megatron
Thomas Sorensen
Shadoe Haffner
Thomas Mills
Phil Moser*
Jaime Burrous
Coach: Ben Carney
Third Place
Cordova High School – PWSSC Visceral Mass
Drew Lindow
Grafton Schikora
Trae Lohse
Ian Americus*
Coach: Lindsay Butters
Fourth Place
Skyview High School Odd Pisces
Amanda Millay*
Mallory Millay
Scott Begins
Tasha Brown
Coach: Mark Larson
Fifth Place
White Mountain Polar Bears
DeAnne Lincoln
Roberta Charles
Michelle Simon
Crystal Lincoln
Katya Wassillie*
Coach: Jack Adams
Sixth Place: Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Jackie's A.I.D.S., Seventh Place: South Anchorage High School Team Starfish, Eighth Place: Soldotna High School The Krakens, Ninth Place: Skyview High School Team #2, Tenth Place: Seward High School & Kenny Lake School Team Charybdis, Eleventh Place: Cordova High School – PWSSC Santos del Océano, Twelfth Place: South Anchorage High School Team Sea Urchin, Thirteenth Place: Unalaska City School Tentacular Nematocysts, Fourteenth Place: Kenny Lake School Sea Geeks, Fifteenth Place: Unalaska City School Peanut Worms and Jellyfish Sandwiches.
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
- Juneau-Douglas High School Megatron with 110 points in round 1.
Sportsmanship award
(each team member received a framed set of the International Polar Year Commemorative
Stamps which depict the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis)
- Kenny Lake School Sea Geeks
Educational Enhancement Award
Awarded to the winner of the Consolation bracket (9th place); $1500 to be spent on
books and equipment to improve ocean science learning in the recipient school. This
award is sponsored by the Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center, a partnership
between the National Park Service and the Alaska SeaLife Center, dedicated to understanding
and preserving Alaska's marine ecosystem.
- Skyview High School Team #2
Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best of Show:Nathan Feemster
Repetitive Patterns 1st place: Allison Barnwell, 2nd place: Yarrow Farris, 3rd place: Rubye Foldager, 4th place: Ivana Banic, 5th place: Anika Uhlen, Honorable mention: Serena Melville, Amber Odell, Sara Kellar, Ludmilla Hedrick, Sasha Stojanovich, Ashley Cambell
Painting 1st place: Andy Cloward, 2nd place: Michaela Atherton, 3rd place: Danielle Correa, Honorable mention: T.J. Allen
Mixed Media 1st place: Brian O’Sullivan, 2nd place: Danielle Orbistondo, Honorable mention: Nathan Feemster
Overall Standings
First Place
Students were awarded one-year tuition waivers from the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë
and a trip to Stony Brook, New York, April 28–30, to compete in the national finals.
Juneau-Douglas High School Team 585
Drake Skaggs
Hillary Buck
Eva Ceder
Deidre Ratigan
Coach: Ben Carney
Second Place
Students were awarded one-year tuition waivers from the University of Alaska Southeast.
Juneau-Douglas High School Ice Pirates
Ben Grammel
Henry Melville
Thomas Sorensen
Marciano Duran
Molly Trostel
Coach: Ben Carney
Third Place
Third and fourth place had a tie, which was broken by looking at which team won when
they played each other.
Juneau-Douglas High School Aquarius
Levvi Benning
Erin Oelklaus
Travis Monagle
Jaime Burrous
Colton Good
Coach: Ben Carney
Fourth Place
Tenakee Springs and Gustavus Gutty Bloody Bait Scrapers
Elizabeth Barry
Ian Brooker
Kelsey Kennedy
Rebecca Wilson
Logan Brooker
Coach: Megs Testarmata
Fifth Place: Skyview High School, Sixth Place: Cordova High School – PWSSC Ugly Fish, Seventh Place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders, Eighth Place: Kenny Lake School King Trident, Goddess Tethys and the Little Mermaids, Ninth Place: Kenny Lake School Team BAHA
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
- Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders with 96 points in round 7.
Sportsmanship award
(each team member received an Alaska Sea Grant book bag and a box of sea animal chocolates)
- Tenakee Springs and Gustavus Gutty Bloody Bait Scrapers
Most Valuable Players
(each recipient was awarded a $50 scholarship and a giant chocolate chip cookie)
- Gutty Bloody Bait Scrapers (Tenakee Springs ): Ian Brooker & Kelsey Kennedy
- Team BAHA (Kenny Lake): Alex Wilder
- King Trident, Goddess Tethys and the Little Mermaids (Kenny Lake): Alyssa Ginn
- Ugly Fish (Cordova): Ian Americus
- Team 585 (Juneau-Douglas): All members were chosen as MVPs
- Team Aquarius (Juneau-Douglas): Levi Benning
- Team Ice Pirates (Juneau-Douglas): All members were chosen as MVPs
- Team Skyview (Skyview): Mallory Millay
- Ocean Raiders (Unalaska City School): Allison Martin
Red Lantern Educational Enhancement Award
(awarded to overall last-place team; $1500 to be spent on books and equipment to improve
ocean science learning in the recipient school. This award is sponsored by the Ocean
Alaska Science and Learning Center, a partnership between the National Park Service
and the Alaska SeaLife Center, dedicated to understanding and preserving Alaska's
marine ecosystem)
- Kenny Lake School, coach Mark Proch
Perfect Attendance Award
(a special "Perfect Attendance" award of a fleece jacket embroidered with the NOSB
logo was given to Skyview coach Mark Larson, who has coached a team in all 10 Tsunami
Bowls)
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
Best of Show: Bailey Kirkland
Painting 1st place: Logan Brooker, 2nd place: Bailey Kirkland
Drawing 1st place: Logan Brooker, 2nd place: Nathan Palmer, 3rd place: Paula Buston, Honorable mention: Shiela Palacio, Autumn Schiesser
Ceramic Sculpture 1st place: Brian O’Sullivan
Photography 1st place: Bailey Kirkland
Overall Standings
First Place Overall: Seward High School Seward Shrimp Hawks
Phelan Miller
Tyler Crista
Amy Collman
Luke Fry
Coach: Jason Fantz
Second Place Overall: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Zissou
Devon Kibby
Erika O'Sullivan
Hillary Buck
Katie Conway
Eva Ceder
Coach: Clay Good
Third Place Overall: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Delta
Zach Riste
Britani Page
Deirdre Ratigan
Drake Skaggs
Vince Wagner
Coach: Clay Good
Research Projects (overall)
- First Place: Cordova High School Cordova Flatfish
- Second Place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders
- Third Place (tie): Seward High School Seward Shrimp Hawks, and
Soldotna High School Sharks vs. Jets
Research Paper
- First Place: Cordova High School Cordova Flatfish
- Second Place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders
- Third Place: Twindly Bridge That One Team
Oral Presentation
- First Place: Cordova High School Cordova Flatfish
- Second Place: Soldotna High School Sharks vs. Jets
- Third Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Delta
Knowledge Quiz
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Zissou
- Second Place: Seward High School Seward Shrimp Hawks
- Third Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Team Delta
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(Awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
- Juneau-Douglas Team Zissou with 76 points in round 8.
Sportsmanship award
(each team member received a rockfish T-shirt)
- Kenny Lake (Kenny Lake School)
Most Valuable Players
(each recipient was awarded a $50 scholarship and fish candy or toys)
- Kenny Lake (Kenny Lake): Gabriel Brown
- Cordova Flatfish (Cordova): Lee Collins
- Team Delta (Juneau-Douglas): Drake Skaggs
- Team Zissou (Juneau-Douglas): Devon Kibby
- That One Team (Twindly Bridge): Maranantha Jubilee
- Team Extreme (Seward): [TBA]
- Seward Shrimp Hawks (Seward): Phelan MIller
- Sharks vs. Jets (Soldotna): [TBA]
- Ocean Raiders (Unalaska City School): [TBA]
- Enrichment Award
Awarded to overall last-place team; $1500 to be used for classroom resources to enhance marine science education, provided by the Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center and Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Kenny Lake (Kenny Lake School)
Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best of Show: Sarah Glaser
Painting 1st place: Jong Kim, 2nd place: Sarah Glaser, 3rd place (tie): Lindsey Von Borstal, Rachael
Crane
Honorable mention: Bethanne Courson, Lindsey Von Borstal
Drawing 1st place: Lindsey Von Borstal, 2nd place: Erin Moore, 3rd place: Ian Filbert, Honorable mention: Dylan Beck, Logan Morgan
Three-Dimension 1st place (tie): Hilary Buck, Ellen Peyton, 2nd place (tie): Katie Peck, Erika O'Sullivan 3rd place: Lucy Squibb, Honorable mention: Tracy-Diane Lazaro, Meghan O'Leary, Emily Capra
Overall Standings
First Place Overall
Juneau-Douglas High School Steller
Ashley Kelly, Bekah Menze, Devon Kibby, Emily Peyton, Kelsey Potdevin, Coach: Clay
Good
Second Place Overall
Skyview High School (Soldotna) EZDs [Euphotic Zone Depth]
Stevie Pyfer, Rachel Beatty, Jaime Miller, Trevor Johnson, Donna House, Coach: Mark
Larson
Third Place Overall
Cordova High School N.U.R.D.s [Never Underestimate ouR Determination]
Lee Collins, Mckenzie Herring, Ezekiel Brown, Leif Stavig, Christopher Hager, Elizabeth
Locklar, Coach: Kate Alexander
Research Projects
(first-place project winners received tuition waivers from the University of Alaska
Southeast; coach received $1,000 classroom award from Alaska Sea Grant)
Research Project (overall)
- First Place: Skyview High School (Soldotna) EZDs
- Second Place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders
- Third Place: Cordova High School N.U.R.D.s
Research Paper
- First Place: Skyview High School (Soldotna) EZDs
- Second Place: Cordova High School N.U.R.D.s
- Third Place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders
Oral Presentation
- First Place: Soldotna High School Ice Worms
- Second Place: Skyview High School (Soldotna) EZDs
- Third Place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders
Knowledge Quiz
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Stelle
- Second Place: Soldotna High School Alaska Grown
- Third Place: Skyview High School (Soldotna) EZDs
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(awarded to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
- Cordova N.U.R.D.s with 90 points in round 9.
Most Valuable Players
Each recipient was awarded $50 and a giant chocolate chip cookie.
- Steller (Juneau-Douglas): Devon Kibby
- EZDs (Skyview): Rachel Beatty
- N.U.R.D.s (Cordova): Lee Collins
- Ice Worms (Soldotna): Heather Sinclair
- Alaska Grown (Soldotna): Tina Powers
- Home Team (Juneau-Douglas): Elizabeth Schoenfeld
- Apex Predators (seeUonline/Valley Pathways/Palmer HS/Colony HS): Joanne Pelletier
- The Real People (Bethel Alternative Boarding School): Georgi McKay
- Jeannot Allemand (Seward): Amy Coleman
- Flying Squidettes (South Anchorage High School): Kelsey Logan
- Ocean Raiders (Unalaska City School): Monica Southworth
- Ugruk (Noorvik Aqqaluk High School): Isabell Patterson
Enrichment Award
Overall last-place team received a collection of reference and resource books for
the teacher's classroom provided by the Kenai Fjords National Park and Ocean Alaska
Science and Learning Center.
- Seward High School Jeannot Allemand
Alaska NOSB Techie Coach Award
Awarded to first coach to register his or her team on the national Web site.
- Heather Pelletier, seeUonline/Valley Pathways/Palmer HS/Colony HS
NOSB Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best of Show: Angie Hall
Painting 1st place: Monica Southworth, 2nd place: Katie Barker, 3rd place: Monica Banic, Honorable mention: Chu Wen, Kalie Filbert
Drawing 1st place: Erin Moore, Michelle Buchanan, 2nd place: Monica Southworth, 3rd place: Cory Sanford, Honorable mention: Katie Kain, Sarah Glaser, Kimberley Hewitt, Denali Foldager, Aaron Sarka
Ceramics 1st place: Nick Byrne, 2nd place: Carson Jo Tippet, 3rd place: Cassy Dreifurst, Honorable mention: Sharon Perry, Terra Pfaff
Fiber Arts 1st place (not awarded), 2nd place: Katie Peck, 3rd place: Emily Myers, Honorable mention: Luke Fry, Autumn St. Amand
Mixed Media 1st place: Stephanie Morrison, Lizzie Sutphin, Christine Webber, Emily Faust, Patti Reimer, Hollie Champman, 2nd place: Tom Dunn 3rd place: Branndi Ledet, Kayla Tressler, Tyler Hall, Maile Atkinson, Kristina Jenson, Tiffani Cantrell, Honorable mention: Tasha Thompson
Graphic Design 1st place: Tyler Hall, 2nd place: Nick Spurr, 3rd place: Ilia Pinchuk
Digital Photography 1st place: Samara Johnson, 2nd place: Lindsey von Borstel, 3rd place: Brittany Keil
Honorable mention: David Earl
Digital Drawing 1st place: Sarah Glaser, 2nd place: Erin Moore, 3rd place: Josh Lo, Honorable mention: Lara Loomis, Lizzy Sutphin
Overall Standings
First Place Overall
Students were awarded one-year tuition waivers from the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë
and a trip to Charleston, South Carolina, to compete in the national finals
Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Midas
Ben Robinson
Alida Bus
Bryan Diebels
Ephraim Froehlich
Robyn Grayson
Coach: Clay Good
Second Place Overall
Davis-Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, Team Amaguq
Megan Jones
Cynthia McCoy
Chris Proch
Colin Davis
Nancy Myers
Coach: Mark Proch
Third Place Overall
Skyview High School, Team J'MARS
Rachel Beatty
Andy Boesch
Stevie Pyfer
Jaime Miller
Coach: Mark Larson
Research Project (paper and oral presentation)
(first-place project coach received $1,000 classroom award from Alaska Sea Grant)
Research Project
- First Place: Davis-Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, Team Amaguq
- Second Place: Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Midas
- Third Place: Cordova High School, Team Pirates of the Sound
Paper
- First Place: Davis-Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, Team Amaguq
- Second Place (tie): Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Midas
- Second Place (tie): Valley Pathways, Team Apex Predators
Oral Presentation
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Midas
- Second Place: Davis-Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, Team Amaguq
- Third Place: Cordova High School, Team Pirates of the Sound
Knowledge Quiz
(first-place team was awarded one-year tuition waivers from the University of Alaska
Southeast)
- First Place: Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Midas
- Second Place: Skyview High School, Team J'MARS
- Third Place: Soldotna High School, Team Tributyltin
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
- Juneau-Douglas High School Team Midas with 85 points
Sportsmanship award
- Team Apex Predators (seeUonline/Valley Pathways)
Most Valuable Players
Each recipient was awarded $50
- Team Tununak Coasters (Tununak): Miriam Ohman
- Team Bartlett High School (Anchorage): Chris Pineiro
- Team Sushi (Bethel Alternative Boarding School): Leanna Isaac
- Team Pirates of the Sound (Cordova): McKenzie Herring
- Team Amaguq (Selawik): Chris Proch
- Team Mola Mola (Homer): Kirsten Baltz
- Team Midas (Juneau-Douglas): Robyn Grayson
- Team Steller (Juneau-Douglas): Kerriann Powers
- Team Coelacanth (Ninilchik): Katie Rea
- Team Apex Predators (seeUonline/Valley Pathways): Drew Allison
- Team Nuclear Warheads (Seward): Phelan Miller
- Team J'MARS (Skyview): Stevie Pyfer
- Team POPCAN (Soldotna): Sierra Williams
- Team Tributyltin (Soldotna): Tina Powers
Library Resources Award
$1500 from the Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center to enhance or upgrade library
resources available to a team from a rural school
- Paul T. Albert Memorial School, Tununak
Alaska NOSB Technology Award
NOSB beach towel to the only coach to successfully register her/his team online at
the National Ocean Sciences Bowl site
- Kate Alexander, Cordova High School
NOSB Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best of Show (three-way tie): Emily Berezin, Marie Johnson, Josh Crane
Painting 1st place: Emily Berezin, 2nd place: Liz Denna, 3rd place: Nickolas Byrne, Honorable mention: Jolie Glaser, Dutchess Marolf, Jong Kim, Renzie Ilog
Drawing 1st place: Marie Johnson, 2nd place: Danna Foust, 3rd place: Stephan Powell, Honorable mention: Jong Kim, Heather Apperson, Jong Kim
Ceramic sculpture 1st place: Brandi Denna, 2nd place: Katie Ernst 3rd place: Lindsey von Borstal Honorable mention: Katie Peck, Carly Locke, Cassidy Davis
Ceramic vessels 1st place: Haley Hatch, 2nd place: Sarah Glaser, 3rd place: Brandi King Honorable mention: Matty Elde
Mixed media 1st place: Lara Loomis, 2nd place: Brittany Keil
Graphic design 1st place: Josh Crane, 2nd place: Jacquelin van Driessche, 3rd place: Kelsey Hayes, Honorable mention: James Swartz, Kylee Adelmann, Breeann Campbell
Photography 1st place: Kylee Adelmann, 2nd place: Jonathan Wilkie, 3rd place: Cecile Formosa, Honorable mention: Denise Akaran & Naalil Northway
Print-making 1st place: Breeann Campbell, 2nd place: Brittany Dalberg, 3rd place: Walter Moore Honorable mention: Charley Rininger, Angela Bailey
Overall Standings
First Place
(Students were awarded one-year tuition waivers from the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë
and a trip to La Jolla, California, to compete in the national finals.)
Juneau-Douglas High School, "Team Tempest"
Holly Rhoden
Colin Conerton
Chris Frank
Natalie Hale
Josh Finley
Coach: Clay Good
Second Place Overall
Juneau-Douglas High School, "Team Avalanche"
Neil Steininger
Stefan Ashe
Phil Morin
Lou Taylor
Colleen Windom
Coach: Clay Good
Third Place Overall
Chugiak High School, "Team Mad Mad Mad Mollusks"
Jan Tomsen
Andrew Mew
Caroline Schultz
Steven Wilson
Kelsey Alexander
Coach: Andrew Sullivan
Research Project and Oral Presentation
(First-place presentation received $250 resource grant; project winners received cash
awards; first-place project coach received $1,000 classroom award from Alaska Sea
Grant)
- First Place overall: Juneau-Douglas "Tempest"
- Second Place overall: Skyview "Laridae"
- Third Place overall: Juneau-Douglas "Avalanche"
- First Place, paper: Juneau-Douglas "Tempest" for Juneau International Airport: Safety Concerns and Estuarine Habitat Values
- Second Place, paper: Juneau "Avalanche" for Connecting the Southeastern Alaska Communities of the Northern Lynn Canal
- Third Place, paper: Skyview "Laridae" for The Future of the Kenai River Estuary—An
Economic Model for Survival
- First Place, oral: Chugiak "Mad Mad Mad Mollusks"
- Second Place, oral: Skyview "Laridae"
- Third Place, oral: Juneau-Douglas "Avalanche"
Knowledge Quiz
(First-place team was awarded one-year tuition waivers from the University of Alaska
Southeast and choice of lockout buzzer system or $400)
- First Place: Kodiak High School, "Perspicacious Pinnipeds"
- Second Place: Chugiak High School, "Mad Mad Mad Mollusks"
- Third Place: Juneau-Douglas High School, "Avalanche"
Classroom award
(to the coach of the top overall project winner)
Clay Good, Juneau-Douglas High School: $1,000 from the Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
Kodiak "Perspicacious Pinnipeds" with 90 points in Round One
Most Inspirational Team Member
(Each recipient was awarded $50)
- Bethel Alternative High School—Kyle Mortenson
- Chugiak High School, Eagle River—Jan Tomsen
- Dimond High School, Anchorage—Alisha Kiehn
- Homer High School—Joleena Baugh
- Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Aquarius—Benjamin Robinson
- Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Avalanche—Neil Steininger
- Juneau-Douglas High School, Team Tempest—Natalie Hale
- Kodiak High School—all five were voted most valuable
- Kotzebue High School—Sarita Shuster
- Northwest Arctic District—Georgina King
- SeeUOnline/Valley Pathways, Palmer—Drew Allison
- Seward High School—Isaiah Norton
- Skyview High School, Soldotna—Jaime Miller
- Soldotna High School—Kaitlin Vadla
NOSB Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Best in Show: Heather Harris,
Two-dimensional painting 1st place: Kirsten Woodard, 2nd place: Stephan Severson, 3rd place (tie): Adrianne Reinbolt, Kirsten Woodard
Two-dimensional drawing 1st place: Jolie Glaser, 2nd place: Kirsten Woodard, 3rd place: (tie) Shamai Wheeler, Kim Massey, Honorable mention: Coty Beck, Buck Ackerman
Three-dimensional sculpture 1st place: Mitch Burdick, 2nd place (tie): Kristen Beck, Patti Kalbrener, Honorable mention: Brianna Blythe, Whitney Holm, Gloria Cho, Merella Shuster, Amber Gilliland
Three-dimensional pottery 1st place: Lisa Steinbrecker, 2nd place: Cassidy Davis, 3rd place: Annie Okpealuk, Honorable mention: Heather Apperson, Cassidy Davis, Beth Geiger
Three-dimensional paper fish 1st place: Min Jung Kwak 2nd place (tie): Molly Quinlan, Amanda Sacka, 3rd place: Crystal Hughes, Honorable mention: Vincent Delaquito, Ann Holayter
Textiles 1st place: Lela Wiley, 2nd place: Kylee Adelmann, 3rd place: Katie Daubney
Mixed media 1st place: Elizabeth Plevka, 2nd place: Alder Olive, 3rd place: Elizabeth Plevka
Computer graphics 1st place: Michelle Diekgraeff, 2nd place: Collin Dowling, 3rd place: Collin Dowling
Overall Standings
First Place Overall
(Students were awarded one-year tuition waivers from the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë
and a trip to Providence, Rhode Island, to compete in the national finals.)
Kodiak High School, "Team Crustacean Sensation," 98 points
Matt Van Daele
Devin Boyer
John Van Atta
Shawn Biessel
Coach: Craig Baker
Second Place Overall
Cordova High School, "Team Behemoth," 90 points
Hannah Cain
Forrest Dunbar
Rory Merrit
Elaine Reodica
Coach: Aaron Lang
Third Place Overall
Chugiak High School Team, 88 points
Jan Tomsen
Andrew Mew
Steven Wilson
Caroline Schultz
Molly Moran
Coach: Andrew Sullivan
Research Project and Oral Presentation
First Place overall: Ninilchik "Abyss"
Second Place overall: Kodiak "Crustacean Sensation"
Third Place overall: Dimond "Kokanee"
First Place, paper
Ninilchik "Abyss" for Catching the Fish and Eating Them Too—Halibut: a Pressured Species
Second Place, paper: Dimond "Kokanee," for The Eklutna River Project
Third Place, paper: 4-way tie!
- Kodiak "Crustacean Sensation" for Factors Affecting the Tanner Crab Population Near the Kodiak Archipelago
- Chugiak for Relieving Anadromous Pressures: A Dissertation of Steelhead Trout in the Anchor River Vicinity
- Cordova "Behemoth" for Killer Whales in Peril: The Decline of the AT1 Group in Prince William Sound, Alaska
- Skyview for The Critical Status of the Kenai Brown Bear, and the Connection between Bears, Salmon, and the Riparian Zone
First Place, oral
Kodiak "Crustacean Sensation"
Second Place, oral
Ninilchik "Abyss"
Third Place, oral
- Dimond "Kokanee"
- Chugiak
Knowledge Quiz
- First Place: Kodiak High School, "Crustacean Sensation"
- Second Place: Cordova High School, "Behemoth"
- Third Place: Ninilchik School, "Siliceous Ooze
Classroom award
(to the coach of the top overall project winner)
Chris Hanson: $1,000 from the Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Mayor of Seward Perpetual Trophy
(to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
Ninilchik High School "Siliceous Ooze" with 100 points in Round Nine
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
Best of Show: Emily Berezin
Two-Dimensional
1st place: Steve Powell
2nd place: Josh Rowell,
3rd place: Stephanie Christian
Honorable mention
Adam Green, Chris Ferrell, Sarita Shuster
Three-Dimensional
1st place: Ryan Gaule
2nd place: Tember Eliason
3rd place: Forrest McDonald
Honorable mention: Meagan Simeonoff, Anthony Mestas
Mixed Media
1st place: Jessica Sauer
2nd place: Leanne Ganser
3rd place: Merella Shuster
Honorable mention: Erin Dabney
Overall Standings
First Place Overall
(Students were awarded one-year tuition waivers from the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë;
$250 scholarships; and a free trip to Miami, Florida, to compete in finals)
Juneau-Douglas High School,"Team Tsunami"
Wesley Brooks
Cal Craig
Jeff Fanning
Breanne Rohm
Coach: Clay Good
Second Place Overall
(Students were awarded $100 scholarships)
Dimond High School, "Team Aurora"
Dustin Anctil
Shani Gilila
Mandy Grover
Jessica Schwartz
Collin White
Coach: Elizabeth Larman
Third Place Overall
(Students were awarded $100 scholarships)
Seward High School Team
Stephanie Christian
Jacqui Jacobson
Bonnie Moore
Ben Steward
Adam Wilkie
John Hughes
Coaches: Jason Fantz and Linda Clayton
Research Project and Oral Presentation
First Place Overall: Dimond "Aurora" ($100 scholarship each from F/V Spectre)
Second Place Overall: Juneau "Tsunami"
Third Place Overall: Juneau "Typhoon"
First Place, paper: Dimond "Aurora" for The Pike Plague
Second Place, paper: Seward for An Analysis of Resurrection Bay
Third Place, paper: Juneau "Typhoon" for Wastewater Management for Juneau, Alaska
First Place, oral: Juneau "Gastineau"
Second Place, oral: Juneau "Tsunami"
Third Place, oral: Juneau "Typhoon"
Knowledge Quiz
First Place: Juneau "Tsunami"
Second Place: Dimond "Aurora"
Third Place: Seward
Classroom awards
(to the coaches of the top 3 overall project winners)
First Place: Elizabeth Larman: $1,000 from Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Second Place: Clay Good: $300 from School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (SFOS) faculty
and staff
Third Place: Clay Good: $200 from SFOS faculty and staff
Sportsmanship Award
(voted on by all project and game officials)
Skyview (Soldotna) ($100 scholarship each)
Mayor Bob Satin's Perpetual Trophy
(to the team with the most points scored in a single round)
Juneau "Tsunami" with 154 points in Round Six
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
Best of Show: Melissa Bixby, Skyview High School, Soldotna
Art teacher Sandra Lewis was awarded a digital camera for her classroom from the Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Drawing
First Place: Ben Clock, Seward
Second Place: Justin Travis, Seward
Third Place: Mark Meeks, Seward
Highly commended: *Stephanie Christian, Seward
Painting
First Place: *Stephanie Christian, Seward
Second Place: Josh Van Fleet, Juneau
Third Place: Rebecca Canaday, Juneau
Highly commended: Jessica Bishop, Seward
Mixed Media
First Place: Eric Tollefson, Juneau
Second Place: Shari Isaak, Soldotna
Third Place: *Erin Hanson, Juneau
Highly commended: Joselyn Perry, Seward
3-D
First Place: Shannon Hohl, Seward
Second Place: Whitney Holm, Seward
Third Place: Lisa Steinbrecher, Seward
Highly commended: Erin Gillespie, Seward
Overall Standings
First Place Overall
(Students awarded one year tuition waivers from the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë)
Juneau-Douglas High School "Tsunami" Team
Margie Housley
Wesley Brooks
Sommers Cole
Josh Passer
Coach: Clay Good
Second Place Overall
(Students awarded one year tuition waivers from the University of Alaska Southeast):
White Mountain School Team
Catherine Morris
Yvonne Ashenfelter
Ella Morris
Jeenean Ferkinhoff
Leslie Richards
Coach: Jack Adams
Third Place Overall
(Students awarded trip on ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë reasearch vessel Alpha Helix in March) :
Chugiak High School Team
David Jonathon Breiler
Zachary Pickett
Monica Anderson
Amy Van Cise
Elizabeth Spalinger
Coach: Andrew Sullivan
Fourth Place Overall:
Anchorage East High School
Research Project and Oral Presentation
First Place: White Mountain
Second Place: Juneau "Tsunami"
Third Place: Chugiak
Fourth Place: Seward "Resurrection"
Knowledge Quiz
First Place: Juneau "Tsunami"
Second Place: East Anchorage
Third Place: Seward
Fourth Place: White Mountain
Classroom awards
To the coaches of the top 3 project winners:
(1) Jack Adams: $1,000 from Alaska Sea Grant College Program
(2) Clay Good: $300 from School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (SFOS) faculty and
staff
(3) Andrew Sullivan: $200 from SFOS faculty and staff
Mayor Bob Satin's Trophy
To the team with the most points scored in a single round:
Juneau "Tsunami" with 134 points in Round One
NOSB Ocean Connection Art Show
- Best of Show: Missa Braund-Allen with "Harmonic Symbiosis" from East Anchorage
- Art Teacher Robert Wick was awarded a graphics tablet system from the Alaska Sea Grant College Program
3-D
(1) Carol Clausen - Seward, (2) Serena Sterrett - East Anchorage, (3) Andrea Knopik
- Seward; Honorable Mentions: Joslyn Perry - Seward
2-D Color
(1) Ben Clock - Seward, (2) Karie Schafer - Seward, (3) Stephanie Christian - Seward;
Honorable Mentions: Ira Schaefer - Juneau, Daty Peterson - Seward, Nikki Sears - Seward
2-D Black and White
(1) Mary Meeks - Seward, (2) Mary Meeks - Seward, (3) Amy Fosket - Juneau; Honorable
Mentions: Heather Bartlett - Seward, Amber St. Amand - Seward
Overall Standings
- 1st Place: Juneau-Douglas High School Tsunami Team with Kanani Pavitt, Sommers Cole, Colleen
Dilts, Luke Fanning, Tawnya Durand. Coach Clay Good. Each member won first year free
tuition at the ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë.
- 2nd Place: East Anchorage High School with Jamie Bourgeios, Jeana Hilbish, Diana Richmond,
Beth Poland. Coach Danelle Van Holstyn . Team won $300 for their high school's science
department.
- 3rd Place: Anchorage's Dimond High School with Adam Yeager, Kevin Fox, Alicia Brantley, Ashley Faciane, Jamie Everett. Coach Elizabeth Larman. Dimond also won the Mayor's Cup for most points scored in a single round; 142 points. Team won $200 for their high school's science department.
Written Project and Presentation
- 1st Place
Juneau-Douglas High School. Winners received $100 scholarships for each team member sponsored by Kodiak fisherman Bill Jacobson. Juneau High School's science department received $1,000 donated by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program. - 2nd Place East Anchorage High School
- 3rd Place Juneau High School
- 4th Place Chugiak High School
- 5th Place Anchorage's Dimond High School
Art Show Winners
- Best of Show
Brian Lo, Seward High School
Painting
- 1st Place Chelsea Woelkers, Seward High School
- 2nd Place Travis Hiner, Skyview High School
- 3rd Place Ruth Banse, Seward High School
- Honorable Mention: Tiffany Brand of Seward High School & Noelle Verba of Skyview High School in Soldotna.
Drawing
- 1st Place Chelsea Woelkers, Seward High School
- 2nd Place Marion Glaser, Seward High School
- 3rd Place Keegan Marrs, Seward High School
Mixed Media
- 1st Place Jason Tibbitts, Skyview High School
2nd Place Jamie Gruel, Skyview High School
Sculpture
- 1st Place Wes Shafer, Seward High School
- 2nd Place Jordan Houghton, Seward High School
- 3rd Place Patty Ilog, Seward High School
- Honorable Mention Blassi Shoogukwruk, White Mountain School


