Bowie Science Team

River Legacy  Cardboard Boat Regatta Spring 2011
For this years race we had 3 boats. We were competing against several other high schools - one had 13 boats entered.
Boat 324 - Pokemon Black and White, Capt. John, First heat time was 1.14.84 min  which put them into the semifinals. 
Boat 325 - 2012, Capt. Brynam, First heat time was 1.16.79 min which put them into the semifinals. 
Boat 326 - Ching Chong Ling Long Ting Tong, Capt. Christy, First heat time was 1.50.91, Won Honorable Mentions Admirals Award

Spring 2011 Cardboard Boat Regatta Images Coming Soon!

River Legacy  Cardboard Boat Regatta Spring 2010
For this years race we had 6 boats. The team used 6 rolls of water tape, 20 gallons of glue, 100 tubes of caulk, who knows how many 4ft x 8ft sheets of cardboard. We just missed wining the High School Challenge by 25 points, but we did have one boat make the semi-finals and also earn an Admirals award. This years team was one of the best groups yet. Great boats, great teamwork - just need a few more paddling lessons from Mr. Hoffner! 
Boat 313 - Nerds, Capt: Lisa
Boat 314 - Finding Nemo, Capt: Kenny
Boat 315 - Power Rangers Capt: Dung
Boat 316 - Yuuh, Capt: David - made semi-finals. Honorable Mention Admirals Award
Boat 317 - Black Pearl, Capt: Richard
Boat 318 - Transformers, Capt: John

Spring 2010 Cardboard Boat Regatta Images

Spring 2009 Results for River Legacy Cardboard Boat Regatta

Pictures of the event by Mason Cooper  http://www.flickr.com/photos/masoncooper/sets/72157617667345158/

For the Spring 2009 race we had 5 boats entered. When everything was finished the science team walked away with three trophies, including 1st place in the High School challenge. Here's the results:

Boat 314 - "Kingdom Hearts" Captain: Cong. First place Titanic award.
Boat 315 - "HMS Beagle" Captain: Lamson. Good showing, but missed the first buoy which disqualified them.
Boat 316 - "Hello Brucey" Captian: Adam. Good initial effort, but did not finish - boat sunk 30 feet into the race
Boat 317 - "Cardboat-o-matic 5000" Captains: Kris and John. Made to semi-finals with a lap time of 1:00.35 minutes
Boat 212 - "The Plucked Duck" - Faculty boat. Captian Sam. Made to finals. Best lap time 0:53.07. First Place for Adult Dolphin division.



Winston Science Competition Results Fall 2008
For information on the competitions please click here
Completed Competitions
 Forensic Science Team (Results out soon!)
Captain Lamson, Trisa, and Tran
Helium Balloon Competition 1st Place
Captain Danh, Paul, Kenny, and Christine
Harry Potter Trivia Competition
Jackie, and Tran - Jackie made it to the semi-finals

Trash to Treasure 2nd Place
Team Captain Danh, Paul, Kenny, and Christine

 
From Left to Right - Kenny, Danh, Christine and Paul

 
From Left to Right - Christine, Danh, Paul and Kenny

 

Lego Robotics Competition
Team Captain John, Kris, Elijah, and Adam


From Left to Right Elijah, John, Adam and Kri


Spring 2008 Results for River Legacy Cardboard Boat Regatta
Image by Mason Cooper  http://www.flickr.com/photos/masoncooper/sets/72157604885224762

Science Competition Results for 2005 - 2006

Spring 2006 Results for River Legacy Cardboard Boat Regatta

 Mother Duck  Dino FOBHello Kitty Escapades

Science Competition Results for 2004 - 2005

Science Competition Results for 2003 - 2004


Winston Science Competition Results Fall 2002

1st place to the Human powered vehicle competition-  Senior Division. Congratulations to Sabin, Chris, Nick and Quang. These students quickly converted their catapult into a push/pull vehicle. Total time for 5 laps - 3 minutes 13.5 seconds.

2nd place in the Paper Tower Competition. Congratulations to Quang and Kat. They had 60 minutes to built a tower out of 300 grams of copy paper (63 sheets) and one roll of Scotch tape. Their tower was 279cm (over 9 ft tall)

4th place in the Senior Problem Solving competition. Congratulations to David and Nick. Their problem was to build a ramp for 5 ping pong balls only constructed from spaghetti noodles and tape in 90 minutes.  Their total distance 31 feet, 8.5 inches.

Catapult competition. 6th place to David, Nick and Kat's team at 25 inches from the target. 17th place to Quang, Chris and Sabin's team at 78 inches off

Power Car competition.  Nick's car ran 2.021 seconds and David's car ran 2.337 seconds