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New Site for Southern Stingray Bowl

Posted by Will Ramos on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at 7:36 am
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September 3, 2009

National Ocean Sciences Bowl Regional Competition Location Change

(Washington, D.C.) – From South Carolina to Georgia, a new location site has been named for the Southern Stingray Bowl, one of the 25 regional competitions being held this year for the Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®).

The Southern Stingray Bowl was formerly held in Columbia, South Carolina where it was hosted by the University of South Carolina (USC). This regional bowl will now take place in Savannah, Georgia at Savannah State University on March 6, 2010.

After hosting the bowl for 12 years, USC believed it was time for another university in the area to have the chance to bring high school students interested in marine sciences to their campus.

Dr. Dionne Hoskins, the new NOSB regional coordinator, is a Fisheries Biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and is Director of NOAA Sponsored Programs at Savannah State University.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to bring the SC-GA Regional NOSB competition to Georgia. Our Marine Science Programs and our partnership with NOAA give us a lot to offer to the high school students who will be visiting us,” said Hoskins.

All 2010 NOSB regional competitions will be held on either February 6^th or March 6^th, 2010. For a map of regional competition locations and eligibility rules, visit http://www.oceanleadership.org/education/national-ocean-sciences-bowl/regional-competion-map/.

For more information about NOSB, visit www.nosb.org.

About National Ocean Sciences Bowl

The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) is a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership based in Washington, DC. NOSB seeks to interest students in the ocean sciences as a college major and potential career. Through this educational forum, the NOSB strives to encourage and support the next generation of marine scientists, policy makers, teachers, explorers, researchers, technicians, environmental advocates and informed citizens. Approximately 2,000 students from over 300 high schools participated in 2009.

For more information or interviews, contact:

Kristin Mellon
202-787-1644
kmellon@oceanleadership.org

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