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Arcadia Students Win Regional National Science Bowl® Competition
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Local Legend Carol Ulrich Celebrates 90 Years; Couple Celebrates 70 Years of Marriage
Secure Spot in National Finals in Washington, D.C. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced that a team of high school students from Arcadia, CA won their regional competition for the 2015 National Science Bowl® (NSB) this past weekend and is advancing to compete at the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April. This year marks the 25th time the national competition has been held. “The National Science Bowl® has grown into one of the most prestigious science academic competitions in the country and challenges students to excel in fields vital to America’s future,” U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz said. “I congratulate these students for advancing to the National Finals, where they will be among some of the brightest science and math students from across the country.” The NSB brings together thousands of middle and high school students from across the country to compete in a fast-paced ques-
tion-and-answer format where they solve technical problems and answer questions on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth and space science, physics and math. The team that won their qualifying regional competition this past weekend and will be advancing to the National Finals is: Arcadia High School in Arcadia, CA. A series of 118 regional middle school and high school tournaments are being held across the country from January through March. Winners will advance to represent their areas at the National Science Bowl® held from April 30 to May 4 in Washington, D.C., for the final middle school and high school competitions. The top 16 high school teams and the top eight middle school teams in the National Finals will win $1,000 for their schools’ science departments. Prizes
for the top two high school teams for the 2015 NSB will be announced at a later date. The high school team that won the 2014 NSB received a nine-day, all-expenses-paid science trip to Alaska, where they learned more about glaciology, marine and avian biology, geology and plate tectonics. The second-place high school team at the 2014 NSB won a five-day, fully guided adventure tour of several national parks, which included a whitewater rafting trip. Approximately 240,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl® since it was established in 1991, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions. More than 14,000 students compete in the NSB each year. DOE’s Office of Science manages the NSB Finals competition. More information is available on the NSB website: www.science.energy.gov/wdts/nsb.
Carol Ulrich, Missy Betts, great-granddaughter, and Peter Ulrich celebrate Carol’s 90th birthday Saturday, Jan. 31 at Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel in Arcadia. The never shy and always witty Carol Ulrich blew out nine decades of candles on her birthday cake at a party for friends and family at the Penthouse Saturday afternoon. The room was adorned with vintage photos of their early life together and a tribute table was set up to honor Carol and her ever-loving husband, Peter. Peter served in the United States Army and is 92 years old or, in his case, 92 years young! He volunteers his time and energy to the Breeders’ Cup, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Salvation Army, two Lions Clubs, countless boards and the Arcadia Police Dept. -Photo by Terry Miller
Motorcyclist Dies Tuesday in Accident on 210 in Arcadia A man died Tuesday when he was thrown off his motorcycle after colliding with two vehicles on the westbound 210 Freeway, west of Huntington Drive. The crash shut down three westbound lanes for an hour and a half. California Highway Patrol states that the acci-
dent was first reported at 7:14 a.m. The motorcyclist was apparently heading westbound and met with a minivan in the carpool lane then struck a mini SUV in the No. 1 lane. The man was thrown off the motorcycle and landed in the carpool lane. The
motorcycle also ended up in the carpool lane. Paramedics took the motorcyclist to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A SigAlert was issued for the carpool lane as well as the No. 1 and 2 lanes. All lanes reopened just after 9:00 a.m.
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