Buchholz High School clinches North Florida Science Bowl title for eighth straight year

Press release from Alachua County Public Schools

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For the eighth year in a row, a team from Buchholz High School has won the North Florida Science Bowl. The victory at the regional competition means that Buchholz will once again be competing in the prestigious National Science Bowl® (NSB) competition, which will be held this spring in Washington, D.C.

Organized annually by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the National Science Bowl® was established in 1991. Participating students demonstrate their knowledge and problem-solving abilities in a variety of science- and math-related topics.  

This year’s winning team includes James Jiang, Emmanuel Zhang, Laurie Wang, Michael Wei, and Luke Xue. The team is coached by BHS teacher Marc Moody, who praised the dedication and teamwork of the students. 

“They have been preparing for several years, specializing in one or two STEM topics each and trusting their teammates to provide support on other topics,” said Moody. “Our weekly practices and continuous evaluation of the team’s dynamics have been key to their success.”

The team is now preparing for the national finals of the NSB, and Moody says the students are looking forward to representing North Florida and to continuing their string of successes.

“Their dominant run at the regional event makes me believe that they can go far at nationals like their predecessors,” he said. “I am crazy proud of their work ethic and their leadership. This recent victory offers just a tiny peek at all they have produced and accomplished in their time on the Buchholz Science Team.”