Juneau-Douglas High School's freshman team, “Yeah, Buoy,” won first place in their division, while A-team “Free Radicals” and B-team “Rest-A-Shored” faced off in the final round to win first and second place, respectively.
The Juneau Douglas ocean science bowl team visited the Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward during the “Tsunami Bowl” in March 2023.
The team practices here three times a week, but Tuesday was their first meeting since their win at Alaska’s “Tsunami Bowl” earlier this month. It’s a statewide ocean science competition. This year, in Seward, the school swept the buzzer-style competition — the third year in a row that Juneau has won.The freshman team, “Yeah, Buoy,” won first place in their division, while A-team “Free Radicals” and B-team “Rest-A-Shored” faced off in the final round to win first and second place, respectively.
The Tsunami Bowl, which was hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean sciences, is more than a competition. It’s a crash course in all things ocean science, with researchers and professionals from around the state. Juneau’s students focused on the farming of geoducks, sea cucumbers and oysters. Easterly said the student research efforts are her favorite part of the competition.
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