This competition was funded and organized as part of our (Christine and me) science competition club. At first we were going to compete in the Science Decathlon Competition but it got canceled this year due to lack of funds from the Sci Decath organization, so we decided to participate in physics bowl http://www.sciencedecathlon.com/www.sciencedecathlon.com/Tournaments.html The official name of the competition is PHYSICS BOWL and the competition was actually just a series of submitted tests from around the world. There was no actual facility where we had to travel to. After our club has paid for and registered for the competition, the test packets would be mailed to our club adviser, Mrs. Hester directly so we students would not be able to see the exam material until the day of the test. Each year, approximately 10,000 students take this 40-question, 45-minute timed, multiple-choice test underschool supervision. This years (2011) exam was given on Wed before school on April13, 2011 in Mrs. Hesters physics classroom under the supervision of Mrs. Hester. (I dont remember the room number exactly). Participants in this years physics bowl included members from our science club, as well as students in Hesters 2nd and 3rd period AP Physics C classes. There are 2 divisions for award distribution but most of us participated in Division 2 depending on how many physics courses we have taken: Division I and Division II. Division I is for first-year physics students and Division II is for second-year physics students. Each Division has 15 regions that have been established across the country to allow schools in each region to compete against one another while specialized math and science schools compete in their own region. We were competing in the region 14 competitionThe participating students whom were already in AP physics prepared simply by continuing their studies in class. We reminded them to study concepts not covered in class and told them what concepts needed to be learned, but it was up to them to self study the topics. As for members of our club, many of whom had only little physics experience, we provided them materials to study and learn, but the majority was their self studying. We also give both the club members and the AP physics students previous physics bowl tests to help practice. Here is the Physics Bowl Website with all the event information and good stuff: http://www.aapt.org/programs/contests/physicsbowl.cfmHere are the results: http://www3.delta.edu/michaelfaleski/PhysicsBowl/PhysicsBowl_2011_Results.pdfHighlights include WETVIEW GOT 4th PLACE OVERALL NATIONWIDE IN THE PHYSICS BOWL! George Du placed 8th nationwide in Division 2 Matthew Sorensen placed 4th nationwide in Division 2