Two Petersburg teams impress at Tsunami Bowl

Two teams represented Petersburg at the 19th annual Tsunami Bowl competition Feb. 6-8 in Seward, both placing in the top ten. The regional competition, comprised of three rounds, determines which Alaskan team will go on to the National Ocean Science Bowl competition.

Team Eider Do or Don’t—comprised of Summer Morton, Kyle Hagerman, Tucker Hagerman and Chauncy Sandhofer—took first place in the projects portion of the competition for the presentation of their research on how decreasing Arctic sea ice affects the Spectacled Eider, a seabird.

Coach Joni Johnson said the teams present in front of a...

 

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