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High School Students Compete in Otter Bowl

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UC Santa Cruz hosted 75 students from 14 area high schools in the fourth annual Northern California Ocean Sciences Bowl, affectionately known as the Otter Bowl, February 10. The event, hosted by the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, is a fast-paced, Jeopardy-style competition that tests high school students' knowledge of marine sciences.

This year's winner was the team from Mission San Jose High School. The Seymour Center is one of 19 sites across the country hosting regional competitions. The winners from the Northern California region will travel to Miami in April to compete in the national finals.

For more information about the Otter Bowl, please contact Kevin Keedy, Youth Programs Manager for the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, at (831) 459-5725; ksquared@cats.ucsc.edu.


Student Volunteers to Take UCSC

Home From March 20–23, during UC Santa Cruz' spring break, over 100 current UCSC students will be visiting their former high schools and colleges to offer information about UCSC in a program known as "Taking UCSC Home." This year, a record number of student volunteers will visit schools, distribute information about UCSC and make themselves available to answer questions from admitted and prospective students.

For more information about Taking UCSC Home, contact Regina Hatfield, Admissions In-House Counselor and Volunteer Coordinator, at (831) 459-5518; rbhatfie@cats.ucsc.edu.