WPA Science Bowl Registration Information

Location

The 2023 Western Pennsylvania Regional Science Bowl will be a VIRTUAL event. Teams can meet as a group at their local school or participate in different locations.

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WPA Science Bowl Eligibility Requirements

Schools must be from Western Pennsylvania. Western PA is defined as the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland

Before a team can register, each year the coach needs to create a new account.

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Team Registration and Approval Guidelines

High School: The competition is limited to 40 teams. First teams will be accepted and notified by email. Up to 2 teams per school may register.

Middle School: The competition is limited to 32 teams. First teams will be accepted and notified by email. Up to 3 teams per school may register.

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October 3rd -- REGISTRATION OPENS AT NOON

Coaches may preregister their schools without having to identify the students who will be on their team(s). Approved schools (those with an employee coach or principal approval) will be guaranteed a spot for TEAM ONE at their Regional.

PREREGISTRATION PERIOD

Coaches Finalize Teams, Collect Team Info & Upload Consent Forms. Coaches will have until 12/1/22 to enter and collect student data, upload consent forms, and add co-coaches without fear of losing their TEAM ONE spot.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT FULL REGISTRATION INCLUDING ALL FORMS & STUDENT INFO

A coach cannot submit a team registration until all required student forms have been approved and/or uploaded by the coach. Failure to submit by 11:59 pm on December 1 may result in the team losing their spot.

FIRST TEAMS WILL BE APPROVED

Regional Coordinators will begin approving TEAM ONE submission on December 2.

WHEN CAN I REGISTER A SECOND & THIRD TEAM?

If second & third teams are permitted at a given regional, coaches may upload their additional teams and student information during the preregistration period.

However, the second and third teams will NOT be approved until after (date TBD) and will NOT be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Again-no need to rush!

On (date TBD) or later, if space permits, second team may be approved. If all second teams cannot be approved, Regional Coordinator will use a DOE-approved random selection process.

On (date TBD) or later, if space permits, third teams may be approved using the DOE-approved random selection process.

Schools with preregistered first team will take precedence over 2nd & 3rd teams.

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* For general questions regarding your WPA Science Bowl registration,
please use our contact form.

* For questions or problems regarding your account (password, etc.) please contact education.outreach@netl.doe.gov