Welcome!  This is an invitation to participate in the Pacific Northwest National Science Decathlon.  Currently, the greatest Decathlon need is for Washington science teachers or parents of strong science students to serve as coaches and start a team.  Washington Science Decathlon needs coaches to register at least twenty additional teams this year.  As an incentive, and in appreciation of recognition by WSTA, Science Decathlon is offering significantly discounted registration rates for WSTA members who are willing to commit.  Access the WSTA discounted on-line registration page at sciencedecathlon.com/wsta_registration.  Or, if you’d prefer to register using check or purchase order, just send confirmation of this preferen ce to cranefly@sciencedecathlon.com and registration can be completed via snail mail. 

How would you
 
Power Your Future?
 
Students' answers to that question could win them and your school thousands of dollars in rewards in a competition called Imagine Tomorrow. Exclusively for high school students, the second annual energy competition will take place May 29-31, 2009 in Pullman. This competition will demonstrate to our future leaders the importance of civic engagement, while underscoring the intrinsic power of their own ideas and actions.  Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, last year over $100,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to Imagine Tomorrow competitors and their schools.
 
Under the advisement of a school mentor, student teams will present their best ideas to address the world's growing energy problems. Whether their strongest subjects are science, social studies, business, engineering, or the arts, there is a challenge category for them. Students may choose to tackle the challenges from one aspect, or bring together a range of ideas to offer their solution in a multi-disciplinary format. The range of solutions is limited only by their imaginations.
 
Student teams and their advisor will travel to the Washington State University campus in Pullman where they'll be fully hosted and given the opportunity to tour research labs. They will present their project before a judges that include top University faculty, as well as business and opinion leaders from throughout the state.
 
Take the next step. Imagine Tomorrow http://www.imagine.wsu.edu .

Deadline: March 1, 2010

Presented by the American Museum of Natural History and sponsored by Alcoa Foundation, the Young Naturalist Awards—an inquiry-based research competition--invites students in grades 7-12 to conduct research in the natural world. Students investigate questions they have in the areas of ecology, biology, Earth science and astronomy and present their findings in an essay. Winners (2 from each grade) receive cash awards, from $500 to $2,500, and an all-expense paid trip to New York City to attend the awards ceremony at the Museum. There they take a behind-the-scenes tour and meet with Museum scientists.  The winning essays are published on the Museum’s website and excerpted in Natural History magazine. 36 finalists receive a $50 award. All participants receive a certificate and a letter from the judges who read their essays. The letters highlight the strong points of the investigation and suggest ways they could be improved. The contest is open to students in the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit the website at http://www.amnh.org/yna or email the Young Naturalist Awards Administrator at yna@amnh.org