The QuikSCience Challenge

Why should I enter the Challenge?
Am I eligible?

First place teams will travel to a wonderful and exotic ocean location for a week of science, education, surf, fun and culture.  In 2007, the First Place trip will be to the British Virgin Islands!  There will be a First Place prizewinner for each division from each region, QuikSCience-West and QuikSCience-East!  Second place teams will receive an exciting 3-day trip to either the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island (for QuikSCience-West) or the Sandy Hook Marine Lab on the south New Jersey shore (for QuikSCience-East). 

QuikSCience-West is open to all middle and high schools in Southern California (from Santa Barbara County south). QuikSCience-East is open to all middle and high schools in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state region.  Each school can register two (2) teams for each division (middle school and/or high school). Teams consist of six students and one teacher/mentor. All team participants must be at the same school.

What is the QuikSCience Challenge?

The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Quiksilver, Inc. have created an exciting new event in science education. The Challenge is a multi-faceted competition for teacher-student teams that takes advantage of kids’ love of the oceans to spark their interest in science and the environment. The Challenge also seeks to foster leadership qualities in young people through environmental awareness and stewardship. There are two Challenge competitions, one in Southern California and one in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state region. Each competition has 2 divisions, one for middle school teams (grades 7-8) and one for high school teams.