On Thursday, the Bruins Quiz Bowl team at Twin Falls High School will head to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Science Bowl hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The competition runs from Thursday to Sunday. Sixty-five teams throughout the nation will compete for the grand prize.
Because most of the Bruins Quiz Bowl team members got their start in middle school, they brought some experience with them as they transitioned onto the high school team. Science teacher JoMarie Connor coaches the team, and has done so for 34 years, dating back to when the National Science Bowl began.
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