L to R: Coach Paul Herder, Christine Tyler, Laura Josephson, Rahul Pathak, Jack Gellerman and Michael Josephson, Cindy Knapman, from the University of Hawaii SeaGrant and Robert Gagosian, President and CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.

OCEAN BOWL TEAM WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL TITLE

The MHS Academic Science Bowl Team traveled to Baltimore, MD for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl competition.  For the fourth year in a row Marshfield won this event and has now earned an all-expense paid 9 day trip to Hawaii.  Team members include:  Michael Josephson, Rahul Pathak, Jack Gellerman, Laura Josephson and Christine Tyler.  Congratulations.

L-R Nelson Spindler, Al Reeser & Kim Xia

Marshfield, WI (May 3, 2012) – Three Marshfield High School students attended the International DECA Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, UT April28 through May 2. Nelson Spindler, a junior, attended the Leadership Development Academy. The LDA consisted of two days of leadership training to over 700 DECA members in attendance.  FOCUS training of Milwaukee, a company founded by former DECA National officers presented the training. Kyle Willkom, a MHS graduate and a senior at Marquette was one of six trainers working with the group.  Al Reeser and Kim Xia, both seniors, competed in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision-Making series. The competed against over 200 teams, five others from Wisconsin. The competition featured a written marketing exam and a roleplay presentation to a professional business person serving as a judge for the event.  On Tuesday morning, Reeser ans Xia earned a top 20 spot in the nation and a chance to compete in a final role-play. After the final event, Reeser and Xia, earned top 10 honors at the Grand Award session held in the Energy Solutions Center, which serves as home to the Utah Jazz. They were the only team from Wisconsin to earn honors in the event.

L-R Coach Paul Herder, Laura Josephson, Alma Farooque, Michael Josephson, Rahul Pathak & Jack Gellerman

The Marshfield Academic Science Bowl Team traveled to the Milwaukee School of Engineering in late January where they competed in the Department of Energy Science Bowl.  For the third year in a row, and four of the past five years, they won the regional event and will travel to Washington DC to vie for a national title. Best of luck at nationals!