YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Students from Centerville High School in Centerville Ohio are the winners of the 2022 Penguin Bowl.

The Penguin Bowl is a regional ocean science academic competition that is part of the National Ocean Sceince Bowl (NOSB) which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

The event was held virtually this year and was co-hosted by Youngstown State University and the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, as part of a nationwide competition that tests students' knowledge of ocean science disciplines through buzzer-style multiple choice questions and open-ended team challenge questions.

The Centerville team will join winners from 21 other regional bowls in May for the virutal NOSB Finals.

For 25 years, the NOSB has built a generation of marine scientists, policy makers, teachers, explorers, researchers technicians, environmental advocates and informed citizens by educating them in timely and relevant ocean science topics that are already a part of the future.

In addition to testing general knowledge about ocean-STEM, this year's competitors will need to understand the complex role the ocean plays in regulating climate, as well as how climate change manifests in the ocean and what opportunities Ocean STEM could offer to mitigate the impact of climate change.

For this year's competition theme of climate change: ocean science and solutions, students have had to go beyond learning about just the mechanics of the mechanics of ocean circulation patterns or sea level rise and into how that transformation can lead into offshore wind turbines or inform coastal adaptation decisions.