On Nov. 1 the final round for the Science Bowl tryouts concluded.

Sophomores Alex Li, Celine Lian, Nate Ney, Sean Shi, junior Landon Chow and seniors Edgar Chen, Michael Chen and Nolan Chen joined the varsity Science Bowl as the newest members. They will join current members senior co-captains Robert Eng and Nick Chow.

The first part of the tryouts was held on Oct. 25 and consisted of a 63-question free response test. Out of the 48 students, 20 were allowed to advance to the Nov. 1 buzzer tryouts. From there, just eight students were allowed to join the Science Bowl team.

“[Being on the team] means that I am motivated to reach beyond what I am taught in my current class,” Ney said.

The first and only tournament the team will be competing in will take place on Feb. 8 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The students will be judged on their abilities in biology, chemistry, math, physics, earth science, astronomy and energy.