Four Columbia High School seniors competed in this weekend’s Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake High School. The competitors included Nicholas Pugliese in Physical Sciences, Laney Broglio in Environmental Science, and Harini Conji and Alaina Marino who competed in Medical Sciences 2.

A special congratulations to Ms. Broglio for placing 3rd in her topic and Ms. Marino for placing 2nd. Additionally, Ms. Marino has been invited to present her work as a poster in the NYS Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

  • Laney Broglio – “The Impact of Soil Content and Human Traffic on the Growth of Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)”
  • Harini Conji – “The Correlation of Family Structure on Adolescent Obesity”
  • Alaina Marino – “An Analysis of Microbial Pathways in Crohn’s Disease Patients with Severe Symptoms vs Non-Severe Symptoms”
  • Nicolas Pugliese – “Determining the Properties of Potentially Habitable Exoplanets Discovered by the TESS Mission”

Congratulations!