Columbia High School hosted the 2024 Capital Region Invitational Science Olympiad Championships this past weekend. The competition included 32 teams from 25 high schools from New York, Connecticut and Vermont. Students competed in 22 different STEM events.
Columbia earned medals in four events and placed 11th overall.
Medal Winners
Gold
Disease Detectives – Sophia Xin and Manya Madan
Silver
Forensics – Chris Uttendorfer and Payten Hines
Bronze
Geologic Mapping – Zach Sanford and Logan Messina
6th Place
Towers – Sophia Xiao and Logan Messina
The Columbia Science Olympiad team returns to action at the MIT Championship on January 20 and the Regional Championships on February 4.