Meet the Candidates Night – Wednesday, May 13

Residents will have the opportunity to meet the four Board of Education candidates on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Howard L. Goff Middle School cafeteria for Meet the Candidates Night. There are three open seats in this year’s election, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19. Each of the four candidates will discuss their qualifications and answer questions. The event will be hosted by the League of Women Voters.

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Three Columbia Students Compete in Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair

Mar 30, 2026 | Columbia, District

Sarah Rainville '26, Aneira Bailey '26 and Kaylee Mercer '26 at the 36th annual Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Sarah Rainville ’26, Aneira Bailey ’26 and Kaylee Mercer ’26 (L to R) at the 36th annual Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Three Columbia High School students – Aneira Bailey ’26, Kaylee Mercer ’26, and Sarah Rainville ’26 – competed in the 36th annual Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Each of the students presented their Science Research projects:

  • Aneira Bailey – “The effects of various albedos and concentrated amounts of CO2 on the climate of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e compared to Earth”
  • Kaylee Mercer – “The Impact of travel distance on low-birth rates in selected regions”
  • Sarah Rainville – “Autonomous motivation, coach control, and the athlete-coach relationship correlated to disordered eating”

A special congratulations to Aneira for winning the “Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award” from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.