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Recently over 150 high school students participated in Columbia State Community College’s annual High School Competition when students from 9 southern Middle Tennessee high schools competed in different academic areas, including creative writing, vocal performance, algebra and sociology.
“We had a fantastic turnout for the 2024 High School Competition, with students representing nine schools and six counties in our service area,” said Daniel Kelley, Columbia State . “The competitors performed exceptionally well and impressed our faculty judges with their abilities, knowledge, and talents. Thanks to our faculty and staff volunteers, this annual event was a tremendous success.”
Dating back to the 1980s, the competition continues to focus on humanities disciplines and has since added math components.
The list of this year's winners includes:
Archaeology Winners (left to right): First place winner, Isaac Smith of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Wyatt Bitting of Loretto High School; and third place winner, Griffin Cooper of Columbia Academy.
Creative Writing - Poetry Winners (left to right): First place winner, Toni Shawna Calton of Collinwood High School; second place winner, Ella Morgan of Hickman County High School; and third place winner, Missy Hoggard from Summit High School.
Essay Winners (left to right): First place winner, Reiley Schmid of Summit High School; second place winner, Andrew Littleton of Loretto High School; and third place winner, Hannah Davidson of Hickman County High School.
American History (left to right): First place winner, Nathaniel Card of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Ahriana Longo of Santa Fe Unit School; and third place winner, Lauren Arnold of Summit High School.
Trigonometry Winners (left to right): First place winner, Jerek Tatgenhorst of Summit High School; second place winner, Matthew Cadugan of Spring Hill High School; and third place winner, Ethan Johnson of Spring Hill High School.
Algebra II Winners (left to right): First place winner, Gavin Poché of Columbia Academy and second place winner, Cecilia Woolridge of Summit High School. Not pictured: Third place winner, student from Richland High School.
Creative Writing – Impromptu Fiction (left to right): Second place winner, Kyla Guzman from Hickman County High School. Not pictured: First place winner, student from Richland High School and third place winner, student from Summit High School.
Piano Performance Winners (left to right): First place winner, Logan Bates of Spring Hill High School; second place winner, Timothy Merritt of Richland High School; and third place winner, Maya de Koning of Summitt High School.
Psychology Winners (left to right): First place winner, Emma Guina of Summit High School; second place winner, Maecy Rosson of Loretto High School; and third place winner, Willow Mae Nyman of Loretto High School.
Sociology Winners (left to right): First place winner, Nathan Hutto of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Isaac Watson of Summit High School; and third place winner, Sophia Villatoro of Summit High School.
Oral Interpretation (left to right): First place winner, Clara Tallman of Spring Hill High School and second place winner, Will Sowell of Columbia Academy. Not pictured: Third place winner, student from Richland High School.
U.S. Constitution Winners (left to right): First place winner, Samantha Lopez of Summit High School; second place winner, Lauren Arnold of Summit High School; and third place winner, Jack Morgan of Hickman County High School.
Visual Art Winners (left to right): Third place winner, Bradley Hege of Summit High School and second place winner, Anna Schraber of Summit High School. Not pictured: First place winner student from Richland High School.
Vocal Performance Winners (left to right): First place winner, Sofi SanMiguel of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Khloe Allin of Spring Hill High School; and third place winner, Emma Walker of Columbia Academy.
World Geography Winners (left to right): First place winner, Brice Coates of Hickman County High School; second place winner, Olivia Johnson of Summit High School; and Evan Robinson of Summit High School.
Extemporaneous Speech: First place winner, Jack Simon from Summit High School; second place winner, student from Richland High School; and third place winner, Nathan Hoffman of Summit High School.
Video Winners: First place winners from Summit High School, second place winners from Spring Hill High School, and third place winners from Hickman County High School.
