On Saturday, January 25th, the Camden High School Science Olympiad team continued its tradition of great performances as it competed in the 2025 Mid-State Regional Competition at LeMoyne College. The Blue Devils produced top ten finishes in five events en route to a 13th place finish out of 34 teams. Camden scored a total of 375 points on the day.
Highlighting the day was a third place finish by Camden’s entry in the Geologic Mapping event, contested by Bella Keller and Annaka Stauring.
A fourth place finish was achieved in the Dynamic Planet event, with Jacob Lago and Mackenzie Keil representing Camden.
Also snagging medals were Camden’s sixth place finishing entries. In the Codebusters event, the Blue Devils were successful with Annaka Stauring, Thomas Potter, and Justin Melnick. An identical finish was achieved in the Wind Power event with Jacob Lago.
To round out Camden’s accolades, Stauring also finished seventh in the Optics event.
Founded in 1984 and incorporated in 1993, New York State Science Olympiad, Inc. ("NYSSO") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which seeks to engage and challenge students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ("STEM") through various levels of team-based, collaborative, and competitive tournaments throughout New York State. There are over 650 participating teams statewide.