(COLUMBIA, Tenn. – April 8, 2020) - - - On March 6, more than 275 high school students participated in Columbia State Community College’s annual High School Competition when students from 11 southern Middle Tennessee high schools competed in 18 different academic areas, including creative writing, vocal performance, algebra and sociology. 

“We had a great turn out for this year’s High School Competition,”said Dr. Jessica Evans, Columbia State assistant professor of English. “Students competed in 18 areas of academic interest. From geography to sociology, the High School Competition offered students a chance to showcase their skills and talents.”

Dating back to the 1980s, the competition continues to focus on humanities disciplines and has since added math components. 

Photo Caption: Algebra II (left to right): First place winner, Braden Potter of Hampshire Unit School; second place winner, Derek Young of Columbia Academy; and third place winner, Autumn Bopp of Spring Hill High School.

Photo Caption: Trigonometry (left to right): First place winner, Keyton Kodatt of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Madison Stevens of Columbia Academy; and third place winner, Damon Toombs of Columbia Academy.

Photo Caption: Essay (left to right): First place winner, Hannah Diles of Columbia Academy; and third place winner, Phillip Young of Columbia Academy. Not Pictured: Second place winner, Carolyn Baily of Marshall County High School.

Photo Caption: Extemporaneous Speech (left to right): First place winner, Emin Kirimilioglu of Richland High School; second place winner, Aeden Voss of Collinwood High School; and third place winner, Avery Keeler of Hampshire Unit School. 

Photo Caption : Sociology (left to right): First place winner, Chris Fierce of Lewis County High School; second place winner, Darrell Badgley of East Hickman High School; and third place winner, Keanda Givens of East Hickman High School.

Photo Caption: Beginner Spanish/English Translation (left to right): First place winner, Austin Duncan of Lewis County High School; second place winner, Amber Holmes of Lewis County High School; and third place winner, Chloe Dye of Lewis County High School.

Photo Caption: Mass Communications (left to right): First place winner, Kortney Rowland of Hampshire Unit School; second place winner, Karli Bennett of Lewis County High School; and third place winner, Alyssa Tanner of East Hickman High School.

Photo Caption: World Geography (left to right): First place winner, Jeremy Batey of Marshall County High School; and second place winner, Wayne Marcrum of Marshall County High School. Not Pictured: Third place winner, Travis Thompson of Hampshire Unit School.

Photo Caption: U.S. Constitution (left to right): First place winner, Jackson Carter of Spring Hill High School; second place winner, Clark Hill of Mt. Pleasant High School; and third place winner, Nolan Robertson of Richland High School.

Photo Caption: Impromptu Poetry (left to right): First place winner, Abril Chavez of Richland High School; second place winner, Jada Harris of Spring Hill High School; and third place winner, Lillian Sanchez of Spring Hill High School.

Photo Caption: Psychology (left to right): First place winner, Hannah Cox of Loretto High School; second place winner, Gram Abercrombie of Loretto High School; and third place winner, Jose Carneiro of Marshall County High School.

Photo Caption: Advanced Spanish/English Translation (left to right): First place winner, Angel Méndez of Spring Hill High School; second place winner, Kimberly Cardenas of Marshall County High School; and third place winner, Marlene Mejia of Marshall County High School.

Photo Caption: American History (left to right): First place winner, Steven Rester of Marshall County High School; second place winner, Ben McGinn of Columbia Academy; and third place winner, Nolan Robertson of Richland High School. 

Photo Caption: Impromptu Fiction (left to right): First place winner, Katie Harris of Collinwood High School; second place winner, Hannah White of Columbia Academy; and Madelyn Connor of Spring Hill High School. 

Photo Caption: Video (left to right):First place winner, Joseph Fox of Richland High School.

Photo Caption: Oral Interpretation (left to right): First place winner, Cole Robertson of Loretto High School; second place winner, Jacob Novem of Loretto High School; and third place winner, Macy Short of Loretto High School.

Photo Caption: Piano Performance: First place winner, Rachel Stults of Collinwood High School.

Photo Caption:Vocal Competition (left to right): First place winner, Faith Manganaro of Spring Hill High School; second place winner, Andrew Grooms of Mt. Pleasant High School; and third place winner, Kailey Thomason of Richland High School.

Photo Caption: Visual Arts (left to right): First place winner, Macy Morgan of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Katelyn Whitwell of Lewis County High School; and third place winner, Thora DeLoach of East Hickman High School. 

(Not pictured): Anthropology: First place winner, Skyler Collier of East Hickman High School.