Columbia State Hosts 2025 High School Competition
On March 21, approximately 130 students from seven schools in southern Middle Tennessee gathered at Columbia State Community College for the annual High School Competition.
Students competed in a range of subjects including American history, archaeology, essay, mathematics, music, psychology, U.S. Constitution and more.
“The weather was ideal, and the competition was strong,” said Daniel Kelley, Columbia State associate professor of English. “As usual, we had an incredible team of faculty and staff volunteers who made the day a tremendous success for the high school competitors and their sponsors.”
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:
World Geography Winners (left to right): First place winner, Kitty Bates of Hickman County High School; second place winner, Isabella Bates of Fairview High School; and third place winner, Reva Patel of Fairview High School.
Mass Communications Winners (left to right): First place winner, Rosa Watson of Fairview High School and second place winner, Yvonne Hopson of Fairview High School.
Essay Winners (left to right): First place winner, Mary Mitra of Hickman County High School; second place winner, Lyndee Hinson of Hickman County High School; and third place winner, Annyston Barker of Columbia Academy.
American History Winners (left to right): First place winner, Nathaniel Card of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Keely Blocker of Hickman County High School; and third place winner, Trey Witherow of Spring Hill High School.
Video Winners (left to right): First place winners, Clara Tallman, Mason Bahr and Parker Ray of Spring Hill High School; and second place winners, Sarah Howell, Jake Tidwell and Savannah Parrish of Hickman County High School.
Visual Art Winners (left to right): First place winner, Leanorha Vaine of Hickman County High School; second place winner, Kaitlin Heitzman of Zion Christian Academy; and third place winner, Braxton Brooks of Columbia Academy.
Creative Writing - Impromptu Fiction Winners (left to right): First place winner, Brittany Carrera of Hickman County High School; second place winner, Mykasia Alderson of Spring Hill High School; and third place winner, Kyla Guzman of Hickman County High School.
Trigonometry Winners (left to right): First place winner, Jacob Helms of Columbia Academy; second place winner, Caroline Holden of Zion Christian Academy; and third place winner, Kayli Nordstrom of Spring Hill High School.
