Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2008-04-01

A team from Randolph School in Huntsville won the state finals of the Alabama Science Olympiad at Samford University Saturday, March 29.

Fifteen teams from schools across the state competed in 23 events, representing biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology.

Second place honors went to an Auburn High School team. A team from Grissom High School, Huntsville, finished third.

The Randolph team will represent the state at the national competition, to be held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., May 30-31.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.