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St. Martin’s Science Olympiad team earned a sixth-place overall finish at the Louisiana Science Olympiad State Championships, competing against 10 teams in a rigorous day of competition held Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Hosted on the campus of Louisiana Christian University in Pineville, the state tournament challenged students with events across anatomy, astronomy, engineering, and environmental science.

Individual Event Medalists

Saints earned multiple podium finishes, particularly in engineering, physics, and design-focused events:

• 2nd Place – Bungee Drop: Alex Diaz and Branden Saucier 
• 2nd Place – Electric Vehicle: Grayson Lambert and Drew Zhou 
• 2nd Place – Engineering CAD: Grayson Lambert and Drew Zhou 
• 2nd Place – Experimental Design: Nia Norton, Branden Saucier, and Juliet Whitaker 
• 3rd Place – Hovercraft: Barrett Boad and James Leftwich 
• 3rd Place – Robot Tour: Grayson Lambert and Drew Zhou

Other Top Finishers

Several additional teams earned top-five placements, contributing to the school's overall standing:

• 4th Place – Forensics 
• 4th Place – Helicopter 
• 5th Place – Boomilever 
• 5th Place – Codebusters 
• 5th Place – Remote Sensing 
• 5th Place – Rocks & Minerals

Academic Performance Across Disciplines

The Saints also saw consistent performance in a variety of scientific categories, placing in the following events:

• Machines: 6th place 
• Entomology: 6th place 
• Disease Detective: 6th place 
• Astronomy: 7th place 
• Dynamic Planet: 7th place 
• Water Quality: 7th place 
• Anatomy & Physiology: 8th place 
• Chemistry Lab: 8th place 
• Circuit Lab: 8th place 
• Designer Genes: 9th place 
• Materials Science: 9th place

Rigorous Academics, Applied with Intention

Participation in Science Olympiad reflects St. Martin’s approach to academic excellence: a rigorous academic program built around purposeful challenge and meaningful application. Students draw on advanced coursework while navigating real constraints such as time limits, design tradeoffs, testing conditions, and collaborative decision-making.