Once upon a time, there was a small high school in Cusetta.
Located in the western central region of the state of Georgia, its closest "big city" was Columbus.
Its mission was to "prepare young people to become lifelong learners in a small school setting."
One day in late 2015, word came of a competition between learners at high schools throughout the state.
The annual competition was based on knowledge of math, biology, chemistry, Earth science, energy, and physics.
They were learners of those subjects!
So, they filled out the necessary paperwork and met the deadlines to compete in the 2016 Georgia Regional Science Bowl, the preliminary round of competition.
Then they prepared and practiced.
In late January of this year, they participated in their first-ever science competition with students from other nearby high schools.
And they won!
Hooray!
That meant they would be going to the State Science Bowl in Savannah in late February!
And so they did.
And the four-student team from Chattahoochee County High School blew away their competitors.
In one round of the eight played, they scored 208, the highest score ever.
Ever.
Now, these champions will be attending the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC.
As state champions, all of their expenses to, and at, the event itself are covered.
Once there, they will be competing with high school students from every state in the USA.
Go and make Georgia proud, y'all!
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