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McCallie Choir Members Perform at Lee; Science Olympiad Advances to State

The McCallie swimmers weren’t the only big winners around campus this past weekend. Four members of the McCallie Choir _ Ellison Lord, '26, Alex Hammontree, '28, Thomas Hardin, '27, and Elijah Cooper, '26 _ performed in the Honors Choir at Lee University.

Four students at Lee University for Honors Choir 2025

The Science Olympiad A-Team delivered a stellar performance at Regionals, finishing second among 13 schools and just five points away from first place. The team won 16 top-three medals out of 23 events, with first-place finishes in Ecology, Microbe Mission, Robot Tour, and Entomology. Their strong showing qualifies them for the State Tournament on Saturday, April 5, in Knoxville.

The B-Team also had a strong performance, medaling in five events with two top-three finishes.

Science Olympiad Teams

A Team:

  • Henry Anderson, '27
  • Jack Archer, '25
  • Nishanth Basava, '25
  • Peyton Chang, '26
  • Isaac George, '27
  • Akhil Giddaluri, '26
  • Nikhil Giddaluri, '26
  • Benjamin Jeong, '26
  • Alex Jiang, '26
  • Joshua Kim, '26
  • Gokul Palanati, '25
  • Soham Punjani, '26
  • Aubrey Raff, '26
  • Zain Rifai, '26
  • Anthony Xiam, '26

B Team:

  • Om Kapadia, '27
  • Maxim Lee, '27
  • Krush Patel, '26
  • Nik Shanta, '26
  • Sye Simmons, '26
  • Vishnu Vardhana, '27

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