Katy ISD Students Earn Top Titles in 2025 Science Olympiad
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KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
June 3, 2025
By Natalie Cook Clark
Katy ISD students rank top among national competitors in the Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament. Seven Lakes High School students win championship title.
Seven Lakes high School takes the championship title for the first time in the school’s history in the 41st Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament.
“I am so proud of our team for earning this incredible honor and representing Seven Lakes and Katy ISD on this national stage,” says Kerri Finnesand, Seven Lakes’ principal. “We are committed to a culture of excellence, and this award only builds on that reputation.”
While they won the high school category, Beckendorff Junior High earned sixth place in a heated competition where the missed placing fifth by 6 points.
Beckendorff and Seven Lakes represented the District last year as well, earning third place and 12th place, respectively.
Science Olympiad is comprised of 27 individual events that assess students’ knowledge across various science fields, including life science, earth and space science, chemistry, technology and engineering, where only the nation’s top 60 teams in each category earn the chance to compete.
In Texas, Science Olympiad competition begins each fall with invitational meets, where students can hone their skills before regional and state tournaments in the spring. The state meet is held each year at Texas A&M University in College Station, and from there, two teams in each category advance to the national competition.
Founded in 1984, Science Olympiad is one of the nation’s most prestigious science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competitions, testing students' knowledge of life sciences, computer science, anatomy and health, astronomy and other science fields.