Seven Lakes Student Medals in Biolympiad National Finals
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KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
July 9, 2026
By Natalie Cook Clark
We’re still in summer, but Katy ISD students are still representing and winning awards. A Seven Lakes student beat out over 12,000 students to win a bronze medal in the USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals held at Harvard University.
Malachi Dawson, a Seven Lakes high School biology scholar, earned the bronze medal in the USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals. The finals were held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from June 21 to July 2, 2026.
“CEE is proud of the USABO finalists who are future leaders in bio-based careers,” says Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE.
12,808 students from 47 U.S. schools in 46 states and 35 international schools registered in the nationwide high school competition. Dawson was one of four bronze medalists.
CEE’s USA Biolympiad (USABO) is the nation’s most prestigious biology education and testing program for U.S. high school students. USABO’s mission concentrates on stimulating intellectual curiosity in young scholars and developing their critical thinking in laboratory skills and biological reasoning to propel them to careers of excellence and leadership in STEM.
The finals lasted 10 days as students participated in intensive theoretical and practical tutorials. The high school students studied with leading U.S. biologists in the fields of cellular & molecular biology, plant anatomy & physiology, animal anatomy & physiology, genetics & evolution, ecology, ethology, and biosystematics.
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