U.S. Students Earn Gold Medals at 2024 International Biology Olympiad
2 min readMcLean, VA, July 18, 2024 –– The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces all USA Biolympiad Team members were awarded Gold Medals at the 35th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
2024 USA Biolympiad Team IBO Gold Medalists:
Suzuko Ohshima, North Hollywood High School, North Hollywood, CA
Jason Wang, Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriottsville, MD
Bill Sun, Seven Lakes High School, Katy, TX
Frederick Song, Solon High School, Solon, OH
“The USA Biolympiad Team honored the United States at the International Biology Olympiad with receipt of four Gold Medals,” said Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE. “Suzuko, Jason, Bill, and Frederick garnered world recognition with their academic excellence. They are exceptional academic scholars that are headed for outstanding careers in science.”
The 2024 IBO was held from July 7-14 at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. IBO included students from 80 countries across five continents. It awards individual achievement in theoretical and laboratory biology knowledge. IBO delegations consist of four students and two academic advisors. The 2024 USA Biolympiad Team was selected at CEE’s USA Biolympiad National Finals competition held in June on the campus of Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Kathy Frame is the Director of the USA Biolympiad program. Over 11,000 students from 690 schools, 44 states, and 25 International Schools registered in the nationwide high school competition.
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