MHS wins the top prize in the high school division.
MILLBURN -- Millburn High School took first place in the high school division at the New Jersey Science Olympiad NJIT Regional Tournament held Jan. 11 in Newark.
Nearly 700 middle and high school students from Northern New Jersey competed in 13 science-related contests that ranged from bridge building and food science to forensics and geologic mapping. Prizes were awarded to the overall winners as well as to winners of each event.
Other top winners in the high school division were Morris Hills High School, which finished second overall, and Hillsborough High School, which finished third. Montgomery Upper Middle School took first place in the middle school contest followed by Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Franklin, which took second, and Rising Star Academy in Union City, which finished third. Millburn High School will now compete in the statewide Science Olympiad taking place March 8 at Middlesex County College in Edison.
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