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GHS Academic Team Qualifies for State

March 7, 2024

Congratulations to the GHS Academic Team who competed on March 7 at the Sectional Competition at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The team took third place overall securing them a spot at the state tournament and individual awards went to the following: Matthew Schilling ’24 – 2nd Place – Math; Cooper Einsweiler ’24 – 2nd place – Biology and Brady Turner ’25 – 1st place – Engineering.

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