County high school students were put to the test on their knowledge of the human brain at the 8th Annual Southern Maryland Brain Bee, held this past Saturday at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
An officially sanctioned event of The International Brain Bee, the Southern Maryland Brain Bee is a neuroscience Q&A competition for secondary school students that aims to motivate them to learn about the brain, capture their imaginations, and inspire them to pursue careers in biomedical research.
Participating schools included Great Mills High School, St. Mary’s Ryken High School, Leonardtown High School, and James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center.
Gabi Voithofer, of Leonardtown High School, was the winner of this year’s event. Gabi is eligible to compete in the National Brain Bee on March 20-21 in Baltimore, Md.
