As the premiere biology competition for high school students in the United States, the USA Biology Olympiad enriches the life sciences education of nearly 10,000 talented students annually. It provides the motivation, curricular resources, and skills training to take them beyond their classroom experience to the level of international competitiveness.

The day-long event features group and individual events for 10 area high school teams. Students face off in a Biology Bowl, patterned after the popular College Bowl question and answer format. Participants also get the chance to use their critical thinking skills in an experimental design competition. Other events include trivia contests, scavenger hunts, and individual events in ecology, genetics, botany, zoology, and human anatomy and physiology. The day ends with an awards ceremony honoring the top scoring schools.

This competition challenges high school students to demonstrate their knowledge of biology while simultaneously encouraging interest in all the sciences.  The 2009-10 squad competed under the direction of retired biology instructor Tony Gennaro.