We warmly congratulate Lazaros Karageorgiou, a 3rd Grade Senior High School student, who has been accepted to the top-ranked California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA, with an annual scholarship of $88,835.
Lazaros has been studying at our school on scholarship since the 3rd Grade of Junior High School.
He also attended the Studies Abroad Program, which prepares high school students for admission to universities in the United States and Europe without the need for the International Baccalaureate (IB).
It is worth noting that he has also been accepted to the following universities:
USA
- Rice University, with an annual scholarship of $76,677
- MIT (waitlisted)
- UPenn (waitlisted)
United Kingdom
- University of Cambridge
- Imperial College London
He has also received significant distinctions in International and National Competitions:
Mathematics
- International Competitions
Bronze Medal
- 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), Australia, 2025
- 42nd Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (BMO), Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025
Silver Medal
- 27th Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (JBMO), Albania, 2023
1st Prize
- 12th European Mathematical Cup (EMC), Junior Category, 2023
2nd Prize
- 13th European Mathematical Cup (EMC), Senior Category, 2024
Qualification
- 43rd Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (BMO), Greece, 2026
- National Competitions
Gold Medal
- 43rd National Mathematical Olympiad “Archimedes”, 2026
- 42nd National Mathematical Olympiad “Archimedes”, 2025
Silver Medal
- 41st National Mathematical Olympiad “Archimedes”, 2024
- 40th National Mathematical Olympiad “Archimedes”, 2023
- 39th National Mathematical Olympiad “Archimedes”, 2022
Informatics
- International Competitions
Silver Medal
- 16th Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (JBOI), North Macedonia, 2023
- 6th European Junior Olympiad in Informatics (EJOI), Ukraine, 2022
- 13th Romanian Master of Informatics (RMI), Romania, 2025
Bronze Medal
- 32nd Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (BOI), Italy, 2025
- 7th European Junior Olympiad in Informatics (EJOI), Georgia, 2023
- 15th Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (JBOI), Romania, 2022
Honorable Mention
- 37th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), Bolivia, 2025
- 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), Egypt, 2024
- 31st Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (BOI), North Macedonia, 2024
- 30th Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (BOI), Slovenia, 2023
Qualification
- 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), Uzbekistan, 2026
- 32nd Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (BOI), 2026
- National Competitions
1st Place
- 38th National Olympiad in Informatics, Seniors Category, 2026
- 36th National Olympiad in Informatics, Seniors Category, 2024
- 35th National Olympiad in Informatics, Juniors Category, 2023
2nd Place
- 35th National Olympiad in Informatics, Seniors Category, 2023
3rd Place
- 37th National Olympiad in Informatics, Seniors Category, 2025
