<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0427-bc-stem-hosts-physics-olympics-for-local-high-school-students.html" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><title>BC STEM Hosts Physics Olympics for Local High School Students</title><item_date>04/27/2026 12:42:36 PM</item_date><author/><description/><image><img src="/_resources/assets/img/news/physics-olympics-news-2026-H.jpg" alt="photo montage of physics competition creations"/></image><tags><tag>2026</tag><tag>news</tag></tags><content_summary>Monday, April 27, 2026 Last week, the STEM Department at Bakersfield College hosted their annual Physics Olympics for local high school students. The event took place on BC’s Panorama Campus and participants competed in a variety of physics...</content_summary></item>