On February 20, 2016, the 7th Annual Vermont Brain Bee was held with 39 competitors from eight schools and six teams from five of the schools. Eliza Kissam and Ryan Martin, both juniors from Burlington Technical Center, placed first and second. Lauren Whitehouse, a junior from Essex High School came in third. In the team categories, Burlington Technical Center entered two teams and placed first and second with Essex’s team coming in third.