Five Students Earn Top 10 Placement for Microsoft Competition

Five students from South Kitsap High School earned their placement in the top-ten of the Fall Qualifier for the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) U.S. National Championship.

The Fall Qualifier challenges students aged 13-22 to demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Students from across Washington State competed by submitting high-scoring certification exams, with rankings determined by accuracy and speed.

Please join us in congratulating the five students in our district who placed in the top 10:

• Freddy Rollins earned 2nd place in Microsoft PowerPoint, scoring 978/1000 and completing the exam in just 25 minutes.
• Samuel DiVitto placed 4th in Microsoft PowerPoint with a score of 978/1000, finishing with 10 minutes left.
• Caleb Love earned 9th place in Microsoft Word, achieving a perfect score of 1000/1000 and completing the exam with 12 minutes remaining.
• Russ Bass placed 9th in Microsoft Excel, earning a score of 940/1000 and finishing with 8 minutes left.
• James Cardens finished in 10th place in Microsoft PowerPoint, scoring 957/1000 and completing the exam with nearly 20 minutes remaining.

We are so proud of our students at South Kitsap High School for their amazing achievements, continuing the SK mission of thinking big and getting better every day. These students inspire us and we are looking forward to all they are going to accomplish.