the schools fencing team is one of the largest in the nation having over  freshmen join the team in the last year alone the boys team is consistently ranked among the top in the state while the girls team has won the state championship  out of  years the girls team record for the combined - seasons was − in  the girls fencing team defeated bernards high school − to win the njsiaa  girls team fencing state tournament columbia won the  boys team fencing state championship with a - win over voorhees high school the teams head coach dr arthur paulina won his milestone th victory during the - season in the − season the boys fencing team took home the épée state title in the − season the girls team won district iii but finished th in the state losing in the quarterfinals to governor livingston high school the boys team won the cetrulo tournament and the njsiaabollinger district  championships earning them a top seed going into the njsiaa state championship tournament the boys team won state championships for the first time since  in a − win over bernards high school in the − season~