diff --git a/classes/category.py b/classes/category.py
index cb00c5e..b8391f1 100644
--- a/classes/category.py
+++ b/classes/category.py
@@ -1,80 +1,32 @@
 """File for Category class."""
 
-import json
-
-from classes.score import Score, ScoreTime  # pylint: disable=import-error
-
 
 class Category:
-    """Stores a category's information and relative scores."""
+    """Stores a category's information. Used just to pass sql query information around."""
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, category_info: tuple) -> None:
         """
-        Default constructor for Category class. Creates empty category and populates with defaults.
+        Default constructor for Category class. Populates class from sql query results. Tuple order is important.
 
         Args:
             name (str): Category's name
         """
-        self._name: str = name
-        self._ascending: bool = False
-        self._time_record: bool = False
-        self._scores_map: dict = {}
-
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Returns Category class as a string for printing.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Category class as a string
-        """
-        return self.to_str()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: dict):
-        """
-        Creates a Category class from the passed data.
-
-        Args:
-            name (str): Category name
-            data (dict): Rest of Category data in dictionary format
-
-        Returns:
-            Category: Populated Category object
-        """
-        category = cls(name)
-        category.ascending = data["ascending"]
-        category.time_record = data["time_record"]
-        for user, score in data["scores"].items():
-            if category.time_record:
-                score_obj: ScoreTime = ScoreTime(user)
-                score_obj.value = float(score)
-                category.add_score(score_obj)
-            else:
-                score_obj: Score = Score(user)
-                score_obj.value = int(score)
-                category.add_score(score_obj)
-
-        return category
+        self._id: int = category_info[0]
+        self._name: str = category_info[1]
+        self._group_id: int = category_info[2]
+        self._is_ascending: bool = category_info[3]
+        self._is_time_record: bool = category_info[4]
+        self._is_validated: bool = category_info[5]
 
     @property
-    def ascending(self) -> bool:
+    def id(self) -> int:
         """
-        Getter for is ascending.
+        Getter for id.
 
         Returns:
-            bool: is ascending
+            int: id
         """
-        return self._ascending
-
-    @ascending.setter
-    def ascending(self, ascending: bool) -> None:
-        """
-        Setter for is ascending.
-
-        Args:
-            ascending (bool): is ascending
-        """
-        self._ascending = ascending
+        return self._id
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
@@ -87,115 +39,41 @@ class Category:
         return self._name
 
     @property
-    def time_record(self) -> bool:
+    def group_id(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Getter for group id.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: group id
+        """
+        return self._group_id
+
+    @property
+    def is_ascending(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Getter for is ascending.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: is ascending
+        """
+        return self._is_ascending
+
+    @property
+    def is_time_record(self) -> bool:
         """
         Getter for is time record.
 
         Returns:
             bool: is time record
         """
-        return self._time_record
-
-    @time_record.setter
-    def time_record(self, time_record: bool) -> None:
-        """
-        Setter for is time record.
-
-        Args:
-            time_record (bool): is time record
-        """
-        self._time_record = time_record
+        return self._is_time_record
 
     @property
-    def scores(self) -> "list[Score]":
+    def is_validated(self) -> bool:
         """
-        Getter for Scores list.
+        Getter for is validated.
 
         Returns:
-            list[Score]: List of Scores in this Category
+            bool: is validated
         """
-        return self._scores_map.values()
-
-    def add_score(self, score: Score) -> None:
-        """
-        Adds score to dictionary storage map. Sorts dictionary by score value.
-
-        Args:
-            score (Score): Score to be added
-        """
-        if score.user in self._scores_map:
-            self._scores_map[score.user].value = score.value
-        else:
-            self._scores_map[score.user] = score
-
-        self._scores_map = dict(sorted(self._scores_map.items(), key=lambda x: x[1].value, reverse=not self.ascending))
-
-    def clear(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Clears all Scores tracked in score map.
-        This is a test function and shouldn't really be used.
-        """
-        self._scores_map.clear()
-
-    def get_users(self) -> "list[str]":
-        """
-        Returns list of users in this category.
-
-        Returns:
-            list[str]: List of all users in category.
-        """
-        return self._scores_map.keys()
-
-    def get_user_score(self, user: str) -> Score:
-        """
-        Gets a user's score. Returns None if user is not found.
-
-        Args:
-            user (str): Name of score to find
-
-        Returns:
-            Score: User's Score or None
-        """
-        if user in self._scores_map:
-            return self._scores_map[user]
-        return None
-
-    def remove_score(self, user: str) -> Score:
-        """
-        Removes a user's score from dictionary storage.
-
-        Args:
-            user (str): user whose score to remove
-
-        Returns:
-            Score: User's Score or None
-        """
-        if user in self._scores_map:
-            return self._scores_map.pop(user)
-        return None
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        Saves category data as a python dictionary.
-        Does not include category name. It should be the key of above data structure.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: Category class in dictionary format
-        """
-        data = {}
-        data["ascending"] = self.ascending
-        data["time_record"] = self.time_record
-        data["scores"] = {}
-        for score in self.scores:
-            data["scores"][score.user] = score.value
-
-        return data
-
-    def to_str(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Returns Category object as a string.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: string of json representation of Category
-        """
-        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)
+        return self._is_validated