Newsroom | Archive 2006
Hemet High wins eighth consecutive Academic Decathlon
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| Hemet High School's first place team |
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| Beaumont High School's second place team |
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| Corona High School's third place team |
Hemet High School has finished in first place for the eighth time in a row in the Riverside County Academic Decathlon. Teams were honored Wednesday (February 8) in Moreno Valley.
Second-place honors went to Beaumont High School and third to Corona High School.
Hemet High School will take its team to Los Angeles March 17-19 for the State Academic Decathlon. The national competition is April 26-29. The theme this year is “European Renaissance.”
The Academic Decathlon is sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education.
Students from grades nine through twelve competed as individuals and as team members in a series of ten academic tests and demonstrations. Seventeen teams took part in the Riverside County competition this year.
Each team is composed of nine students, three from each grade point category, and includes three Honor (GPA 3.75 – 4.00), three Scholastic (GPA 3.00 – 3.75), and three Varsity (GPA 0.00 – 2.99) students. Students accumulate individual and team points in written events in mathematics, economics, art, music, language/literature and science. Decathletes must also write an essay, participate in a panel interview, and give prepared and impromptu speeches.
The first day of competition featured academic testing and essay. The second day included the speeches, interviews and the Super Quiz.
Hemet High School won the Super Quiz, La Sierra High School and West Valley High School tied for second, and Beaumont High School finished third.
Complete list of team and individual winners
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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