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| United States Academic Decathlon |
The United States Academic Decathlon is a ten-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Each high school enters a team of nine students: 3 "A" or Honor students (3.750 - 4.00 GPA), 3 "B" or Scholastic students (3.00 - 3.749 GPA), and 3 "C or below" Varsity students (0.00 - 2.999 GPA).
In the small school division Mount Michael’s Academic Decathlon team placed 2nd nationally against schools from across the country. In a score comparison of divisions, the Knights would have even placed second among the medium sized schools.
Representing the Knights in the National competition were: Jon Collins, Ben Connealy, Collin Donahue, Cameron Engel, Zach Frevert, Rowan Gruber, Alex Hotovy, Jacob Ramaekers, Adam Terasinski.
For overall individual national honors Adam Terasinski placed 2nd for a silver medal at the varsity level while Alex Hotovy placed 3rd for a bronze medal at the scholastic level.
In individual subject areas the Knights received the following:
Art:
Alex Hotovy: 1st place (scholastic)
Adam Terasinski: 2nd place (varsity)
Economics:
Benjamin Connealy: 2nd place (varsity)
Essay:
Rowan Gruber: 1st place (honors)
Jonathan Collins: 2nd place (honors)
Collin Donahue: 1st place (scholastic)
Adam Terasinski: 1st place (varsity)
Language/Literature:
Alex Hotovy: 3rd place (scholastic)
Adam Terasinski: 1st place (varsity)
Benjamin Connealy: 3rd place (varsity)
Math:
Jonathan Collins: 2nd place (honors)
Zach Frevert: 2nd place (scholastic)
Adam Terasinski: 3rd place (varsity)
Music:
Alex Hotovy: 1st place (scholastic)
Social Science:
Alex Hotovy: 2nd place (scholastic)
Adam Terasinski: 1st place (varsity)
The team has already begun to prepare for next year’s competition. The theme for 2014-2015 season is New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation.