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Dr. Vicki L Barber
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2013 El Dorado County Academic Decathlon Competition

 

 

Students from Union Mine, Ponderosa, Oak Ridge and El Dorado High Schools are preparing for the County Academic Decathlon competition.  Essay, Speech and Interview events will be held Wednesday afternoon, January 30th at Union Mine High School.  Subjective testing will be Saturday, February 2nd beginning at 8:00 AM, followed by the public Super Quiz at 3:00 PM in the Union Mine High School Theater.  The afternoon concludes with an Awards Ceremony where students receive medals for their hard word.  Elected officials, school administrators and board members are on hand--acknowledging students, parent support and volunteer participation. 


We are grateful for the support of many volunteers and businesses who make the competition possible.

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The Academic Decathlon provides academic competitions which promote learning and academic excellence through teamwork.   A unique aspect of the Academic Decathlon is that it is designed to include students of all academic abilities and achievement levels. 

Comprehensive high schools on the Western Slope of El Dorado County field teams of nine competitors.  Each team consists of three “A”, three “B”, and three “C or below” students.  Each team member competes against other students in his/her division in ten events:  Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language/Literature, Math, Music, Science, Speech, and SuperQuiz. Overall team scores are calculated using the top two individual scores from each division. 

Winning students receive medals – gold, silver and bronze. The winning team from our county competition travels to state competition. Teams who win state competitions go on to compete at the national level.

Funding for the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon comes from community sponsors and from the general fund of El Dorado Union High School District.  The El Dorado County Office of Education funds a part-time administrative assistant. 

Our county program has been successful for over 30 years due, in part, to the efforts of over 150 volunteers serving in various capacities:  speech and interview judges, testing proctors, computer programmer, registrar or master of ceremonies.  Contributions of time or any dollar amount are gratefully accepted.  Please contact Susan Carney at scarney* or 530.295.2216 to learn more about the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon. 

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