The Academic Decathlon team placed 2nd in the medium school competition on Saturday, January 21. They will be returning to State on February 17-18 at Creighton University. The theme this year is Age of Empire.
Alliance team members won the following medals Saturday: (Students compete in levels based on their grade point averages.)
Honors level:
Sean Stewart – 2nd in Economics, 3rd in Art
Taylor Mack – 2nd in Science, 3rd in Math
Scholastic level:
Jett Jurgens – 1st in Language & Literature, 1st in Art, 1st in Math, 1st in Science, and 3rd in Economics. Jett also received a medal for being the top scorer on the Alliance team.
Jared Hawley – 2nd in Art. Jared was the high scorer in Super Quiz.
Varsity level:
Jacob Johnston – 1st in Art, 1st in Economics, 2nd in Music, 2nd in Math, 2nd in Science
Josh Raum – 2nd in Language & Literature, 3rd in Math
Sean, Taylor, Jett, Jared, Jacob, and Josh made up Alliance’s Super Quiz team and received bronze (3rd place) medals. The Super Quiz was about European Imperialism from 1492 until the decolonization movement of the mid-20th century.
Alternates also competed for medals.
Andrew Edmonston – 1st in Language & Literature, 1st in Science, 2nd in Art, 2nd in Music, and 3rd in Economics.
Edgar Reynaga – 2nd in Science, 3rd in Math, and 3rd in Music.
Also competing as a part of the Alliance team (but not receiving medals):
Valerie Beraun and Brady Shimp
Mrs. Patricia Jones coaches the Alliance High School Academic Decathlon team.