FUSD High Schools Compete in Academic Decathlon

Students from A.B. Miller, Fontana, Jurupa Hills, Kaiser, and Summit High Schools were among the 500 students competing in the 28th annual San Bernardino County Academic Decathlon on Saturdays, January 29 and February 5.  The scholastic competition pitted a record 52 teams of students from 29 local high schools against one another in 10 academic disciplines.  Teams and individual students were recognized with certificates, trophies and gold, silver or bronze medals at the awards ceremony on February 10.  Among those honored was Fontana High School's Academic Decathlon Team which placed ninth overall in the competition and Kaiser High School's Decathlon Team which came in second place for the Super Quiz.

This year's theme, "The Great Depression," provided a challenge, powerful academic growth, and tremendous rewards for the students involved.  Like the Decathlon of the ancient Greeks, the San Bernardino County Academic Decathlon consists of ten exacting and exciting competitions.  But, while the Greek events were contests of physical strength, the San Bernardino County event is a test of academic strength and endurance.  Teams are composed of nine students, three from each of the grade point categories of “A” (Honors), “B” (Scholastic), and “C” (Varsity).  There were written tests in the areas of math, economics, science, language/literature, music, art and social science.  Students wrote an essay, faced a panel of interviewers and gave impromptu and prepared speeches.  For the finale, teams competed in a Super Quiz, a college bowl-style event consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions.  In the Super Quiz, Redlands took first place, followed by Kaiser in second and a tie for third between Chino Hills and Montclair.

A.B. Miller High School - Andreas Vamvakas, Head Coach

Red Team
Maria Albidrez, Daniel Amigon, Robert Carrillo, Christopher Casillas, Jessica Gallegos, Guillermo Morales, Adrian Munoz, Miguel Villa and Virginia Villa

Black Team
Ashly Celis, Genesis Chavez, Maria Esther Govea, Eric Ilescas, Dulce Leguizamo, Hector Martinez, Fabiola Ortiz, Mercedes Tapia and Jacqueline Varela

Fontana High School - Theresa Aguilar, Head Coach; Co-Coaches Gavin Alexander, Davis Fischer, Edward Romero and Jennifer Escobar

White Team
America Anglin, Clarissa Berrospe, Ashley Pulgarin, Hector Quinones, Anthony Salgado and Felipe Sanchez

Maroon Team
Christopher Blacksher, Noel Calderon, Kosal Chan, Alejandro Escobar, Lea Galang, Ian O'Neill, Janel Preciado, Leticia Quinones and Cristina Salgado

Jurupa Hills High School - Kathleen Quiroz West, Head Coach

Team
Anatassia Costello, Tom Delgadillo, Tanya Enriquez, Monique Magdaleno, Daniel Narvaez, Aaron Perez-Tarango, Amanda Robinette and Jonathan Rosales

Kaiser High School - Sean O'Connor, Head Coach; Cliff Dodds, Co-Coach

Green Team
Joseph Andrade, Joshua Cagle-Smith, Anthony Cervantes, Kristyan Cortez, Omar Garcia Dealba, Ashley Iraheta, Juan Togual, Edwin Urbina and Paola Urena

Black Team
Adriana Cervantes Rea, Manette Macias, Rebecca Marez, Angela Nguyen, Bandon Romero, William Sandson, Ryan Sorice, Blair Washington and Frank Wolverton

Summit High School - Thomas Prentiss II, Coach

Silver Team
Gabriela Crisanto, Aaron Delgadillo, Victor Gonzalez, Juan Hernandez, Diane Herrera, Jakob Jordan, Chelsea LeBlanc, Tasnia Qazi and James Zamora

Blue Team
Asheeka Arif, Soham Bhatt, Elizabeth Camberos, Matthew Coulson, Angel Delgadillo, Daniela Guzman, Shannon Lasiter, Matthew MacFarlane and Erika Perez

Academic Decathlon Individual Winners

Varsity Math

2rd Place

Varsity

Ian O'Neill

Fontana - Maroon Team

Junior Varsity Math

1st Place

Varsity

Felipe Sanchez

Fontana - White Team

Varsity Economics

2rd Place

Varsity

William Sandson

Kaiser - Black Team

Junior Varsity Economics

1st Place

Varsity

Anthony Cervantes

Kaiser - Green Team

Varsity Super Quiz

2rd Place

Honors

Frank Wolverton

Kaiser - Black Team

Junior Varsity Super Quiz

1st Place	Scholastic	Juan Togual	Kaiser - Green Team
1st Place	Varsity	Anthony Cervantez	Kaiser - Green Team

Varsity Social Science

2rd Place	Honors	Frank Wolverton	Kaiser - Black Team
2nd Place	Honors	Angela Nguyen	Kaiser - Black Team
2nd Place	Varsity	William Sandson	Kaiser - Black Team
3rd Place	Scholastic	Adriana Cervantes Rea	Kaiser - Black Team
3rd Place	Varsity	Matthew Coulson	Summit - Blue Team

Junior Varsity Social Science

1st Place

Varsity

Anthony Cervantes

Kaiser - Green Team

Varsity Art

3rd Place

Varsity

William Sandson

Kaiser - Black Team

Junior Essay

2nd Place	Varsity	Matthew Coulson	Summit - Blue Team
3rd Place	Honors	Rebecca Marez	Kaiser - Black Team

Junior Varsity Essay

1st Place

Honors

Omar Garcia Dealba

Kaiser - Green Team

Varsity Speech

1st Place	Honors	Rebecca Marez	Kaiser - Black Team
3rd Place	Honors	Angela Nguyen	Kaiser - Black Team
3rd Place	Scholastic	Alejandro Escobar	Fontana - Maroon Team
3rd Place	Varsity	Ryan Sorice	Kaiser - Black Team

Junior Varsity Speech

1st Place

Varsity

Anthony Cervantes

Kaiser - Green Team

Varsity Interview

3rd Place	Scholastic	Alejandro Escobar	Fontana - Maroon Team
3rd Place	Varsity	Blair Washington	Kaiser - Black Team

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Varsity Division School Event Winners

Super Quiz

2nd Place

Kaiser - Black Team

Speech

1st Place

Kaiser - Black Team

Economics

2nd Place

Kaiser - Black Team

Social Science

2nd Place

Kaiser - Black Team

Essay

2nd Place

Kaiser - Black Team

 

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