The Academic Decathlon is officially the most rigorous academic competition in the nation for high school students who compete in ten events. The events include written tests in language and literature, economics, science, art, music, mathematics, and the super quiz topic, a specific theme for the year, which was the Renaissance. Additionally, students compete in essay, speech, and interview.
Dreher High School’s United States Academic Decathlon Team won the state championship on March 3 at USC. This marks the fourth consecutive year the Dreher team has represented SC at the national competition.
This year’s overall Gold Medalist is Ali Collins; Amy Zhang, overall Silver Medalist; and Claire Sumaydeng- Bryan, overall Bronze Medalist. Nine students represented Dreher in the competition:
+Honors Level: Ali Collins, Amy Zhang and Jaclyn Hall
+Scholastic Level: Cary Fontana, Patrick Barrineau and Jonathan Watson
+Varsity Level: Claire Sumaydeng-Bryan, Robert Starnes and Terrence Aldridge
The team won Gold, Silver, and Bronze at the Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity Levels. This is the first year Dreher has won all nine overall medals.
Overall Results
Essay:
* Gold-Jaclyn Hall and
Amy Zhang
* Silver-Cary Fontana
and Jonathan Watson
* Bronze-Claire
Sumaydeng -Bryan
Music:
* Gold-Amy Zhang
* Silver-Patrick
Barrineau
* Bronze-Claire
Sumaydeng-Bryan
Math:
Silver-Ali Collins
Speech:
* Gold-Jaclyn Hall
* Silver-Amy Zhang
* Bronze-Patrick
Barrineau
Interview:
* Gold-Amy Zhang
* Silver-Ali Collins
* Bronze-aclyn Hall
Economics:
* Gold-Ali Collins
* Silver-Jaclyn Hall
* Bronze-Amy Zhang
Science:
* Gold-Claire
Sumaydeng_Bryan
Art:
* Gold-Ali Collins and
Claire Sumaydeng-
Bryan
* Silver-Amy Zhang
and Jaclyn Hall
* Bronze-Robert
Starnes
Language and
Literature:
* Gold-Amy Zhang
* Silver-Jaclyn Hall
and Ali Collins
Super Quiz:
* Gold-Amy Zhang
* Silver-Ali Collins
* Bronze-Cary
Fontana
Individual Medal Totals:
* Ali Collins: 20
* Amy Zhang: 20
* Jaclyn Hall: 17
* Cary Fontana: 14
* Patrick Barrineau: 13
* Jonathan Watson: 9
* Terrence Aldridge: 11
* Robert Starnes: 12
* Claire Sumaydeng-
Bryan: 18
Kaileen Yeh, an alternate, received the top team score in math, and Luke Bradley, also an alternate, had the top economics score in the competition.
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