ACADEMIC DECATHLON

 

Academic Decathlon is an organization designed to help students prepare for a regional, statewide, and national academic competition. The Competition involves ten different areas: literature and language, fine art, music, science, mathematics, social science, speech (prepared and impromptu), interview, essay-writing, and the super quiz. Each competing team consists of nine members and one alternate. The team members represent three different grade point categories; three members being from the 3.7-4.0 category (honors), three members from the 2.0-3.7 category (scholastic) and three being from the 2.0 and below category (varsity). We meet weekly on Monday nights, beginning in the fall, to review material that will be used in the competitions.

Each year the Academic Decathlon competition designates a theme. All of the material tested is based on the chosen theme.

Students prepare for the regional competition which takes place in the first week of February each year and for the state competition which takes place during the first week of March. The winner of the state competition, held in Olympia at a Puget Sound Community College, goes on to nationals. Locations for national competitions are announced annually.