Local Students Awarded Medals at 30th Annual Sacramento County Academic Decathlon
Individual and team winners of the 30th Annual Sacramento County Academic Decathlon, held February 6 at Inderkum High School, have been announced by Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools David W. Gordon. Modeling their efforts after the Olympic Decathlon, close to 300 local students competed for awards in ten demanding academic events: Mathematics, Art, Music, Language/Literature, Economics, Science, Essay, Speech, Interview and Super Quiz. Contestants represented 25 schools in Sacramento County. Only one high school will advance to state finals.
The top scorers were honored February 9 at the Academic Decathlon Awards Banquet presented by the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) at the Sacramento State College University Ballroom. KCRA Channel 3 Anchor and Political Reporter Kevin Riggs served as emcee of the awards banquet. Students received gold, silver or bronze medals for their efforts.
SAFE Credit Union provided $10,000 in scholarships to be distributed among top-scoring students. The top three school teams are as follows:
1st Place – Folsom High School (Folsom Cordova Unified School District)
2nd Place – Bella Vista High School (San Juan Unified School District)
3rd Place – Franklin High School (Elk Grove Unified School District)
Folsom High School is now eligible to
The top scorers were honored February 9 at the Academic Decathlon Awards Banquet presented by the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) at the Sacramento State College University Ballroom. KCRA Channel 3 Anchor and Political Reporter Kevin Riggs served as emcee of the awards banquet. Students received gold, silver or bronze medals for their efforts.
SAFE Credit Union provided $10,000 in scholarships to be distributed among top-scoring students. The top three school teams are as follows:
1st Place – Folsom High School (Folsom Cordova Unified School District)
2nd Place – Bella Vista High School (San Juan Unified School District)
3rd Place – Franklin High School (Elk Grove Unified School District)
Folsom High School is now eligible to