MacArthur High School Academic Decathlon Team Wins District Event

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MacArthur High School’s Academic Decathlon team took home first place. The team recently competing in the district meet held Nov. 14-15 at the campus.

Approximately 120 students from throughout the competed at the event. Teams from Aldine, Carver, Davis, Eisenhower and Nimitz also competed in the district meet.

The United States Academic Decathlon® is a 10-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. The students compete in speech, interview, essay, literature, math, science, social science, art, economics, and music.

The Academic Decathlon® is unique. It involves students at the “A,” “B,” and “C” academic levels. They must work together as a team to achieve a specific goal.

The competition also has a theme of study or focus each year. This year’s theme is “New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation.”

MacArthur High School led in overall scoring while Eisenhower High School placed second. The newly formed team at Aldine High School did well coming in third place overall.

Overall Standings @ District Meet
1st Place — MacArthur High School
2nd Place — Eisenhower High School
3rd Place — Aldine High School

Super Quiz Competition
1st Place — Eisenhower High School
2nd Place — MacArthur High School
3rd Place (tie) — Aldine High School & Davis High School

Top Scoring Students Overall in Honors Category
1st Place — Gerardo Salazar, Nimitz High School
2nd Place — Andrés Peridones, Davis High School
3rd Place — Kassandra Lara, MacArthur High School

Top Scoring Students Overall in Scholastic Category
1st Place — Mónica Luna, MacArthur High School
2nd Place — Tommy Nguyen, Eisenhower High School
3rd Place — Luis de León, Eisenhower High School

Top Scoring Students Overall in Varsity Category
1st Place — Eddie Zapata, Eisenhower High School
2nd Place — Blanca Reyna, MacArthur High School
3rd Place — Edwin Arriaga, MacArthur High School

Bryant Acosta, Edwin Arriaga, Karina Ayala, Carlos Canizales, Thomas Casares, Anataly Figueroa, Isidro Jasso, Kassandra Lara, Mónica Luna, Joel Márquez, Manuela Medina, Natalia Nila, Jamy Olivo, Lizbeth Rangel, Blanca Reyna, Cristal Romero, Efraín Vidal, and Alejandro Zeni comprise the MacArthur High School Academic Decathlon team. Teachers James Fons and Melissa Solano coach the team.

The Regional Academic Decathlon Competition is set for January 30-31, 2015. Teams from throughout the region will converge at George Ranch High School in Lamar ISD.