Academic Decathlon team places 3rd in state
Posted by Jeffrey Roy on March 9, 2008
Franklin High School’s Academic Decathlon team came in third place in the State Finals competition held at Walpole High on Saturday, March 8, 2008. This year’s topic was the American Civil War, and Franklin followed winner Acton-Boxborough and second place finisher Wellesley in the day-long competition.
The team is coached by Pamela Cook and Kevin McCarthy, both teachers at Franklin High.
The Academic Decathlon team is made up of nine students in A,B, or C categories based on their G.P.A. Students compete in the areas of literature, social science, science, fine arts, math, economics, and the Super Quiz. The topics in each area change yearly, and the schools with the highest totals go on to the final state competition in March. At that time an essay, an interview, and two speeches are added to the test and the Super Quiz portions.
The event is organized throughout the country by the United States Academic Decathlon organization. The winner of the state event goes on to participate in the national competition will be held April 30 – May 3, 2008 in Garden Grove, California.
In addition to the team competition, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores. In the State competition, Franklin had seven medal winners as follows:
Elise Howell- Bronze in language & literature, Silver in music
Kevin Moore- Silver in interview
Alicia Roy- Gold in art, Gold in science
Arushi Singh- Bronze in interview
Patrick Skehill- Gold in economics
Congratulations to the Academic Decathlon Team and thank you for bringing honor and pride to the Franklin Public Schools.
The FHS students maintain an AcaDec page on Facebook which can be viewed by clicking here.
