Academic Decathlon
National Junior High Catholic School Academic Decathlon
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History: The United States Catholic Schools Academic Decathlon was founded in September, 1989 by Dr. Mark Ryan who was a junior high teacher at St. Aloysius School in south-central Los Angeles. Dr. Ryan had a vision for an academic event to parallel the athletic competitions so prevalent in schools. What began as a tiny competition involving a handful of schools from the greater Los Angeles area has grown to become an event involving Catholic junior high students from across the United States, involving over 200 schools. The Decathlon is currently under the guiding jurisdiction of the California Catholic State Superintendents Curriculum Committee.
National Academic Junior High Decathlon Coordinator & Diocese of San Diego Coordinator:
Mrs. Cindy Hesse, contact: AJHDcentral@gmail.com
News:
Decathlon Resource List (formerly called the Study Guide) will be released via Basecamp. Coaches and principals are invited to join this site by clicking this link and subscribing to the AJHD National Public Coach Site: https://3.basecamp.com/3544105/join/wUC4qyrpwKsW
Important Dates
Academic Decathlon Date (All Arch/diocese with the exception of LA): Saturday, March 7, 2020
Diocese of San Diego - St. Augustine High School
National Academic Decathlon Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020
Diocese of San Bernardino - Aquinas High School
Decathlon Format
The Academic Decathlon consists of ten events:
Logic Quiz – Group participation (10 students) maximum points - 5,000 points • 20 problems
Super Quiz – Group participation (10 students) maximum points - 5,000 points • 50 multiple choice questions on FIVE subjects: • Religion • Literature • Fine Arts/Music • Science • Social Studies • Plus a tie-breaker Individual Categories
Eight Subject Areas -1,000 points each subject - 8,000 total points Religion • English • Literature • Science • Mathematics • Current Events • Social Studies • Fine Arts (Art and Music)
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