Academic Decathalon

Overview-Academic Decathlon

Description:

USAD provides students of all learning levels the opportunity to excel academically through team competition. 

Academic Decathlon is a trivia competition where students spend the year learning new material together before competing for both team and individual awards.  Students from all academic levels are needed to build the team.

The Academic Decathlon® is a team competition wherein students match their intellects with students from other schools.  Students are tested in ten categories: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech.

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores.  Winning teams advance through the local, regional, and state levels of competition.  The state champions compete at the national finals. 

Eligibility:

All students in grades 9-12

Meeting Time:

TBA

Meeting Place:

Media Center