Contact: Xanthi Soriano, Executive Director, Communications
Phone: (916) 228-2713 • Email: xsoriano@scoe.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Sacramento, CA—The Sacramento County Office of Education applauds Folsom High School, from the Folsom Cordova Unified School District, for achieving the highest score in the 44th Annual Sacramento County Academic Decathlon. The Folsom team—also the winner of the 2022 and 2023 competitions—now advances to the State Finals, which conclude on March 23, 2024, in Santa Clara. California’s winning team will then advance to the U.S. Academic Decathlon, being held April 25–27, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
During this year’s Academic Decathlon, 11 Sacramento County teams competed, alongside four Placer County teams that were scored separately. To prepare for the academic competition, students devoted months of study to this year’s theme, “Technology and Humanity.”
An awards ceremony was held on Monday evening. At the ceremony, SAFE Credit Union Board Chairman Terry Tremelling and Vice President of Community Relations Rebecca Delmundo awarded college scholarships to the top-scoring students. A long-time Academic Decathlon sponsor, SAFE generously donated $7,500 in scholarships for top-scoring students.
About the Sacramento County Office of Education
The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), plays a leadership role in the delivery of quality education to the students in Sacramento County, which is home to the California state capital comprising 1.4 million residents and seven cities. SCOE directly educates more than 30,000 children and adults each year—including thousands of district teachers who attend training sessions and workshops. It provides support services to more than 247,000 students in 13 school districts, four of which are some of the state’s largest. SCOE provides technical assistance, curriculum and instructional support, staff development, legal and financial advice, and oversight to Sacramento County school districts. Its programs and services are available to schools, districts, and other county offices of education across the region.
Considered a leader of the Capital Service Region—a 10-county area consisting of Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties—SCOE is one of 58 county offices of education in California. SCOE staff work year-round providing services which complement and supplement those offered by public school districts in Sacramento County.
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