Nearly 200 Sacramento-area high school students will go head-to-head in the annual Super Quiz—a fast-paced multiple-choice test of knowledge during Super Bowl weekend. The Sacramento County Office of Education will host the annual Sacramento County Academic Decathlon Super Quiz Saturday, February 4, in the Folsom High School gym starting at 4 p.m.
The public is invited to attend the live, suspense-filled Super Quiz, which caps an entire day of rigorous academic competition by students from 20 local high schools. Super Quiz answers will be posted to screams of excitement (or groans of disappointment) by more than 300 spectators and participants. The topic of this year's Super Quiz is "The European Renaissance: Renewal & Reform." Serving as Super Quiz-Master is Dr. Steve Winlock, Elk Grove Unified School District Associate Superintendent, Pre-K Education.
Admission to view the Super Quiz is free! [Map and driving directions]
Each high school Academic Decathlon team is comprised of nine students-three with "A" grade averages, three with "B" averages, and three with "C" averages-who compete against those with the same grade average. Coaches are local high school teachers. Academic "Decathletes" not only grow in academic achievement; they learn about teamwork, goal-setting, planning, and leadership. Participating schools.
In fall 2005, the Decathletes began "training" before, after, and during school in Academic Decathlon events such as economics, fine arts, science, social science, language, literature, mathematics, music, essay, interview, and speech. On Saturday they will compete starting at 8 a.m., vying for top individual and team scores. Medal winners will be announced at the awards banquet scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, at 6 p.m., in the University Ballroom at California State University, Sacramento. The local team with the most points goes on to compete in the California Academic Decathlon, which takes place March 17-18 in Los Angeles. California's winning team advances to the U.S. Academic Decathlon April 26–29 in San Antonio, Texas.
Now in its 26th year, the Sacramento County Academic Decathlon is presented by staff and dozens of volunteers from the Sacramento County Office of Education. Additional information about the Sacramento County Academic Decathlon is available by phoning the Sacramento County Office of Education at (916) 228-2660.
High schools sending teams to the 2006 Sacramento County Academic Decathlon:
- *Bella Vista High School-San Juan Unified School District (2005 overall team winner)
- Center High School-Center Unified School District
- Del Campo High School-San Juan Unified School District
- Encina High School-San Juan Unified School District
- Folsom High School-Folsom Cordova Unified School District
- Franklin High School-Elk Grove Unified School District
- Galt High School-Galt Joint Union High School District
- John F. Kennedy High School-Sacramento City Unified School District
- Laguna Creek High School-Elk Grove Unified School District
- Luther Burbank High School-Sacramento City Unified School District
- Mira Loma High School-San Juan Unified School District
- New Technology High School-Sacramento City Unified School District
- Rio Americano High School-San Juan Unified School District
- Rio Linda Union High School-Grant Joint Union High School District
- Rio Vista High School-River Delta Unified School District
- San Juan High School-San Juan Unified School District
- Sheldon High School-Elk Grove Unified School District
- St. Francis High School-Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
- Valley High School-Elk Grove Unified School District
- West Campus (Hiram Johnson) High School-Sacramento City Unified School District