Individual and team winners of the 28th Annual Sacramento County Academic Decathlon—held February 2 at Valley High School—have been announced by Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools David W. Gordon.
Modeling their efforts after the Olympic Decathlon, nearly 300 local students competed for awards in 10 demanding academic events: Mathematics, Art, Music, Language/Literature, Economics, Science, Essay, Speech, Interview, and Super Quiz. Contestants represented 26 schools in Sacramento County plus one school from Yuba City.
KCRA Channel 3 Anchor and Political Reporter Kevin Riggs served as emcee of the awards banquet. Students received gold, silver, or bronze medals for their efforts. SAFE Credit Union provided $10,000 in scholarships to be distributed among top-scoring students.
Below is a listing of top scorers honored on February 6 at the Academic Decathlon Awards Banquet presented by the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) in the University Ballroom at California State University, Sacramento.
Winners of Super Decathlete Awards
(students with overall best individual scores):
Gold Medal Winners
Bradford Nguyen, Bella Vista High
Andrew Clarke, Folsom High School
Emily Nugent, Bella Vista High School
Silver Medal Winners
Alan Lin, Laguna Creek High School
David Manske, Bella Vista High School
Brooke Bischoff, Bella Vista High School
Bronze Medal Winners
Thomas Simpson, Bella Vista High School
Katie Lindsey, Folsom High School
Michael Panush, John F. Kennedy High School
Highest Scoring Member of Each Team
Bella Vista High School: Bradford Nguyen
Center High School: Staci Baldwin
Del Campo High School: Allyce Ondricka
Encina High School: Babar Gul
Folsom High School: John Liu
Franklin High School: Christian Fong
Galt High School: Ashley Tiapon
Hiram Johnson High School: Kimberbly Saecho
Inderkum High School: Robert Valentine
John F. Kennedy High School: Sho Takatori
Laguna Creek High School: Alan Lin
Luther Burbank High School: Simon Flores
C.K. McClatchy High School: Roger Schiwtalla
Mira Loma High School: Yosup Kim
Monterey Trail High School: Tran Khanh-Hien
New Technology High School: Travis Schilling
Pleasant Grove High School: Kyle East
Rio Americano High School: Katherine Wilkins
Rio Linda High School: Curtis Phelps
Rio Vista High School: Wilding Threlfall
Rosemont High School: Sarah Blackwell-Simon
San Juan High School: Neda Namiranian
Sheldon High School: Amy Vo
St. Francis High School: Lauren Gonzalez
Valley High School: Bee Vang
West Campus High School: Cassandra Hy
Recipient of Team Leadership Award
Bella Vista High School: Bradford Nguyen
Center High School: Staci Baldwin
Del Campo High School: Allyce Ondricka
Encina High School: Jonathan Patterson
Folsom High School: Morgan Steele
Franklin High School: Christian Fong
Galt High School: Ashley Tiapon
Hiram Johnson High School: Alexander Moua
Inderkum High School: Adrianna Honigs
John F. Kennedy High School: Sho Takatori
Laguna Creek High School: Claire Michaels
Luther Burbank High School: Kevin Xiong
C.K. McClatchy High School: Roger Schiwtalla
Mira Loma High School: Griselda Velado
Monterey Trail High School: Kathy Le
New Technology High School: Carlyn Lawson
Pleasant Grove High School: Alison Bartow
Rio Americano High School: Alex Kuper
Rio Linda High School: Nina Ugarte
Rio Vista High School: Tiffany Jare
Rosemont High School: Michael Walton
San Juan High School: Jennifer Gartrell
Sheldon High School: Matthew King
St. Francis High School: Mondrea Vaden
Valley High School: Bee Vang
West Campus High School: Tammy Saecho
County Schools Placing Highest in the Super Quiz
(compilation of scores from written & oral exams):
1st Bella Vista High School
2nd Folsom High School
3rd Del Campo High School
4th John F. Kennedy High School
5th Laguna Creek High School
School with "Most Improved" Score From Prior Year
John F. Kennedy High School
Sacramento County Schools Earning the Most Overall Points
1st Bella Vista High School (advances to statewide competition March 7-10 In Sacramento)
2nd Folsom High School
3rd John F. Kennedy High School
4th Del Campo High School
5th Laguna Creek High School
6th Mira Loma High School
7th Rio Americano High School
8th St. Francis High School
9th Rio Vista High School
10th Center High School
11th Pleasant Grove High School*
12th Valley High School
13th Sheldon High School
14th Franklin High School
15th Inderkum High School
16th West Campus High School
17th Rio Linda High School
18th C.K. McClatchy High School*+
19th New Technology High School
20th Luther Burbank High School
21st San Juan High School
22nd Encina High School
23rd Rosemont High School*+
24th Monterey Trail High School+
25th Hiram Johnson High School*+
26th Galt High School+
* New in 2008
+ Partial team