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Committed to Achieving ACHS Academic Decathlon Success
Posted 2/2/23

American Canyon students are Academic Decathlon winners! Last week the team competed at the Bay Area Regional Competition. The team placed 5th of 17 teams, continuing an eight-year streak of placing among the top five teams in the region. They also received an award check from Travis Credit Union to help offset the costs to attend the state competition. The team will officially represent Napa Country at the State Competition in March.

The team earned six medals:

Katherine M., Honors: Gold in Speech, Gold in Social Science, Bronze in overall highest scoring Junior in the Honors Division. 

Mischa S., Scholastic: Silver in Interview

Ananya S., Varsity: Bronze in Interview, Bronze in Math

The following students compete in the state competition: 

Those attending as a team, are in bold.

Arianne A., Linda Colin J., Katherine M., Zachary Z. 

Scholastic: Joshua B., Ezekiel C., Jesus C., Elena C., Mischa S., Haylene S.

Varsity: Jayden B., Ananya S.

A huge thanks to Ms. Alma Gonzalez, the club's dedicated faculty advisor. Wondering how you might get involved and help these students? Volunteer as a mock speech or interview judge on Tuesday, March 14th, Friday, March 17th, or Monday, March 20th. Sign up here.