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Dr. Vicki L Barber
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2009 El Dorado County Academic Decathlon Competition

 

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California State University, Sacramento

 

Each student participating in the ACE program, by studying the Academic Decathlon curriculum, has the opportunity to earn up to 3 CSUS units. Cost to each student is only $5 – an especially good opportunity as tuition costs are increasing and colleges have to limit enrollment.  An additional benefit is that students enrolled in an ACE class can take as many additional lower-division courses at CSUS as they can handle with no additional cost.  For additional information, visit the CSUS site http://edweb.csus.edu/Projects/ace/ or contact Clare Dusek at 530.622.6173.

 

  • ACE Application complete with signatures (student, parent or guardian, and instructor)
  • Include a copy of high school transcript
  • Include $ 5 check payable to CSUS with student name printed at lower left corner

Due to Susan Carney at EDCOE (scarney@edcoe.org) by December 15, 2008

 

2009 Academic Decathlon Competition

Students from the El Dorado Union High School District (El Dorado, Oak Ridge, Ponderosa, Shenandoah and Union Mine High Schools) are preparing for the El Dorado County competition being held at Union Mine High School.   Essay, Speech and Interview competitions are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, February 4th.   Objective testing is scheduled for Saturday, February 7th.

Due to Susan Carney at EDCOE (scarney@edcoe.org) by January 26, 2009.

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The Academic Decathlon provides academic competitions which promote learning and academic excellence through teamwork.   A unique aspect of the Academic Decathlon is that it is designed to include students of all academic abilities and achievement levels. 

Comprehensive high schools on the Western Slope of El Dorado County field teams of nine competitors.  Each team consists of three “A”, three “B”, and three “C or below” students.  Each team member competes against other students in his/her division in ten events:  Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language/Literature, Math, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech.  Overall team scores are calculated using the top two individual scores from each division. 

Winning students receive medals – gold, silver and bronze. The winning team from our county competition travels to state competition. Teams who win state competitions go on to compete at the national level.

Funding for the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon comes from community sponsors and from the general fund of El Dorado Union High and Black Oak Mine Unified School Districts.  The El Dorado County Office of Education funds a coordinator and a part-time administrative assistant. 

Our county program has been successful for over 25 years due, in part, to the efforts of over 150 volunteers serving in various capacities:  speech and interview judges, testing proctors, computer programmer, registrar or master of ceremonies.  Contributions of time or any dollar amount are gratefully accepted.  Please contact Susan Carney at or 530.295.2216 to learn more about the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon. 

 

Susan Carney
Administrative Assistant
(530) 295-2216
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