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Dr. Vicki L Barber
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Projects: Academic Decathlon

 

Congratulations to the Academic Decathlon team from Ponderosa High School - Winners of the 2010 El Dorado County Competition!

2010 Team Scores:

Ponderosa         35,463.7

Oak Ridge          34,913.7

Union Mine         29,528.7

El Dorado           27,103.9

Shenandoah       22,507.5

Click Here for a listing of Individual medal winners and Photos.

 

GOOD LUCK  to Ponderosa High School as they represent our county in the State Competition being held March 12-15, 2010, in Sacramento.   

 

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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. 

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