MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy Decathlon Team, coached by Cathy Foyt and Scott Foyt, competed in the State Academic Decathlon Championship at Deering High School on March 2.
Ten schools and 130 students participated. Monmouth finished as the State of Maine Super Quiz Champions and the State of Maine Runner-up School. Monmouth has earned the honor of competing in the National Academic Championship this April 25 and 26 in Minneapolis.
The top five schools in this year’s State Academic Decathlon Championship were the following: first, Scarborough High School; second, Monmouth Academy (Super Quiz Champions); third, Oak Hill High School; fourth, Portland High School; and fifth, Calais High School.
In the past 15 years, the Monmouth Academy Decathlon Team has placed as either the State Champions or the State Runner-Up Team. Three times in the last 14 years, the Monmouth Team has represented the state in the National Academic Decathlon Championships: 1999, California, fifth; 2002, Arizona, sixth; and 2004, Idaho, fifth.
Academic Decathlon is comprised of A, B, and C students who study together as a team for a year and then compete in 10 different categories: Art, economics, essay, interview, language/literature, mathematics, music, science, social science and speech. The super quiz changes yearly; for example, last year’s topic was the Age of Imperialism, this year’s topic is Russia, and next year’s topic will be World War I.
The following students participated for Monmouth and won the following medals:
Alternate team members: Emily Barnett, bronze medal for music; Crystal Blair, bronze for economics; Nikolas Foulke, bronze for science, silver for essay; and Sabrina Beck, bronze for science, silver for language/literature and gold for essay.
Competition team members: Jordyn Mann, first place, superquiz; Hayden Koller, first, superquiz; Becki Bryant, first for superquiz, bronze for language/literature, silver for science; Angus Koller, first for superquiz, bronze for science, gold for interview; Sarah Record, first for superquiz, bronzes in art and essay, gold for speech; Amy Nacca, first, superquiz, bronze for art, silver for interview, gold for speech; Adriana Ortiz-Burnham, first for superquiz, bronze for language/literature, gold medal (with the only perfect 1000 score in the state) for interview, first place for highest team score; Marinna Smith, first for superquiz, bronze for music, silvers for language/literature, art and economics, gold for social science and third highest Maine Scholastic Division scorer; and Justin Knaus Tucker, first for superquiz, bronzes for music, math and speech, silvers for art, economics and essay, gold for language/literature, and second highest Maine Varsity Division scorer.
The Academic Decathlon Team is currently fundraising to raise $7000 for transportation and lodging to complete in the National competition in Minneapolis in April. Donations can be sent to Monmouth Academy Academic Decathlon, 96 Academy Road, Monmouth ME 04259.
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