For the first time in Madera County Academic Decathlon history, Madera South High School prevailed, making the Stallions the champions of the 38th Madera County Academic Decathlon.<\/p>\n
Madera South will advance to the state competition March 27-29.<\/p>\n
The decathletes earned a score of 30,812.30, and will advance to the California Academic Decathlon and compete against the best teams in the state.<\/p>\n
Seven schools competed Saturday in this 10-event competition, answering questions based on the topic \u201cIn Sickness and In Health: A History of Illness and Wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud of all of our student decathletes for their dedication and determination to succeed,\u2019 said Cecelia Massetti, Madera County Superintendent of Schools. \u201cThe excitement of the decathletes from Madera South was contagious and we wish them the best of luck at their first state competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Madera High came in second place with Chowchilla Union High School placing third. Chawanakee Academy Charter, Glacier High School Charter, Liberty High School, and Yosemite High School also competed in this 10-event competition.<\/p>\n
Decathlon teams are comprised of up to 25 members competing in three levels of competition: Honor(A), Scholastic(B) and Varsity(C) students.<\/p>\n
Madera South won the Super Quiz competition. The Super Quiz format this year allowed students in each round to discuss the question before making their individual selections.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Super Quiz is a great opportunity for parents and community members to see the students compete as a team,\u201d said Massetti. \u201cThis year\u2019s Super Quiz tested students\u2019 knowledge across all subject areas covered in this year\u2019s theme \u2014 \u2018In Sickness and In Health: A History of Illness and Wellness.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
A total of 116 medals were handed out at the awards ceremony. Chawanakee Academy Charter received 9 medals: 4 gold,4 silver and 1 bronze. Chowchilla Union High received 12 medals: 2 silver and 10 bronze. Glacier High Charter received 7 medals: silver and 2 bronze. Liberty High was awarded 21 medals: 7 gold, 5 silver and 9 bronze. Madera High received 19 medals: 6 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze. Madera South High received 31 medals: 7 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze. Yosemite High was awarded 17 medals: 6 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze.<\/p>\n
Abril Chavez, a junior from Madera South High School was the top-scoring decathlete this year, scoring 6,213.6 points out of 10,000 across the 10 events. She received the EECU Outstanding Scholar Award of $500.<\/p>\n
The top-scoring senior from each school will receive a $100 scholarship. The following students earned the senior honors:<\/p>\n
Chawanakee Academy Charter, Emma Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n Chowchilla Union High School, Yadira Ortiz Camacho<\/strong><\/p>\n Glacier High School Charter, Raeli Dapra<\/strong><\/p>\n Liberty High School, Kadee Hiatt<\/strong><\/p>\n Madera High School, Kai Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n Madera South High School, Anthony Tavares<\/strong><\/p>\n Yosemite High School, Theodorus Pollard<\/strong><\/p>\n The Madera South team members who will attend the state competition, led by coach Leslie Rouse<\/p>\n are:<\/p>\n Honors Division, Abril Chavez; Angelita Daza; Glorimar Cortez-Velasquez; Scholastic Division, Miguel Ortiz-Garcia; Anthony Tavares; Abel Maceda-Pachuqueno; Varsity Division; Emily Miller, Darwin Miguel Leon and Carolina Infante Jimenez.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Madera County Academic Decathlon is funded by donations from local businesses and community members. The Madera County Schools Foundation proudly supports the event.<\/p>\n The following is a list of students who received medals:<\/p>\n Art Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Zachary Griffin, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Berit Scott, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Abril Chavez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Kadee Hiatt, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Anthony Tavares, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Madisyn Delgado, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Chase Brown, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Jenesis Borrego, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Economics Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Emma Johnson, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Raeli Dapra, Glacier High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Aaliyah Razvi, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Glorimar Cortes-Velasquez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Angelita Daza, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Yadira Ortiz Camacho, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Theodorus Pollard, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Abel Maceda-Pachuqueno, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Miguel Ortiz-Garcia, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Eddie Ramon-Gonzalez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Madisyn Delgado, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Andrea Simental, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Melissa Gomez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Clayton Wallen, Glacier High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Austin Medlock, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Kai Wong, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Chase Brown, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Essay Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Abril Chavez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Yadira Ortiz Camacho, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Lexey Jenkins-Nyce, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: McKenna Kilian, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Mikayla De La Torre, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Madisyn Delgado, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High School <\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Jessica Zarate, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Madison Gazaway, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Interview Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Trinity Tompkins, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Aaliyah Razvi, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Arely Baez, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Samuel Jimenez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Cassidy Smart, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Muntej Mahil, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Abel Maceda-Pachuqueno, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Madison Gazaway, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Jessica Zarate, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Rajdeep Singh, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Language and Literature Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Emma Johnson, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Zachary Griffin, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Kayla Peterson, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Lauren Bryant, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Hunter McGowan, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Devina Cazador, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Miguel Ortiz-Garcia, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Madison Gazaway, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Athena Blancett, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Kai Wong, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Chase Brown,Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Mathematics Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Theodorus Pollard, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: David Portnoff, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Gursirat Kaur, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Andrea Simental, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Anthony Tavares, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Muntej Mahil, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Hunter McGowan, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: ChaseBrown, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Julian Martell, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: JustinVilla, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Kai Wong, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Rajdeep Singh, Chowchilla Union High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Jessica Zarate, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Austin Medlock, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Music Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Winston Samuelson, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Emma Johnson, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Genevieve Curry, Glacier High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Ava Miller, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Theodorus Pollard, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: McKenna Kilian, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Anthony Tavares, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Miguel Ortiz-Garcia, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Mikayla DeLaTorre, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: JacobKuder, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Chase Brown, Yosemite High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Darwin Miguel Leon, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Kai Wong, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Austin Medlock, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Science Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Abril Chavez, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Raeli Dapra, Glacier High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Angelita Daza, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Scholastic<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Anthony Tavares, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Miguel Ortiz-Garcia, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Lauren Bryant, Chawanakee Academy Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n Varsity<\/strong><\/p>\n Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver: Darwin Miguel Leon, Madera South High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Madison Gazaway, Madera High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Athena Blancett, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n Bronze: Jared Pittenger, Liberty High School<\/strong><\/p>\n