In a battle of wits, Glacier High School Charter-Oakhurst, triumphed over their rivals making them the champions of the 40th Madera County Academic Decathlon.
Glacier earned a score of 28,824.9 and will advance to the California Academic Decathlon and compete against the best teams in the state in mid-March.
Seven schools competed on Feb 5 in the 10-event competition answering questions based on the topic, “Water: A Most Essential Resource.”
“We are proud of all of our student decathletes for changing their plans and participating virtually this year. Their dedication and determination to succeed is inspiring,” said Dr. Cecilia Massetti, Madera County Superintendent of Schools.
Liberty High School came in second place and Madera South High School placed third. Chawanakee Academy Charter, Chowchilla Union High School, Madera High School and Matilda Torres High School also competed in the competition.
Decathlon teams are comprised of up to 25 members competing in three levels of competition: Honor, Scholastic, and Varsity students. Competition levels are based on the students’ grade point average.
Liberty High School won the Super Quiz competition. The Super Quiz was held through Zoom this year. Students competed from their campus and connected to Zoom while Dr. Massetti read the questions.
Family, friends and supporters were invited to watch the Super Quiz live on YouTube.
All tests were held online, including the speech and interview competitions. Community members volunteered to judge this year’s competition via Zoom. Students entered individual breakout rooms and delivered speeches and interviewed for competition.
A total of 118 medals were handed out at the awards ceremony.
Chawanakee Academy Charter received a total of nine medals: 1 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Chowchilla Union High received seven medals: 2 gold and 5 bronze. Glacier High Charter received 34 medals: 18 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze. Liberty High was awarded 42 medals: 7 gold, 18 silver and 17 bronze. Madera South High received 23 medals: 6 gold, 8 silver and 9 bronze. Matilda Torres High School received 3 medals: 2 silver and 1 bronze.
Cole Muraszewski, a senior from Glacier High School Charter, was the top scoring decathlete, scoring 6,146.4 points out of 10,000 across the 10 events. He received the EECU Outstanding Scholar Award of $500.
The top scoring senior from each school will receive a Pacific Gas and Electric Top Senior Scholarship for $250. The following students earned the honors: Chawanakee — Winston Samuelson; Chowchilla — Jennifer Hernandez-Penafiel; Glacier High School Charter — Cole Muraszewski; Liberty High School — Izaya Blancett; Madera South High School — Syan Chavira.
The Glacier High team members who will be participating in the state competition, led by coach Bruce Boe are: Honors Division- Cole Muraszewski, Eli Lockwood, Yevgeny Beams; Scholastic Division- Damien Cunningham; Elijah Mills, Brian Sadler; Varsity Division- Cloe Reed, Corban Stanford.
“We wish the Glacier High team the best of luck at the state competition,” said Dr. Massetti.
The Madera County Academic Decathlon is funded by donations from local businesses and community members. The Madera County Schools Foundation proudly supports the event.
The following is a list of students who received medals:
Art
Honor
Gold: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Silver: Yevgeny Beams, Glacier High School
Silver: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Bronze: Liam Samuelson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Scholastic
Gold: Brian Sadler, Glacier High School
Silver: Elijah Mills, Glacier High School
Bronze: Gunreet Mahil, Liberty High School
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Silver: LaVeda Chan, Liberty High School
Silver: Rey Giron Cortes, Liberty High School
Bronze: Cloe Reed, Glacier High School
Economics
Honor
Gold: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Silver: Winston Samuelson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Bronze: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Scholastic
Gold: Nicholas Cabezut, Liberty High School
Silver: Izaya Blancett, Liberty High School
Silver: Jonhenry Munoz, Madera South High School
Silver: Gunreet Mahil, Liberty High School
Bronze: Jennifer Hernandez-Penafiel, Chowchilla Union High School
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Silver: Jessica Ortega, Madera South High School
Bronze: Alexis Gil, Madera South High School
Essay
Honor
Gold: Jeevan Grewal, Chowchilla Union High School
Silver: Syan Chavira, Madera South High School
Bronze: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Scholastic
Gold: Izaya Blancett, Liberty High School
Silver: Elijah Mills, Glacier High School
Bronze: Arlene Garcia, Liberty High School
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Silver: Isabelle O’Neill, Liberty High School
Bronze: Omar Zarate, Liberty High School
Interview
Honor
Gold: Kalei Reed, Glacier High School
Silver: Yevgeny Beams, Glacier High School
Bronze: Winston Samuelson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Scholastic
Gold: Jennifer Hernandez-Penafiel, Chowchilla Union High School
Silver: Jonhenry Munoz, Madera South High School
Silver: Vienna Vasquez, Liberty High School
Bronze: Jenesis Borrego-Ruiz, Chowchilla Union High School
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Silver: LaVeda Chan, Liberty High School
Bronze: Morgyn Lindsay, Liberty High School
Bronze: Jessica Ortega, Madera South High School
Language & Literature
Honor
Gold: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Silver: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Bronze: Juliana Gonzalez, Liberty High School
Scholastic
Gold: Vienna Vasquez, Liberty High School
Silver: Jessica Giron, Madera South High School
Bronze: Jade Seymour, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Gold: Jessica Ortega, Madera South High School
Silver: Andrew Armstrong, Liberty High School
Bronze: Cloe Reed, Glacier High School
Mathematics
Honor
Gold: Yevgeny Beams, Glacier High School
Gold: Jackson Roeder, Glacier High School
Silver: Syan Chavira, Madera South High School
Silver: Emily Boatwright, Liberty High School
Bronze: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Scholastic
Gold: Jessica Giron, Madera South High School
Silver: Tyler Edwards, Liberty High School
Bronze: David Contreras-Utrera, Madera South High School
Varsity
Gold: Jimboy Jimenez, Liberty High School
Silver: Isabelle O’Neill, Liberty High School
Bronze: Morgyn Lindsay, Liberty High School
Music
Honor
Gold: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Silver: Winston Samuelson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Bronze: Kaypree Adams, Matilda Torres High School
Scholastic
Gold: Tyler Edwards, Liberty High School
Gold: Jonhenry Munoz, Madera South High School
Silver: Jade Seymour, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Nicholas Cabezut, Liberty High School
Silver: Jessica Giron, Madera South High School
Silver: Celeste Cortez-Castillo, Matilda Torres High School
Bronze: David Contreras-Utrera, Madera South High School
Bronze: Jenesis Borrego-Ruiz, Chowchilla Union High School
Varsity
Gold: Alexis Gil, Madera South High School
Silver: Adelayda Garcia-Vasquez, Madera South High School
Bronze: Andrew Armstrong, Liberty High School
Science
Honor
Gold: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Silver: Valerie Grimaldo, Liberty High School
Silver: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Bronze: Alyssa Mandala, Chowchilla Union High School
Bronze: Emily Boatwright, Liberty High School
Scholastic
Gold: Gunreet Mahil, Liberty High School
Silver: Brian Sadler, Glacier High School
Bronze: Maximiliano Maldonado, Liberty High School
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Silver: Omar Zarate, Liberty High School
Silver: Graciela Murcio-Martinez, Matilda Torres High School
Silver: Melissa Gomez, Madera South High School
Silver: Sydney Lindsay, Liberty High School
Silver: Nolan Sewell, Liberty High School
Bronze: Logan Chand, Madera South High School
Bronze: Andrew Armstrong, Liberty High School
Bronze: Rey Giron Cortes, Liberty High School
Social Science
Honor
Gold: Eli Lockwood, Glacier High School
Silver: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Bronze: Winston Samuelson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Scholastic
Gold: Nicholas Cabezut, Liberty High School
Silver: Izaya Blancett, Liberty High School
Silver: Jade Seymour, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Bronze: Noah Clark, Liberty High School
Bronze: David Contreras-Utrera, Madera South High School
Bronze: Jennifer Hernandez-Penafiel, Chowchilla Union High School
Bronze: Gunreet Mahil, Liberty High School
Varsity
Gold: Corban Stanford, Glacier High School
Silver: Andrew Armstrong, Liberty High School
Bronze: Jessica Ortega, Madera South High School
Bronze: Morgyn Lindsay, Liberty High School
Bronze: Omar Zarate, Liberty High School
Speech
Honor
Gold: Yevgeny Beams, Glacier High School
Silver: Cole Muraszewski, Glacier High School
Bronze: Syan Chavira, Madera South High School
Scholastic
Gold: Jade Seymour, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Tyler Edwards, Liberty High School
Bronze: Elijah Mills, Glacier High School
Varsity
Gold: Jessica Ortega, Madera South High School
Silver: Omar Zarate, Liberty High School
Bronze: Alexis Gil, Madera South High School