Students from 13 high schools in San Joaquin County took part in the 44th Annual Academic Decathlon, held by the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE).
Photos will be posted on the SJCOE Facebook account @thesjcoe.
The competition began on Dec. 5, with the virtual essay events, and continued on Jan. 17, with the speech and interview events held at the SJCOE's Teachers College of San Joaquin. On Feb. 1, the competition moved to Lathrop High School, where competitors showcased their knowledge of art, economics, literature, mathematics, music, science, and social science in a series of objective tests, culminating in the high-energy Super Quiz competition and awards ceremony. Each year, all the decathlon events are tied together with a single theme. This year, the theme was Our Changing Climate.
Each nine-member team consists of three students in each of three categories based on grade point average: Honors (3.75 – 4.0+), Scholastic (3.0 – 3.74), and Varsity (0.0 – 2.99).
AWARDS
Top Overall:
Top Overall School: Middle College High School, Lodi Unified School District
Middle College High School received the Dave Sorgent Winner’s Cup and will compete in the State Academic Decathlon Championship.
2nd place overall: Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
3rd place overall: Ripon High School, Ripon Unified School District
Overall Top-Scoring Student:
(Received $500 Walter Rathhaus Awards, provided by the SJCOE Educational Foundation)
Sehaj Gill, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
Archit Bhattacharyya, Kimball High School, Tracy Unified School District
Top-Three Super Quiz Teams:
(Received plaque)
1st: Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
2nd: (Tied) Kimball High School, Tracy Unified School District
2nd: (Tied) Middle College High School, Lodi Unified School District
3rd: Lathrop High School, Manteca Unified School District
Top Overall Students by Category:
(Received medals, certificates, and scholarships)
DIVISION I
Honors
($250) 1st:
Sehaj Gill, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
($100) 2nd:
EJ dela Cruz, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
($50) 3rd:
Samarth Gill, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
Scholastic
($250) 1st:
Nathan Abella, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
($100) 2nd:
Kayden Vanhorn, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
($50) 3rd:
Giolanna Loretelli, Ripon High School, Ripon Unified School District
Varsity
($250) 1st:
Aryan Chand, Middle College High School, Lodi Unified School District
($100) 2nd:
Jehoash Miguel, Lathrop High School, Manteca Unified School District
($50) 3rd:
Dashalena Sieng, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District
DIVISION 2
Honors
($250) 1st:
Archit Bhattacharyya, Kimball High School, Tracy Unified School District
($100) 2nd:
Ritvik Chemudugunta, Kimball High School, Tracy Unified School District
($50) 3rd:
Sanya Nath, Kimball High School, Tracy Unified School District
Scholastic
($250) 1st:
Leo Liu, McNair High School, Lodi Unified School District
($100) 2nd:
Priya Kalia, Kimball High School, Tracy Unified School District
($50) 3rd:
Mattie Berry, Weston Ranch High School, Manteca Unified School District
Varsity
($250) 1st:
Andrea Jerald, Sierra High School, Manteca Unified School District
($100) 2nd:
Adam Kchong, McNair High School, Lodi Unified School District
($50) 3rd:
Yatharth Katyal, Sierra High School, Manteca Unified School District
Scholarship winners:
University of the Pacific awarded two renewable $5,000 scholarships to the following deserving decathletes who have met the university requirements and have shown a strong desire to attend the university:
Kaitlyn Vue, McNair High School, Lodi Unified School District
Josephine Bui, Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District