SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 2, 2013  "Russia"

Congratulations to all Butte County 2013 Decathletes! Standings are as follows:
     5th Place = Las Plumas High School = 27,947.2 
     4th Place = Oroville High School = 28,774.9
     3rd Place = Durham High School = 31,037.3
     2nd Place = Paradise High School = 33,095.5

And representing Butte County at the 2013 California Academic Decathlon in
Sacramento, March 14-17:

     1st Place = Pleasant Valley High School = 34,502.9

Highest Overall Student Score =  6,727.6 by Michael Simic from Pleasant Valley High School

Video Highlights of the day, view here: 2013 Butte County Academic Decathlon

View Team Scores here:  2013 Butte County Academic Decathlon Team Scores

View Individual Medals here: 2013 Butte County Academic Decathlon Team Medals

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO SHARED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE WITH A DETERMINED GOAL OF PROVIDING THE BEST ACADEMIC DECATHLON EVER. THANK YOU!

Butte County Office of Education annually hosts the Butte County Academic Decathlon.  The Academic Decathlon is a team competition in academics for high school students in grades nine through twelve.  Academic Decathletes compete in teams of six to nine students and involves students of all levels of academic achievement; to ensure that the program is inclusive of students of varying ability levels,   Students will take a series of tests in the subjects of language & literature, math, art, music, science, written super quiz, essay, speech, interview and economics.  The competition will end with an oral Super Quiz, a fast-paced question and answer relay.
Teams are usually made up of 9 high school students, 3 from each academic category based on grade-point averages
          Honor                   (3.75-4.0 GPA)
          Scholastic            (3.0-3.74 GPA)
          Varsity                 (0.0-2.99 GPA)
It is required that each team include at least two “A,” or “honors” students; two “B,” or “scholastic” students; and two “C” and below, or “varsity” students.
Decathletes are announced and awarded medals, plaques, and trophies following the competition to celebrate the Decathlete’s academic achievement.
Medals are given to first, second and third place winners in each of the 10 academic areas assessed, for each of the categories of Honor, Scholastic, and Varsity.  Second and third place schools receive recognition.  And the first place school is awarded the perpetual trophy and represents Butte County in the State Decathlon.

Teams interested in participating in the 2014 Butte County Academic Decathlon should review the Team Participation Packet for more information, and return the Intent to Participate no later than October 31, 2013 and the Team Agreement Form no later than January 1, 2014.

PENDING ANNOUNCEMENT AND RELEASE OF 2014 CURRICULUM

California Academic Decathlon
United States Academic Decathlon
 

For more information

Contact:
Mia Osborne-Ng - Senior Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Academic Decathlon Coordinator
Butte County Office of Education
1859 Bird Street, Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 532-5761
Email: mng@bcoe.org