Each of our four high schools represented Keller ISD well in the Regional VIII Academic Decathlon Meet, “The Age of Empire,” held January 20-21, 2012.
While all of the students had great success, both the Keller High and Timber Creek High teams are headed to the State Competition, which will be held February 24-25 in Houston, Texas.
The results were as follows:
Central High School Team
Honors:
Binh Nguyen
Sanghwa Park
Vi Pham
Scholastic:
John Bao
Jeremy Casey Nam Nguyen
Varsity:
Joey Archer
Jason Hardaway
Coaches:
Beverly Meador
Amber Shive
Campus Coordinator:
Nika Davis
CHS Individual Awards
CHS Honors Awards
• Binh Nguyen - 9th Math
• Sanghwa Park – 1st Overall, 3rd Math, 2nd Interview, 5th Music, 8th Economics, 9th Super Quiz, 9th Language and Literature, 10th Science
• Vi Pham: 6th Interview, 10th Speech
CHS Scholastic Awards
• John Bao: 1st Overall
• Jeremy Casey: 9th Math, 10th Music
• Nam Nguyen: 2nd Essay, 3rd Interview, 9th Speech
CHS Varsity Awards
• Joey Archer - 7th Interview, 10th Science
• Jason Hardaway - 1st Overall, 4th Speech, 5th Language & Literature, 6th Science and Math, 9th Music, 9th Economics
Keller High School Team
Honors:
Ethan Dobbs
Erin Dooley
Veronica Riggs
Scholastic:
Jason Allan
Skylar Griffis
Ray Todd
Varsity:
Elliot David
Natalie Elsbruy
Francisco Martinez
Coaches:
Shawna Lynch
Stephanie Taylor
Campus Coordinator:
Ivy Foss
KHS Team Awards
• Overall – 2nd Place, Super Quiz Relay – 2nd Place, Advanced to State Competition
KHS Individual Awards
KHS Honors Awards
• Elliot David – 1st Language/Literature, 3rd Essay, and 2nd Overall
• Natalie Elsbury –1st Interview
• Francisco Martinez –2nd Language/Literature, 3rd Science, 3rd Math, and 4th Overall
KHS Scholastic Awards
• Jason Allan –1st Science and 3rd Math
• Skylar Griffis –3rd Music
• David Todd –2nd Math, 1st Speech, and 4th Overall
KHS Varsity Awards
• Ethan Dobbs –1st Economics, 1st Essay, 2nd Speech, and 1st Interview
• Erin Dooley –2nd Language/Literature, 2nd Music, 1st Speech, 3rd Interview, and 5th Overall
• Veronica Riggs –2nd Music, 2nd Art, 2nd Essay, 2nd Interview, and 4th Overall
Fossil Ridge High School Team
Honors:
Ruzseth Dela Cruz
Johnson Le
Betty Tong
Scholastic:
Kaitlin Champagne-Saxton
Stephen Wall
Varsity:
Alexandra Hilt
Tiffany Talbott
Coaches:
Jody Hurlburt
Bill Kester
David Smith
Campus Coordinator:
Buddy Read
FRHS Individual Awards
FRHS Honors Awards
• Ruzseth Dela Cruz –2nd Interview, 3rd Art, 3rd Super Quiz
• Betty Tong – 2nd Music, 2nd Language and Literature
FRHS Scholastic Awards
• Kaitlin Champagne-Saxton – 1st Speech, 1st Interview, 3rd Art, 3rd Language and Literature, 3rd Overall
Timber Creek High School Team
Honors:
Nicole Murri
Casey Dinaro
Carrie Surbaugh
Scholastic:
Matt Plumlee
Brandon Mallory
Sergio Reyes
Varsity:
Michael Calvache
Daven Scott
Delaney Alves
Coaches:
Shannon Bryant
Roger Thomas
Campus Coordinator:
Jennifer Williams
TCHS Team Awards
• Overall – 2nd Place, Overall Super Quiz – 1st Place, Super Quiz Relay – 1st Place, Advanced to State Competition
TCHS Individual Awards
TCHS Honors Awards
• Casey Dinaro – 1st Language and Literature, 2nd Super Quiz Individual, 2nd Music, 3rd Overall, 3rd Art
• Carrie Surbaugh – 3rd Speech, 3rd Super Quiz Individual
TCHS Scholastic Awards
• Brandon Mallory - 1st Art, 2nd Music, 2nd Language and Literature Scholastic
• Matt Plumlee – 2nd Super Quiz Individual
• Sergio Reyes– 2nd Art, 2nd Language and Literature, 3rd Music, 5th Overall
TCHS Varsity Awards
• Delaney Alves– 1st Overall, 1st Science, 1st Music, 2nd Super Quiz Individual
• Michael Calvache – 1st Art
• Sergio Reyes - 5th Overall
• Daven Scott – 1st Essay, 2nd Speech, 2nd Super Quiz Individual, 4th Overall
The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) is a program that provides high school students an opportunity to experience the challenges of rigorous academic competition through participation in team activities. In addition, the Academic Decathlon involves members of the business/industry as active supporters of a program promoting academic excellence. Long term relationships, developed through joint participation, benefit the students and the community.
Region and state contests are held for schools categorized as large, medium and small. Based on a point system, the highest scoring team represents Texas at the national USAD competition. All members of the winning team receive scholarships. Texas provides $150,000 in scholarship money each year. Registration fees and the Texas Education Agency contribute to this scholarship fund.
The Academic Decathlon is designed to include students of three academic levels. Each nine-member team consists of three “A” students, three “B” students, and three “C” students. The Academic Decathlon is the only competition to award “C” students scholarships.