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Dr. Vicki L Barber
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Phone: (530) 295-2229 FAX: (530) 642-1832
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Projects: Academic Decathlon

 

2012 El Dorado County Academic Decathlon Competition

 

Students from El Dorado, Oak Ridge, Ponderosa, and Union Mine high schools are preparing for the 2012 Competition where they will be tested in 10 subject areas:  Art, Economic, Language and Literature, Math, Music, Social Science, Super Quiz, Essay, Speech and Interview as they relate to The Age of Empire – this year’s theme. 

 

The event takes place at Union Mine High School, 6530 Koki Lane, El Dorado. Speech, Interview and Essay testing will be held Wednesday afternoon, February 1st; objective testing will be Saturday, February 4th. The Super Quiz is open to the public so please plan to join us February 4, 3:00 PM, in the Theater at Union Mine High School for this exciting and informative event. An Awards Ceremony follows the Super Quiz where many of El Dorado County’s best and brightest students will be acknowledged for their hard work. 

Accelerated College Entrance

California State University, Sacramento

 

Each junior and senior student participating in the ACE program, by studying the Academic Decathlon curriculum, has the opportunity to earn up to 3 CSUS units. Cost to each student is $20 – an especially good opportunity as tuition costs are increasing and colleges have to limit enrollment. For additional information, visit the CSUS site:  http://edweb.csus.edu/projects/ace or contact Clare Dusek at 916.357.6562 or cdusek@jps.net

Coaches and Decathletes:

Registration forms for the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon - Registration Form & Statement of Integrity 

A Scrimmage is scheduled for November 30th - Ponderosa High School. Contact Clare Dusek ( cdusek@jps.net) for details.

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The Academic Decathlon provides academic competitions which promote learning and academic excellence through teamwork.   A unique aspect of the Academic Decathlon is that it is designed to include students of all academic abilities and achievement levels. 

Comprehensive high schools on the Western Slope of El Dorado County field teams of nine competitors.  Each team consists of three “A”, three “B”, and three “C or below” students.  Each team member competes against other students in his/her division in ten events:  Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language/Literature, Math, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech.  Overall team scores are calculated using the top two individual scores from each division. 

Winning students receive medals – gold, silver and bronze. The winning team from our county competition travels to state competition. Teams who win state competitions go on to compete at the national level.

Funding for the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon comes from community sponsors and from the general fund of El Dorado Union High School District.  The El Dorado County Office of Education funds a coordinator and a part-time administrative assistant. 

Our county program has been successful for over 25 years due, in part, to the efforts of over 150 volunteers serving in various capacities:  speech and interview judges, testing proctors, computer programmer, registrar or master of ceremonies.  Contributions of time or any dollar amount are gratefully accepted.  Please contact Susan Carney at scarney* or 530.295.2216 to learn more about the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon. 

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