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Congratulations to the Academic Decathlon team!
2nd Place - So Cal Private Schools Region
1st Place in Division I
1st Place in Super Quiz
97 Individual Medals
Top Individual Overall Score:
Gold - Cianna Gagliardino
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Academic Decathlon is a nationwide program that gives students an opportunity to compete in 10 different academic areas: Mathematics, Science, Language and Literature, Economics, Social Science, Music, Art, Essay, Speech, and Interview. The culmination of the competition is the public Super Quiz event.
Teams are made up of students from the following GPA categories, based on the United States Academic Decathlon GPA guidelines:
Varsity 0.00-3.19
Scholastic 3.20-3.79
Honor 3.80-4.00
Mater Dei competes against 30-45 other teams in the SoCal Region Private Schools Academic Decathlon.
Winners from the competition receive both individual and team medals, and many students have received scholarships to college based on their performance. Students involved in the Academic Decathlon program are enrolled in a UC-approved honors Academic Decathlon course.
Team History (click for info)
Congratulations 2022-2023 Academic Decathlon Team!
So Cal Private Schools Regional Champions
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80 Individual Medals
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Top Individual Overall Scores:
Gold - Peter Le
Silver - Mai-Khoi Vu
Bronze - Cianna Gagliardino
California State Championship
March 25-26, 2023
Highest Scholastic Score Bronze Medalist: Peter Le
Team High Score: Peter Le
4 Individual Medals
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Congratulations 2021-2022 Academic Decathlon Team!
So Cal Private Schools Regional Champions
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88 Individual Medals
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Top Individual Overall Scores:
Gold - Teresa Pham
Silver - Sophia Tazerouni
Bronze - Peter Le
California State Championship
March 2022
Overall 6th Place
Team High Score: Teresa Pham
8 Individual Medals
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Congratulations 2020-2021 Academic Decathlon Team!
So Cal Private Schools Regional Champions
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75 Individual Medals
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Top Individual Overall Score:
Teresa Pham - Gold
California State Championship
March 2021
Division II 2nd Place
Bronze Medal in Interview: Justin Vu
Bronze Medal in Literature: Teresa Pham
Bronze Medal in Music: VyNam Nguyen
Team High Score: Teresa Pham
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Congratulations 2019-2020 Academic Decathlon Team!
2nd Place - Southern California Private Schools Region
1st Place in Super Quiz
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66 Individual Medals
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Top Individual Overall Scores:
Will O'Sullivan - Gold
Teresa Pham - Silver
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Congratulations 2018-2019 Academic Decathlon Team!
2nd Place - Southern California Private Schools Region
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47 Individual Medals
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Top Individual Overall Scores:
Tyler Bates - Gold
Will O'Sullivan - Silver
Kaitlin Nguyen - Bronze
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Congratulations 2017-2018 Academic Decathlon Team!
Southern California Private Schools Regional Champions
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1st Place in Super Quiz
California State Championship
March 22-25, 2018
Bronze Medal in Speech: William O'Sullivan
Gold Medal in Art: Kaitlin Nguyen
Team High Score: William O'Sullivan
Highest Combined Team Score in MD History
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Congratulations 2016-2017 Academic Decathlon Team!
Southern California Private Schools Regional Champions
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1st Place in Super Quiz
California State Championship
March 23-26, 2017
Division III 2nd Place
Team High Score: Annie Daley
11 Individual Medals
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Congratulations 2015-2016 Academic Decathlon Team!
Southern California Private Schools Regional Champions
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1st Place in Super Quiz
California State Championship
March 17-20, 2016
Highest Scholastic Score Gold Medalist: Emme Bartlett
7 Individual Medals
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Congratulations 2014-2015 Academic Decathlon Team!
Southern California Private Schools Regional Champion
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1st Place in Super Quiz
California State Championship
March 18-22, 2015
Division II Silver in Super Quiz
Division II 4th Place
Highest Scholastic Score Bronze Medalist: Jonathan Saba
9 Individual Medals
Applications Now Available for the 2024-2025 Team
Students may pick up information and applications in room 602.
Applications, Flyers, and Information Pamphlets are also attached below.
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Current MD Students
(current freshmen, sophomores, juniors)
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 27
Please e-mail completed applications to [email protected] or bring to room 602.
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Incoming Freshmen
Application Deadline: May 15
E-mail your application to Ms. George at [email protected] .
Applications are attached below.
Questions?
Contact Ms. Anna-Lisa George '89 at [email protected]
