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The weight of the head plus the weight of the body equals the weight of the head with the body. Confused? “Not I!” Replies AHS’ Academic Decathlon, bring home the heads of their opponents at their competition on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.
The Academic Decathlon consists of three teams (honors, scholastic, and varsity) who are “They’re willing to dedicate time and effort and enjoy learning for the sake of learning,” commented captain Alison Hsieh. The team meets biweekly after school in addition to weekly outside meets. [maybe advisor’s quote].
The competition on Jan. 30 took place at El Rancho High School and the competition on Feb. 6 took place at USC. This LA County Regional competition includes all the schools in the LA County school district (about 53 schools). This year’s theme is the French Revolution. The subjects of this theme include the literature at this time, art, chemistry, economics, and history. The first weekend of the competition (Jan.30) consisted of speeches, interviews, and essays; the second weekend (Feb. 6) includes a multiple-choice test portion as well as an oral question relay. The scores are tallied from the two top scoring individuals of each team (honors, scholastic, varsity). AHS’ Academic Decathlon place [what with what score]. Beat only by [if any with what]. [any individual awards]. “I would like to see the team go to state (even if I’m not in it) sometime in the near future and really prove that Arcadia is a school to beat.” Commented vice president Lynn Huang.
Win: Having won first place in its competition in Nov., Academic Decathlon remains in first place and hopes to hold its lead in its next competition. Good luck at your next meet and keep bring in those heads!
Lose: Losing their lead to [what school], Academic Decathlon hopes to win it back at their next competition.

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“It was the best of times, it was the worse of times.” And it is now the epoch of AHS’ Academic Decathlon team! Academic Decathlon brought home the heads at their French Revolution themed competition on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.
Academic Decathlon consists of three teams discerned by GPA: honors, scholastic, and varsity. The team have been preparing for competitions since summer and are “willing to dedicate time and effort and enjoy learning for the sake of learning” [Captain Alison Hsieh]. In addition to biweekly after school, the team meets weekly outside of school. [maybe advisor’s quote].
The first part of the competition took place at El Rancho High School on Jan. 30 and the second half of the competition took place at USC on Feb. 6. This LA County Regional competition includes all the schools in the LA County school district. These 53 some schools competed in a variety of tests, speeches, and oral relays. This year’s theme is the French Revolution, encompassing topics like art, chemistry, literature, and history of the time. The first weekend of the competition consisted of speeches, interviews, and essays; the second weekend includes a multiple-choice test portion as well as an oral question relay. The scores are tallied from the two top scoring individuals of each team (honors, scholastic, varsity). AHS’ Academic Decathlon placed [what with what score]. Beat only by [if any with what]. [any individual awards]. “I would like to see the team go to state, even if I’m not in it, sometime in the near future and really prove that Arcadia is a power to contend.” commented vice president Lynn Huang.
Win: Having won first place in its competition in Nov., Academic Decathlon remains in first place and hopes to hold its lead in its next competition. Good luck at your next meet and keep bring in those heads!
Lose: Losing their lead to [what school], Academic Decathlon hopes to win it back at their next competition.

“It was the best of times, it was the worse of times.” And it is now the epoch of AHS’ Academic Decathlon, who brought home the heads at their French Revolution-themed competition on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.

Academic Decathlon consists of three teams determined by GPA: Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity. The team has been preparing for competitions since summer and is “willing to dedicate time and effort and enjoy learning for the sake of learning” as described by Captain Alison Hsieh. In addition to biweekly after school, the team regularly hosts two-hour meetings on weekends as well.

The first part of the competition took place at El Rancho High School on Jan. 30 and the second half of the competition was held at USC on Feb. 6. This LA County Regional competition includes all the schools in the LA County school district. These 53 some schools competed in a variety of tests and speeches, as well as an oral relay. This year’s theme is the French Revolution, encompassing topics like art, music, chemistry, economics, literature, and history of the time. The first weekend of the competition consisted of speeches, interviews, and essays; the second included seven multiple-choice tests as well as a history-based oral question relay. The final scores are tallied from the two top-scoring individuals of each team: Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity. AHS’ Academic Decathlon placed [what with what score]. Beat only by [if any with what]. “I would like to see the team go to state, even if I’m not in it, sometime in the near future and really prove that Arcadia is a power to contend,” commented vice president Lynn Huang.

Win: Having won first place in its competition in Nov., Academic Decathlon remains in first place and hopes to hold its lead in its next competition. Good luck at your next meet and keep bring in those heads!

Lose: Losing their lead to [what school], Academic Decathlon hopes to win it back at their next competition.

“It was the best of times, it was the worse of times.” And it is now the epoch of AHS’ Academic Decathlon, who brought home the heads at their French Revolution-themed competition on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.

Academic Decathlon consists of three teams determined by GPA: Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity. The team has been preparing for competitions since summer and is “willing to dedicate time and effort and enjoy learning for the sake of learning” as described by Captain Alison Hsieh. In addition to biweekly after school, the team regularly hosts two-hour meetings on weekends as well.

The first part of the competition took place at El Rancho High School on Jan. 30 and the second half of the competition was held at USC on Feb. 6. This LA County Regional competition includes all the schools in the LA County school district. These 53 some schools competed in a variety of tests and speeches, as well as an oral relay. This year’s theme is the French Revolution, encompassing topics like art, music, chemistry, economics, literature, and history of the time. The first weekend of the competition consisted of speeches, interviews, and essays; the second included seven multiple-choice tests as well as a history-based oral question relay. The final scores are tallied from the two top-scoring individuals of each team: Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity. AHS’ Academic Decathlon placed second overall with an array of individual awards including first in Varsity team’s chemistry and Honor team’s Music. “I would like to see the team go to state, even if I’m not in it, sometime in the near future and really prove that Arcadia is a power to contend,” commented vice president Lynn Huang.

Losing their lead to West High School Academic Decathlon is now fifteenth overall and hopes to win back first place at their next competition.