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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. OHS Alum Coaches Winning Aca Dec Team Outside of her Oakdale home, Wendy Brown brought a different type of Aca Dec accolade, as an Oakdale High alum and the coach of the 2021 Academic Decathlon winning team, Enochs High of Modesto.
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Those who know or have been taught by Wendy Brown, may say her recent team win was both long overdue and well deserved.
Yet the reality of winning is it takes hard work, dedication, commitment and smarts. It was in February when the Oakdale High School alum and Enochs High School Aca Dec Coach learned that is exactly what her 2020-21 team possessed. Brown’s team of 10 (seven competing member and three alternates) was named the Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon Champions.
Local students medal in virtual Academic Decathlon
Due to COVID-19, the Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon was a virtual event. Hailed as the biggest academic event for local high schools, the decathlon is a series of tests, speeches and interviews featuring this year’s theme, “The Cold War.” Speech and Interview presentations were conducted by Zoom, while essay and objective testing were completed online. Students continued their late-night study sessions and team practices remotely.
The decathlon promotes interschool competition in academics and is supported through contributions made by businesses and the community. According to SCOE Student Events Manager Cheryl Goulart, the goal of the decathlon is to stimulate intellectual growth and scholastic success.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Year In Review 2020: January To June Magnolia Elementary teachers Kelly Benbow and Kelsey Larrabee of Rockin.K.Rings in the workshop where they create the rings and bracelets for their newly launched business in early 2020.
What started out as a year of hoped-for growth, change, development and success at a variety of local levels took a dramatic turn in the first quarter of 2020. Suddenly, instead of planning for the Chocolate Festival, the rodeo, Easter egg hunts and more, residents quickly learned the terms COVID-19, pandemic, and shelter in place as the coronavirus put a halt to many activities. Here are some highlights from the first half of the year, January to June, taken from the pages of The Oakdale Leader.