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Monmouth Academy Academic Decathlon 2021 team with coaches, from left, are
Rhayna Poulin, Coach Cathy Foyt, June Foyt, Ostin Hasenfus-Smith, Delaney Houston, Olivia Degen, Holly Hunt and Coach Scott Foyt. Contributed photo
MONMOUTH Monmouth Academy’s Academic Decathlon Team placed second in the State of Maine Virtual Academic Decathlon Championship on March 13.
Coached by Cathy Foyt and Scott Foyt, the team will now have the opportunity to compete in the National Academic Decathlon Virtual Championship in April.
The following Monmouth students won the following medals: Olivia Degen (bronze – literature), Delaney Houston (bronze – science), Ostin Hasenfus-Smith (bronze – literature and essay), Evan Hasenfus (gold – economics and silver – music and bronze – science), June Foyt (gold –math and silver – science and bronze – social science, economics, and art), Holy Hunt (gold – music and silver – essay, social science, literature, economics,
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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.