Oakdale High School earned first place honors for the third consecutive year and 21st cumulative year at the 44th annual Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon, hosted Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.
In addition to being named the overall winner, the competing team of nine Oakdale students also captured the title of Super Quiz winner. Individual medals were scooped up by both competing team members, as well as team alternates.
Individual results for the competition are as follows.
Essay top scores were: Joseph Yakligian, Honors Bronze; Carter Franca, Scholastic Bronze; Julia Chavez, Varsity Silver and Evelyn Acker, Varsity Fourth. Alternate: Anthony Salazar, Fourth.
Category of Speech top scores were: Iyska Rangel, Honors Silver; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Julia Chavez, Varsity Gold; Jacob Johnson, Varsity Silver and Evelyn Acker, Varsity Fourth.
In the Interview Category top scores were: Jacob Johnson, Varsity Fourth and Evelyn Acker, Varsity Fifth.
Mathematics top scores were: Joseph Yakligian Honors Gold; Iyska Rangel, Honors Fifth; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold and Daniella Guido, Scholastic Silver.
Top scores for Economics: Joseph Yakligian, Honors Silver; Landon Arnold, Honors Fourth, Iyska Rangel, Honors Fourth; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Daniella Guido, Scholastic Silver; Jacob Johnson, Varsity Bronze. Alternate: Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Gold.
Category of Science top scores were: Landon Arnold, Honors Silver; Joseph Yakligian, Honors Bronze; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Daniella Guido, Scholastic Silver; Jacob Johnson, Varsity Fourth and Evelyn Acker, Varsity Fifth. Alternate: Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Silver.
Top Scores for Language and Literature were: Joseph Yakligian, Honors Fourth; Landon Arnold, Honors Fourth; Iyska Rangel, Honors Fifth; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Daniella Guido, Scholastic Bronze; Julia Chavez, Varsity Gold; Jacob Johnson, Varsity Fourth. Alternate: Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Silver and Nadiah Longoria-Gonzale, Fourth.
Category of Art top scores were: Joseph Yakligian, Honors Bronze; Arnold Landon, Honors Fourth; Iyska Rangel, Honors Fourth; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Daniella Guido Scholastic Bronze; Julia Chavez, Varsity Gold; Evelyn Acker, Varsity Bronze; Jacob Johnson, Varsity Fourth.
Top scores for Music were: Iyska Rangel, Honors Bronze; Joseph Yakligian, Honors Fifth; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Daniella Guido, Scholastic Silver. Alternates: Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Gold; Anthony Salazar, Fourth.
Category of Social Science top scores were: Joseph Yakligian, Honors Fifth; Carter Franca, Scholastic Gold; Daniella Guido, Scholastic Fourth; Julia Chavez, Varsity Gold. Alternates: Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Gold and Austin Speiller, Bronze.
The competing team will now prepare for the in-person State Competition to be hosted in late March in Santa Clara.
