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Decathletes Collect Medals In Competition
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Proving to be a bright light in the future of the OHS Academic Decathlon team, alternates collected a total of 26 medals during the awards ceremony of the 36th annual Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon on Saturday, Feb. 6. Teresa Hammond/The Leader

On Saturday, Feb. 6 Oakdale High School’s Academic Decathlon team brought home the trophy for the 16th consecutive year as the winners of the 36th Annual Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon. This year’s theme was “India.”

The team of 37 (nine competing members and 28 alternates) dominated the awards ceremony, collecting a total of 83 medals. The team’s overall score was a much respected 47,750, an increase from last year’s 46,964.

 

Results of the two day academic competition are as follows:

 

Essay

Scholastic- Jackie Cerda, fourth; Caitlin Golding, fifth. Varsity- Jonathon Hintz, fifth.

 

Speech

Scholastic- Jackie Cerda, fourth; Savannah Larsen, fifth. Varsity- Sarah Sorenson, fourth; Jonathon Hintz, fifth.

 

Interview

Honors- Michael Winders, second. Scholastic- Jackie Cerda, first. Varsity- Sarah Sorenson, first.

 

Math

Honors- Michael Winders, second; Emma Boggs, third. Scholastic- Caitlin Golding, first; Jackie Cerda, fifth. Varsity- Jared Medeiros, first; Jonathon Hintz, second; Sarah Sorenson, third. Alternates- Hailey Brown, second; Anna Hawksworth-Lutzow, third; Joseph Navarro, third; Ethan Brown, fourth; Autumn Neal, fourth; Russell Pabalan, fifth.

 

Economics

Honors- Taryn Lane, first; Michael Winders, third; Emma Boggs, fourth. Scholastic- Jackie Cerda, second; Caitlin Golding, third. Varsity- Jared Medeiros, first; Sarah Sorenson, first; Jonathon Hintz, third. Alternates- Anne Homer, first; Jasmine Young, first; Anna Hawksworth- Lutzow, second; Joseph Navarro, third; Jude Markel, fourth.

 

Science

Honors- Emma Boggs, first; Taryn Lane, second; Michael Winders, third. Scholastic- Jackie Cerda, first; Caitlin Golding, second; Savannah Larsen, third. Varsity- Jared Medeiros, third; Sarah Sorenson, fourth. Alternates- Garrett Paulus, first; Joseph Navarro, second; Anna Hawksworth-Lutzow, third; Jasmine Young, fourth; Rebekah DeCavit, fifth; Jude Markel, fifth; Russell Pabalan, fifth.

 

Language/Literature

Honors- Taryn Lane, first; Michael Winders, fifth. Scholastic- Jackie Cerda, first; Caitlin Golding, second. Varsity- Jared Medeiros, second; Jonathon Hintz, third; Sarah Sorenson, fourth. Alternates- Autumn Neal, first; Anne Homes, third.

 

Art

Honors- Taryn Lane, first; Emma Boggs, third; Michael Winders, fourth. Scholastic- Caitlin Golding, first; Jackie Cerda, second; Savannah Larsen, fifth. Varsity- Jared Medeiros, second. Alternates- Annalise VanderVeen, second; Anna Hawksworth-Lutzow, second; Rebekah DeCavit, third; Russell Pabalan, fifth.

 

Music

Honors- Taryn Lane, first. Scholastic- Caitlin Golding, second; Jackie Cerda, third. Varsity- Sarah Sorenson, fourth; Jonathon Hintz, fourth; Jared Medeiros, fifth. Alternates- Annalise VanderVeen, second.

 

Social Science

 

Honors- Taryn Lane, first; Emma Boggs, fourth. Scholastic- Caitlin Golding, first. Varsity- Jonathon Hintz. Alternates- Anna Hawksworth- Lutzow, third.