SHS/Seward Optimist Club’s Academic Decathlon Team 2020-2021 Competes at Regional Contest
Launch the media gallery 1 playerSeward High members of the 2020-2021 Academic Decathlon competed January 9th, 2021 in the Large School Division of the Nebraska Academic Decathlon program. SHS High School seniors selected to participate and represent Seward High in the competition include Miriam Voehl, Hannah Kolterman-Wagner, Cole Gray, Emily Gokie, Elizabeth Gokie, Ashton Conner, Tyler Calway, Andrew Alley, Braden Adams and Isiah VenBeek.
The US Academic Decathlon program follows the overall curricular them on “The Cold War.” The tests will be given to the students were multiple choice, on line and in the subject areas of Science-with a focus on the space race, Literature-which includes the novel “Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Art –with an emphasis on art fundamentals and art during the cold war, Music-focusing on the various musical works from the Cold War era, Social Science-promoting the history of the Cold War, Economics-emphasizing the economics of the Cold War and Mathematics-promoting general math, geometry and an introduction to differential calculus. Each 30 minute test had 50 multiple choice questions.
The students were divided into teams based on their academic grade scores and competed only with other students with the same grade point averages. All the students took the same tests. Students will be recognized individually and as a team. The students also competed in a special Academic Quiz Bowl based on the theme-The Cold War, using the scores of the social studies test.
The sponsors of the Seward High School Academic Decathlon Team are the School District of Seward-High Ability Learner Program (HAL) and the Seward Optimist Club. The school district purchases the curriculum/study materials and the Seward Optimist Club donates and sponsors the special SHS Academic Decathlon Team Tee Shirts and members assist in monitoring the local testing. The advisor/coach for the program at Seward High is SHS Counselor Noelle Baker. Clark Kolterman served as the monitor for the testing.
Photo: Members of the 2020-2021 Seward High Academic Decathlon Team include Emily Gokie, Braden Adams, Elizabeth Gokie, Hannah Kolterman-Wagner. Back Row L-R Noelle Baker-Coach/Sponsor, Cole Gray, Tyler Calway, Ashton Conner, Isaiah VanBeek, Andrew Alley, Miriam Voehl.