OLA wins third place in the archdiocese
Our Lady of the Assumption School in Claremont fielded a team that captured Third Place Overall among the 100 Catholic schools participating in the 20th anniversary Catholic Schools Junior High Academic Decathlon March 6 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. A total of 1,000 sixth-through-eighth graders were cheered by a crowd of 6,000 friends and family members.
In addition to individual competitions in Current Events, English, Fine Arts, Literature, Math, Religion, Science and Social Studies, the students worked as a team in competitions for Logic (where OLA won 5th place) and a Super Quiz (where OLA took 9th place). Points were awarded in all these categories to determine the top ten teams over-all.
"The team has been working with coaches since September," said OLA Principal Bernadette Boyle. "There is no pressure to do anything but their best. The coaches are excellent, but in the end, it's the students' personal diligence and drive that makes the difference."
OLA Academic Decathlon
2010 Team
Ilianna Almada
Caitlin Kelly (9th, Religion)
Jack Kunz
Michael Halder
Grace Hammel
Erik Hodges (2nd, Science)
Victoria Juarez (6th, Current Events)
Angelina Lo (7th, Fine Arts)
Alyssa Plourde
Erin Turley (7th, Math)
Joseph Rode
Matthew Sie
Head Coaches
Debbie Buffum and Yvonne Araujo with assistance from
Kash Coleman, Sandra Columbus, Regina Koinor, Bridget Garvey, and Marsha Myers
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