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SHS scholars compete

Academic Decathletes begin preparing early

Bank, one of South's Adopt-A-School-Partners, runs an
T he 1988-1989 Academic Decathlon stu­ ad in the W orld Herald to wish the team luck.
dents began tutoring sessions in October.
In previous years South has always placed in the top
Academic Decathlon is a competition for
high school scholars. Students of this select­
three positions in the state competition. The nineteen
ed group study in the morning and after
state teams compete at regional competitions. The top
three
school each day in addition to Saturday sessions with teams at each regional competition move to the
Miss Sally Fellows, head of the Social Studies Depart­ state level. One team emerges as state champions and
ment, for the SuperQuiz and extra nightly sessions as moves on to the national Academic Decathlon Compe­
competition draws near. tition which was held this year in Providence, Rhode Is­
Tri-captains, seniors Dave Reed, Ken Koop, and land. Regional action took place February 24 and 25 at
Bob Sekera, give stability and experience to the team Gross High, where South placed first.
as returning Decathletes. Last year each earned medals The areas of study this year included economics, so­
in competion. Tutors have given up time to tutor De­ cial science (geography), math, language and literature,
cathletes. the fine arts, physics, speech, interview, essay, and the
Sponsors of the team are Mrs. Mellanee Kvasnicka, SuperQuiz.
head of the English Department, and Ms ToniTurnquist, The Decathlon is not just studying with a bunch of
head of the Fine Arts Department. Mrs. Joyce Christen­ other kids, friendships have blossomed, bonds strengh- j
sen, principal, is also tremendously supportive. FirsTier tened, and lives changed.

Tammy Boris studies the Transcendentalists, Thoreau and Emerson who felt life should
be enjoyed as a person desired and not as society dictated.

"A fter all this I'll need a new brain"
-Eric Hazuka

Eric Hazuka puts in a Saturday session with Miss Sally Fellows preparing
for the Decathlon competition.

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