Austin Prep Wins 1st Place in Academic Regionals

The Academic Decathlon team at Austin Preparatory School in Reading received the Small Schools Division First Place trophy in the regional competition.

The school finished with a total of 21,189 points, beating out 14 other schools in the Small Schools Division. The nine-person team competed in seven events, earning 22 medals individually, and placed second in the overall competition. The theme for this year is New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation.

Small Schools Division medals are awarded to the top three finishers (including ties) in each subject in each of three categories determined by student grade point average. The highest category is Honors, followed by Scholastic and then Varsity.

The team members and their awards are:

Junior Meghan Bodette of Andover (Scholastic): Silver for Social Science, Language, and Music; Bronze for Science; Silver for Overall Performance among Scholastic students

Junior Krystle Boyajian of Winthrop (Varsity): Silver for Language and Art; Bronze for Economics

Junior Teresa Leahy of Stoneham (Varsity): Bronze for Language

Senior Drew Ciccarelli of Saugus (Honors): Bronze for Science and Economics

Junior Victoria McDermott of Wilmington (Honors): Bronze for Music

Senior John Smolak of North Andover (Varsity): Gold for Social Science, Language and Economics; Silver for Science and Music; Bronze for Art; Silver for Overall Performance among Varsity students

Senior Daniel Theriault of Stoneham (Scholastic): Gold for Economics; Silver for Science, Art, and Math; Bronze for Social Science and Language; Gold for Overall Performance among Scholastic students

Junior Emma Tilley of Billerica (Honors): Gold for Science; Silver for Economics; Bronze for Language and Art; Silver for Overall Performance among Honors students

Also on the team is Junior Y. Jennifer Cha of Wilmington.