Seneca Valley Finishes First In Academic Decathlon Competition

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — With a score of 47,026, and a 6,000-point lead, the Seneca Valley academic decathlon team placed first and took home 45 medals at the competition held at Collegiate Academy on Jan. 8.

SV medalists included:

• Nancy Chen: Essay (Gold), Art (Gold), Literature (Gold), Math (Bronze), Music (Gold), Science (Silver), Social Science (Gold), Individual Overall* (Gold)

• Quang Nguyen: Economics (Silver), Math (Silver), Music (Gold), Science (Bronze), Individual Overall* (Gold)
• Shivani Umesh: Art (Gold), Music (Gold), Science (Silver), Social Science (Gold), Individual Overall* (Silver)
• Rayan Ghaffar: Economics (Bronze), Math (Silver), Music (Bronze), Science (Gold), Individual Overall* (Bronze)
• Ashley Kemp: Essay (Gold), Art (Gold), Music (Silver), Science (Gold), Individual Overall* (Silver)
• Nicholas Nedzesky: Essay (Bronze), Math (Bronze), Science (Bronze)
• Shanker Pillai: Economics (Bronze), Literature (Bronze), Math (Silver)
• Ava Stewart: Literature (Gold), Music (Silver), Science (Gold)
• Nicholas Foulkrod: Science (Gold), Social Science (Bronze)
• Phebe Locante: Art (Silver), Music (Bronze)
• Katherine Hilling: Literature (Silver)
• Kason Kunkelmann: Math (Gold)
• Madison Long: Art (Bronze)
• Declan Ward: Social Science (Bronze)

*Top 9 students in the entire competition.

The students competed in eight events: art, music, literature, mathematics, economics, social science, science and essay.

The next competition will be the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) Regional Competition at Clarion Limestone February 11-12.