Academic Decathlon Advances to State Competition

The Academic Decathlon team will be competing at state after placing 8th at regionals.

(L to R) Kathy Duong, Andy Joachin, Ayisha Harris, Tracy Del Castillo, Giovanni Grajeda, Alesya Sumantri, Shreya Nair, Mhar Tenorio, Matthew Kawashiri and Coach Jonathan Mitchell.

By Ani Tutunjyan, Executive Editor & Print Editor-in-Chief
Feb 12, 2020

The Academic Decathlon (AcaDec) team will be attending the 2020 state competition in Sacramento March 26 to 29 after placing 8th at regionals against 54 schools in LAUSD.

Along with placing, the team won 15 individual medals at regionals.

AcaDec competitions consist of 10 events: multiple choice tests in art, economics, math, music, social science, literature and science, performance events such as speech and interview and an essay based on either art, literature or science.

The overall curricular theme for 2019 to 2020 is In Sickness and in Health: An Exploration of Illness and Wellness which will be explored in seven subject areas.

“I am very proud of our team for all their hard work,” said co-captain Mhar Tenorio. “I am happy with how we did and we’re ready to start preparing for the state competition.”

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Ani Tutunjyan, Executive Editor & Print Editor-in-Chief

Ani Tutunjyan the Executive Editor and Print Editor-in-Chief for The Mirror. She joined the program in her freshman year as a Current Events writer and she is now in her fourth year of publication as a senior. Ani has won a number of regional and national awards for her News and Features writing. Outside of journalism, she is involved in TASSEL Cambodia and Operation Period. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music and cooking. She would love to go to Italy to experience the rich history and beautiful architecture. Ani intends to major in law or journalism when she applies to colleges this fall.

Mhar Tenorio, Online Editor-in-Chief

Mhar Tenorio is the Online Editor-in-Chief for the Mirror website. As a part of the journalism program since his freshman year, Mhar started as a writer for the Features and News departments. This is his third year in journalism. He has won a number of individual writing awards, including First Place in news writing at the CSUN Fall regional write-offs. Besides writing, Mhar enjoys drawing and graphic design. His future plans include pursuing a degree and a career in the field of art.

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