St. Dominic School participated in the San Fernando Pastoral Region’s annual Academic Junior High Decathlon competition on Saturday March 1st and came home as champions!
Liliana Garciano won 3rd place Current Events, Captain Aubrey Deanon came in First Place in Fine Art, Captain Daniel Lobos placed Third in English, and Evelyn Flores received Third Place in Social Studies.
The Green Team also ranked Third Overall out of 25 other teams, our best showing yet!
Congratulations are in order for Aubrey who is continuing to study for the National Competition on Friday, March 14th.
Please pray for her continued success!
(Liliana Garciano 3rd place Current Events, Captain Aubrey Deanon 1st Place Fine Art, Captain Daniel Lobos Third Place English, Evelyn Flores Third Place Social Studies.)
St. Dominic School’s Academic Decathlon is run by Mrs. Akeime Weeks.
Important Dates
Saturday, March 1, 2025 – In-Person Regional Events
Friday, March 14, 2025 – Virtual National Event
Coaches
Akeime M. Weeks, Mia Del Rosario, SR. Jane McHugh S.N.D., Myles Henderson, M. Leigh Weeks, Anthony Grasso, Yair Ben-Zvi
Tiffany Oluwanifise – Principle
FR. Peter Rogers O.P. – Pastor
GREEN TEAM
AUBREY DEANON, FA, SQ Captain
DANIEL LOBOS, ENG, Logic Captain
NICO DEL ROSARIO, MA
YASMINE ESGUERRA, REL
EVELYN FLORES, SOC
SOFIA TORRES, LIT
RYAN ROMERO, SCI
ANDREW SILANG, CE
JUSTIN BOLAOEN, SQ/Logic
VANESSA VALDE, SQ/Logic
GOLD TEAM
ANDRES FUENTES, ENG, Logic Captain
ASH ADAIMY, MA, SQ Captain
KENDRA ESTRADA, LIT
DEVIN FLORES, SCI
LILIANA GARCIANO, CE
ANGELICA LOMIBAO, REL
DERRICK CAMPOS, FA
JULIAN TORRES, SOC
JULIAN DURAN, SQ/Logic
- The Academic Junior High Decathlon is a one-day competition for Catholic School students in grades 6-8. This year the event will be in-person where available and online/virtual for schools not in the vicinity of an in-person event.
- Schools register online – 2 options – 1. with 10 students on a team participating in the full day, or 2. with 1-5 students competing in Individual Subject tests only as a POD (Part of Decathlon)
- Topics for these events are available on a Resource List in October.
- Study Guides (practice tests and guidance) are available for purchase separately, also in October.
- Awards are given for individual and team performance, and the winning school team from each geographic arch/diocese, and winners of individual subject tests competes in a National championship which is held shortly after the main competition.
- Two are collaborative team efforts – a Logic Quiz with 20 rigorous thinking problems, and a Super Quiz with 50 multiple choice questions on five broad academic themes.
- The remaining eight events test individual knowledge of the Roman Catholic doctrine, English, Literature, Science, Mathematics, Current Events, Social Studies, and Fine Arts (Art and Music).