McKinney ISD Academic Decathlon

Mission Statement
The purpose of the United States Academic Decathlon® is to develop and provide academic competitions, curriculum, and assessment to promote learning and academic excellence through teamwork among students of all achievement levels.

Vision Statement
USAD provides students of all learning levels the opportunity to excel academically through team competition.

(from the USAD website)

Description:
US Academic Decathlon provides students of all learning levels the opportunity to excel academically through team competition.

The Academic Decathlon® is a team competition wherein students match their intellects with students from other schools. Students are tested in ten categories:

Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech.

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores. Winning teams advance through the local, regional, and state levels of competition. The state champions compete at the national finals.

(from the USAD website)

History:
The Academic Decathlon® was first created by Dr. Robert Peterson, former Superintendent of Schools in Orange County, California. Firmly believing that everyone's learning potential can be maximized through competitive challenge, Dr. Peterson set in motion the contest that has since come to be recognized as the most prestigious high school academic team competition in the United States. The program spread rapidly throughout the states due to the success and excitement it engendered. USAD was founded in 1981.

(from the USAD website)

Contact person: Matt Bolinger, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

#1 Duvall St. McKinney, TX 75069 (See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Last updated on January 8, 2009