Kamehameha School Hawaii and Hilo High, Hawaii’s first- and second-place academic decathlon state championship teams, will compete in Honolulu April 24-26 at the 2014 USAD Nationals. The Hawaii teams will compete against other state champions from the U.S. as well as teams from the U.K. and China. More than 450 students will vie for honors.
Kamehameha School Hawaii and Hilo High, Hawaii’s first- and second-place academic decathlon state championship teams, will compete in Honolulu April 24-26 at the 2014 USAD Nationals. The Hawaii teams will compete against other state champions from the U.S. as well as teams from the U.K. and China. More than 450 students will vie for honors.
Academic Decathlon, a scholastic competition for high school students, was created to provide opportunities for students to experience the challenges of rigorous team and individual academic competition. Each student competes in 10 events: Economics, Essay, Art, Interview, Language and Literature, Math, Music, Science, Social Science and Speech. Students also compete in Super Quiz Relay, an oral quiz-show event that includes questions from six topic areas.
Kamehameha School Hawaii and Hilo High will compete in different divisions.