Academic Decathlon
The Academic Junior High Decathlon Mission
As Catholic school educators, we affirm that each young person entrusted to our care has been endowed by God with marvelous intellectual gifts and talents. The California Catholic Schools Academic Junior High Decathlon (or AJHD) strives to bring forth some of those academic talents and celebrate them in the context of spirit-filled competition.
The five goals of the Decathlon are:
- to promote academic excellence
- to promote collaborative spirit and cooperative learning skills
- to promote logical and higher order thinking
- to recognize the contributions of parents, teachers, school administrators, and business and community members in supporting high standards for all students; and
- to celebrate the diversity, excellence, and tradition of Catholic schools
What is the Decathlon?
The Academic Junior High Decathlon is a competition for students in grades 6-8. There are ten events. 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 Roman Catholic doctrine, English, Literature, Science, Mathematics, Current Events, Social Studies, and Fine Arts (Art and Music). Awards are given for individual and team performance, and the winning school team from each geographic diocese competes in a state championship the first Saturday of May each year.
2019-2020
17th Overall
(Out of 100 teams)
Science: 5th Place
Literature: 7th Place
Fine Arts: 8th Place
English: 9th Place
2018-2019
(Out of 100 teams)
Fine Arts: 2nd Place
Current Events: 7th Place
Literature: 7th Place
Religion: 10th Place
2017-2018
10th Overall
(Out of 105 teams)
Math: 1st Place
Current Events:2nd Place
Literature: 2nd Place
Science: 3rd Place
Super Quiz: 5th Place
2016-2017
8th Overall
(Out of 105 teams)
Science: 3rd Place
Logic: 4th Place
Religion: 6th Place
Super Quiz: 6th Place
Social Studies: 8th Place
English: 9th Place
Math: 10th Place
Fine Arts: 10th Place
2015-2016
7th Overall
(Out of 100 teams)
Current Events: 3rd Place
Math: 4th Place
Logic: 4th Place
Science: 5th Place
Literature: 6th Place
Religion: 8th Place
2014-2015
7th Overall
(Out of 115 teams)
Logic: 6th Place
Science: 7th Place
Math: 8th Place
Super Quiz: 9th Place
2013-2014
4th Overall
(Out of 112 teams)
Fine Arts: 2nd Place
SuperQuiz: 5th Place
Literature: 5th Place
English: 6th Place
Math: 6th Place
Religion: 8th Place
Social Studies: 8th Place
Current Events: 9th Place
Logic: 9th Place
2012-2013
5th Overall
(Out of 113 Teams)
Math: 2nd Place
Fine Arts: 3rd Place
Social Studies: 3rd Place
Religion: 4th Place
Literature: 6th Place
Current Events: 7th Place
Super Quiz: 7th Place
English: 8th Place
Science: 8th Place
Logic: 9th Place
2011-2012
19th Overall
(Out of 100 teams)
Current Events: 1st Place
Science: 2nd Place
English: 6th Place
Super Quiz: 7th Place
2010-2011
3rd Overall
(Out of 104 teams)
English: 1st Place
Science: 3rd Place
Logic: 3rd Place
Literature: 6th Place
Current Events: 9th Place
Math: 9th Place
Fine Arts: 9th Place
Super Quiz: 9th Place
2009-2010
(Out of 101 teams)
Religion: 1st Place
Fine Arts: 7th Place
2008-2009
(Out of 100 teams)
Deanery 19: 1st Place
English: 3rd Place
Science: 3rd Place
Current Events: 4th Place
Religion: 6th Place
Literature: 8th Place
Social Studies: 9th Place
2007-2008
(Out of 103 teams)
Current Events: 5th Place
Logic: 6th Place
Social Studies: 7th Place
2006-2007
(Out of 108 Teams)
Super Quiz: 7th Place
Religion: 7th Place
Social Studies: 7th Place
Fine Arts: 9th Place
2005-2006
No History
2004-2005
(Out of 110 teams)
Super Quiz: 6th Place
Math: 9th Place
Social Studies: 10th Place
English: 10th Place
2003-2004
(Out of 71 teams)
Literature: 3rd Place
Math: 3rd Place
Religion: 7th Place
Current Events: 10th Place
2002-2003
(Out of 107 teams)
English: 7th Place
Math: 8th Place
Science: 9th Place
Literature: 9th Place
2001-2002
6th Overall
(Out of 95 Teams)
Math: 1st Place
Science: 1st Place
Social Studies: 1st Place
Deanery 19: 1st Place
Literature: 2nd Place
Super Quiz: 4th Place
Logic: 9th Place
2000-2001
1st Overall
(Out of 81 schools)
Logic: 1st
Super Quiz: 1st
Social Studies: 1st
Deanery 19: 1st
Science: 3rd
Literture: 6th Place
English: 6th Place
Math: 7th Place
1999-2000
11th Overall
(Out of 67 teams)
Deanery 19: 2nd Place
Logic: 5th Place
English: 7th Place
Super Quiz: 9th Place
Social Studies: 10th Place
1998-1999
15th Overall
(Out of 72 teams)
Deanery 19: 2nd Place
Math: 3rd Place
Speech: 6th Place
English: 6th Place
Science: 6th Place
Logic: 7th Place
Super Quiz: 7th Place
1997-1998
1st year participating
No History
