16th Annual Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon Results
Posted May 7, 2021
Due to COVID-19, the Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon was a virtual event. Speech presentations were conducted by Zoom, while essay and objective testing were completed online. Sponsored by the Stanislaus County Office of Education and the Education Foundation of Stanislaus County, the Pentathlon is modeled after the United States Academic Decathlon curriculum. The Pentathlon is designed to challenge students academically and promote their education. In the Pentathlon, 7th and 8th graders compete as individuals and as team members in Speech and in a series of five tests in subject areas including Mathematics, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies featuring this year’s theme, “The Cold War.”
Participating schools can send up to 18 students to serve as the team. Students are placed in categories based on grade point average. Categories include Honors, 3.80-4.00 GPA; Scholastic, 3.25-3.79 GPA; and Varsity, 0.00-3.24 GPA. Six local junior high and middle schools participated in this year’s event including: Blaker-Kinser, Denair, Hickman, Oakdale, Prescott, and Ross.
Results for the 2020-2021 Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon:
- Winning Team: Ross Middle School
- Runner-Up: Prescott Junior High School
- Third Place Team: Hickman Middle School
Individual High Point Winner in each division:
- First Place Honors Champion: Kaveri Gupta, Prescott Junior High School
- First Place Scholastic Champion: Kayden Perez, Ross Middle School
- First Place Varsity Champion: Jacob Mullany, Blaker-Kinser Junior High
- Speech Champion: Lavanya Bansal, Prescott Junior High School
Team High Point Winner:
|
School |
Name |
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Blaker-Kinser Jr. High |
Jacob Mullany |
|
Denair Middle |
Andrea Padilla |
|
Hickman Middle |
Austin Taylor |
|
Oakdale Jr. High |
Joseph Yakligian |
|
Prescott Jr. High |
Kaveri Gupta |
|
Ross Middle |
Kayden Perez |
Individual Results for 2021 Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon
Top Scores for Speech
|
Division / Award |
Name |
Middle/Jr. High School |
|
Honors Gold |
Lavanya Bansal |
Prescott |
|
Honors Silver |
Avery Jones |
Oakdale |
|
Honors Bronze |
Nikhil Pardiwala |
Ross |
|
Honors Bronze |
Paige Watson |
Hickman |
|
Honors 4th |
Sariah Callau |
Denair |
|
Scholastic Gold |
Aleena Maldonado |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Silver |
Austin Taylor |
Hickman |
|
Varsity Gold |
Alissa Thompson |
Ross |
|
Varsity Silver |
Miguel Castillo |
Hickman |
Top Scores for Science
|
Division / Award |
Name |
Middle/Jr. High School |
|
Honors Gold |
Kaveri Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Silver |
Leena Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Bronze |
Joseph Yakligian |
Oakdale |
|
Honors 4th |
David Sun |
Prescott |
|
Honors 5th |
Lavanya Bansal |
Prescott |
|
Scholastic Gold |
Kayden Perez |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Silver |
Karidee Thompson |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Bronze |
Colton Taylor |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 4th |
Austin Taylor |
Hickman |
|
Scholastic 5th |
Aleena Maldonado |
Ross |
|
Varsity Gold |
Jacob Mullany |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity Silver |
Bunni Lagos |
Denair |
|
Varsity Silver |
Jazmyne Besaw |
Prescott |
|
Varsity Bronze |
Vincente Coronel |
Denair |
|
Varsity 4th |
Kaylee Smith |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity 5th |
Alissa Thompson |
Ross |
Top Scores for Mathematics
|
Division / Award |
Name |
Middle/Jr. High School |
|
Honors Gold |
Leena Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Silver |
Kaveri Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Bronze |
David Sun |
Prescott |
|
Honors 4th |
Clara Chung |
Oakdale |
|
Honors 5th |
Mourya Sibala |
Prescott |
|
Scholastic Gold |
Kayden Perez |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Silver |
Austin Taylor |
Hickman |
|
Scholastic Bronze |
Karidee Thompson |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 4th |
Aleena Maldonado |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 5th |
Colton Taylor |
Ross |
|
Varsity Gold |
Kaylee Smith |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity Silver |
Alissa Thompson |
Ross |
|
Varsity Bronze |
Jacob Mullany |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity 4th |
Miguel Castillo |
Hickman |
|
Varsity 5th |
Vincente Coronel |
Denair |
|
Varsity 5th |
Bunni Lagos |
Denair |
|
Varsity 5th |
Gavin MacGregor |
Denair |
Top Scores for Social Science
|
Division / Award |
Name |
Middle/Jr. High School |
|
Honors Gold |
Kaveri Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Silver |
Leena Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Bronze |
David Sun |
Prescott |
|
Honors 4th |
Austin Speiller |
Oakdale |
|
Honors 5th |
Akhil Diwana |
Prescott |
|
Scholastic Gold |
Kayden Perez |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Silver |
Colton Taylor |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Bronze |
Karidee Thompson |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 4th |
Aleena Maldonado |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 5th |
Austin Taylor |
Hickman |
|
Varsity Gold |
Miguel Castillo |
Hickman |
|
Varsity Silver |
Jacob Mullany |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity Bronze |
Bunni Lagos |
Denair |
|
Varsity 4th |
Alissa Thompson |
Ross |
|
Varsity 5th |
Kaylee Smith |
Blaker-Kinser |
Top Scores for Fine Arts
|
Division / Award |
Name |
Middle/Jr. High School |
|
Honors Gold |
Kaveri Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Silver |
Leena Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Bronze |
Landon Arnold |
Oakdale |
|
Honors 4th |
Akhil Diwana |
Prescott |
|
Honors 5th |
David Sun |
Prescott |
|
Honors 5th |
Brenda Robles |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Gold |
Kayden Perez |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Silver |
Karidee Thompson |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Bronze |
Colton Taylor |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 4th |
Aleena Maldonado |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 5th |
Kylee Bingamon |
Ross |
|
Varsity Gold |
Jacob Mullany |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity Silver |
Gavin MacGregor |
Denair |
|
Varsity Bronze |
Vicente Coronel |
Denair |
|
Varsity Bronze |
Scarlett Villareal |
Ross |
|
Varsity 4th |
Allison Semone |
Hickman |
|
Varsity 4th |
Alissa Thompson |
Ross |
|
Varsity 5th |
Miguel Castillo |
Hickman |
Top Scores for Essay & Language/Lit
|
Division / Award |
|
|
|
Honors Gold |
Leena Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Silver |
Kaveri Gupta |
Prescott |
|
Honors Bronze |
Joseph Yakligian |
Oakdale |
|
Honors 4th |
Akhil Diwana |
Prescott |
|
Honors 5th |
Landon Arnold |
Oakdale |
|
Scholastic Gold |
Colton Taylor |
Ross |
|
Scholastic Silver |
Austin Taylor |
Hickman |
|
Scholastic Bronze |
Karidee Thompson |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 4th |
Aleena Maldonado |
Ross |
|
Scholastic 5th |
Kylee Bingamon |
Ross |
|
Varsity Gold |
Alissa Thompson |
Ross |
|
Varsity Silver |
Scarlett Villareal |
Ross |
|
Varsity Bronze |
Jacob Mullany |
Blaker-Kinser |
|
Varsity 4th |
Miguel Castillo |
Hickman |
|
Varsity 5th |
Allison Semone |
Hickman |
