Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon

The Academic Decathlon is a program in which Stanislaus County public and private high school students compete as individuals
and as a team in a series of academic tests and demonstrations. In ancient Greece, an athlete's strength and endurance were
determined  by the success in completing ten events of a decathlon.  Much like the Archaic Decathlon for athletes, the Academic
Decathlon is the premier trial of a young scholar's intellectual capabilities.  Each team is made up of three students in each
GPA category  (Honor: 3.80 – 4.00 , Scholastic: 3.20 – 3.79, Varsity: 3.19 and below). A school may include an infinite number
of students classified as alternate team members for an additional fee. 

Academic Decathletes take 30 minute multiple choice tests in the subjects of Art, Economics, Music, Language and Literature,
Mathematics, Science, and Social Science. In addition, each team member gives a planned 4 minute speech and a 2 minute
impromptu speech, participates in a 7 minute interview, and has 50 minutes to write an expository essay.  The Super Quiz Relay,
the final event, is open to the public and features questions from all of the above subject matters.    
    
DATES: January 21 & 22, 2021 (Speech & Interview - Virtual)   
              February 6, 2021 (Online Objective Tests & Super Quiz)
              February 8 , 2021 - Virtual Awards Ceremony     

COST: $450 per team of nine students ($350 donated by the Education Foundation of Stanislaus County)        
Final Cost: $100 (additional $10 per alternate team members)

Event Information

• Academic Decathlon School Registration (deadline: November 6, 2020)
• Academic Decathlon General Rules
• Team Code 
• Curriculum &  Content Standards
• Important Event Dates
• Schedule of Events
• Curriculum Update
• Calculator Policy

Event Paperwork - Due at SCOE office by 5:00 PM, Fri. December 1, 2020

• Assignment of Codes (Team List)
• Certification of GPA Computation
• GPA Computation Worksheet & Information
• Student Participation & Conduct Agreement
• Volunteer Registration (minimum two judges)

  Note:  Team photos due by January 13, 2021 

Testing Information

• Essay
  • General Instructions to Students
  • Essay Rubric
• Speech/Interview Schedule
  • Speech & Interview Schedule
• Interview
  • Conducting A Successful Interview
  • Rating Scale
  • Sample Interview Questions
  • Self-Introductions
• Speech
  • Speech Competition Rules
  • Impromptu Speech Directions
  • How To Judge A Speech
  • Time Format and Room Setup
• Test Arena 
  • Instructions for Teams
  • Instructions for Proctors
  • Challenge Procedure
  • Testing Room Seating Arrangement - Right Side
  • Testing Room Seating Arrangement - Left Side
• Super Quiz
  • Proctor Instructions
  • March-In and Relay Instructions
  • Super Quiz Diagram & March-In Order
  • Super Quiz Award Ceremony

Volunteer Information

• Speech/Interview Volunteer Registration
• Speech Guidelines
• Interview Guidelines
• Essay Reader Instructions

.