Cooperative Link: Spring 2006

Mankato West High School Students Impress Competition at USAD Nationals—San Antonio, Texas

Minnesota Academic Decathlon sent nine students from Mankato West High School to the USAD National Competition in San Antonio, Texas on April 26th–29th to represent Minnesota. Mankato West impressed everyone with a score of 34,481 points and was ranked twenty-four out of thirty-nine teams overall. In addition, the team was ranked tenth out of thirteen in the division two (medium) schools. This year’s theme was “European Renaissance.” The Super Quiz^TM portion of the competition focused on European Renaissance: “Renewal and Reform.”

“China and Its Influence on the World” is the new competition theme for 2006-2007, with the Super Quiz^TM focus: An Introduction to Climatology. The 2007 USAD national competition will be held in Hawaii. Please visit the USAD website at www.usad.org for curriculum information.



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