Arizona Academic Decathlon promotes, motivates, and acknowledges excellence in academic efforts and
A high school program for all students that is composed of a competition in 10 academic events.
Operating as usual
07/08/2023
A huge thank you to Salt River Project for their $6,000 contribution towards the 2023-2024 competition season. These funds will sponsor the State Super Quiz, as well as supporting our ongoing operations - like the rising cost of printing and food. We appreciate your investment in educating the next generation of Arizonans!
07/04/2023
Congratulations to the 42 Arizona decathletes who were awarded a total of $15,900 in scholarships this year! We could not be so generous without the support of State Farm. We hope these funds will help further your post-secondary educational plans.
05/16/2023
Four Arizona high schools place in top five in their divisions in United States Academic Decathlon national competition!
2023 National Competition Results - Arizona Academic Decathlon The USAD National competition took place in Frisco, Texas on April 27-28. Our state champion, BASIS Scottsdale, placed 2nd in their division (III) and 5th overall in the nation with a score of 42,258. Team members: Tristan Clarke, Janvi Srivastava, Meenal Srivastava, Evangeline Clarke, Anushka Sharm...
04/24/2023
Friends of AZ AcaDec...if you'd like to watch the Super Quiz or Awards Ceremony, USAD has made them accessible via YouTube. Please remember that TX is currently two hours ahead of AZ!
Can't make it to Frisco, TX for ? Watch it LIVE on YouTube! Super Quiz will broadcast at 2pm on Friday, April 28 and Nationals Awards will go live at 8am on Saturday, April 29.
Super Quiz: https://youtube.com/live/Z_ZFSSHQl60?feature=share
Awards: https://youtube.com/live/HeoP4J-ndmE?feature=share
04/24/2023
Congratulations to all the decathletes representing Arizona Academic Decathlon at the USAD National competition this week both in person and online. We're so proud of all you've accomplished!
03/15/2023
The 39th annual Arizona state competition was held at on March 10-11, 2023. Forty teams from across Arizona qualified to attend. Congratulations to all of the who competed! Read more about the results here.
2023 Arizona State Competition Results - Arizona Academic Decathlon ", nextArrow: "", cssEase: "cubic-bezier(0.455, 0.030, 0.515, 0.955)" }); }); The 39th annual state competition was held at Phoenix College on March 10-11, 2023. Forty teams from across Arizona qualified for the competition. Congratulations to all of the decathletes competing! Results 1) BASIS Scott...
02/28/2023
We still need more volunteers for state! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/2023state3
02/17/2023
Our state competition is around the corner! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/2023state2
02/10/2023
2023 state competition is March 10 - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/2023state
02/05/2023
Congratulations to our 2023 regional competition winners!
Region 1: Snowflake
Region 2: Cesar Chavez
Region 3: Canyon del Oro
Region 4: Hamilton
02/05/2023
Thank you to all of our judges, proctors, timers, and competition chairs for volunteering at our 2023 regional competitions. Your commitment makes these events happen. We couldn't do it without you!
02/03/2023
Our 2023 regional competitions begin today! Good luck to our 456 decathletes as they compete in ten academic events related to this year's theme, "The American Revolution and the New Nation."
02/03/2023
We are so excited to be hosting our Regional Competitions in person this year on Feb. 3-4! Not sure where to go to volunteer or cheer on your team during the Super Quiz? Here are our four locations:
Region I - St. Johns High School
360 Redskin Drive, St. Johns 85936
Region II - Cesar Chavez High School
3921 W. Baseline Road, Laveen 85339
Region III - Nogales High School
1905 N. Apache Blvd., Nogales 85621
Region IV - Williams Field High School
2076 S. Higley Rd., Gilbert 85295
We can't wait for you to join us!
Are you volunteering at our Regional Competitions this weekend? Review your judge training documents and mark your training completed before arriving on Friday night.
If you haven't registered yet, we still need volunteers and would love your support! Just click the link on one of the posts below this to let us know you're available.
01/26/2023
We still need volunteers for regionals! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/2023regionals_2
01/26/2023
We are still in need of volunteer judges and proctors for our regional competitions. If you are available the evening of Friday, Feb 3 or the morning/afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 4 at any of these locations, please sign up below:
Region 1: St. Johns High School, St. Johns, AZ
Region 2: Cesar Chavez High School, Laveen, AZ
Region 3: Nogales High School, Nogales, AZ
Region 4: Williams Field High School, Gilbert, AZ
2023 AZ Academic Decathlon Regional Competition Thank you for your interest in acting as a volunteer for the 2023 Regional Competitions taking place in person across Arizona on February 3-4.
01/21/2023
Calling all our East Valley volunteers: Our Regional Competition is Feb. 3-4. Support Region 4 by volunteering to judge or proctor at Williams Field High School. We can't host this event without you!
01/19/2023
Calling all Southern Arizona volunteers: Our Regional Competition is Feb. 3-4. Support Region 3 by volunteering to judge or proctor at Nogales High School. Your support is important to us.
01/17/2023
Calling all West Valley volunteers: Our Regional Competition is Feb. 3-4. Support Region 2 by volunteering to judge or proctor at Cesar Chavez High School. We can't host these events without you!
01/13/2023
Arizona Academic Decathlon regional competitions are back in person! We are looking for volunteers Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4. Sign up to judge interviews or speeches, or proctor tests or Super Quiz. Can't make it in person? You can judge essays from home! 😀
2023 AZ Academic Decathlon Regional Competition Thank you for your interest in acting as a volunteer for the 2023 Regional Competitions taking place in person across Arizona on February 3-4.
01/06/2023
Happy New Year from Arizona Academic Decathlon! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/2023regionals
11/29/2022
[Hours Left] Help us meet our goal! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/giving-tuesday-9251343
11/29/2022
[Donate Now] Today is the Day! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/giving-tuesday-campaign
11/26/2022
We are grateful for you - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/grateful-for-you
06/02/2022
Congratulations to Westwood Decathlete, Thor Eckman, on his wonderful achievement! The Arizona Academic Decathlon Board is so proud of all you've accomplished.
🎉 We are so proud! Today, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation named Thor Eckman one of about 7,500 high school seniors who will receive a National Merit Scholarship. A passionate mathematician, Thor qualified as a semifinalist thanks to his outstanding academic record, awards, extracurricular activities and a special endorsement from his alma mater, Westwood High School. Thank you, Thor, for exemplifying Mesa's Portrait of a Graduate.
05/04/2022
We'd like to recognize all of the decathletes who won medals at Nationals, including those who attended as individuals. Congratulations to you all!
2022 National Competition Results - Arizona Academic Decathlon The Virtual National competition took place April 20-22. Hamilton placed 4th in Division I and 6th overall in the nation with a score of 41,438. Team members are: Chloe Zhan, Andy Ma, Kenneth Wang, Navaneeth Unnikrishnan, Sanvi Lamba, Shriya Bathula, Arun Chebrolu, Angela Sun, and Taryn Preis. The c...
05/02/2022
We would like to congratulate the three teams and decathletes who represented Arizona at USAD's Online National competition!
BASIS Peoria came in 2nd place in Small Schools, winning 17 medals. Red Mountain came in 5th place in Large Schools, winning 5 medals. And Show Low came in 11th place in Medium Schools, winning 1 medal.
04/23/2022
We would like to congratulate the two teams and decathletes who represented Arizona at USAD's National competition!
Hamilton came in 4th place in Division I, winning 9 medals. BASIS Scottsdale came in 3rd place in Division IV, winning 12 medals.
04/06/2022
We hope you will take the opportunity to make a difference for Academic Decathlon teams across Arizona, like the one pictured.
03/26/2022
Friends, we're so excited to announce that we will be part of Arizona Gives day this year! Arizona Gives serves to inspire people to give generously to nonprofits making our state stronger and creating a thriving community for all. We hope you will consider giving towards Arizona Academic Decathlon.
Arizona Academic Decathlon Association, Inc. Our mission is to promote, motivate and acknowledge excellence in academic efforts and educational achievement through a program of academic competitions for high school students of all scholastic achievement levels.
03/16/2022
Congratulations to Carl Hayden High School for earning this award. Not only did they make it to state for the first time in over a decade, but they placed in the top 20!
03/14/2022
Academic Decathlon isn’t about mastering a single event, but ten different skills and disciplines. These three decathletes excelled at subjective events.
Outstanding Essay - Sunny Zhu, BASIS Scottsdale
Outstanding Interview - Samuel Smith, Red Mountain
Outstanding Speech - Katherine North-Morris, Marana
03/13/2022
Congratulations to Thor Eckman from Westwood who earned the top score of the competition with 8,918 points (out of 10,000)!
03/13/2022
The 38th annual state competition was held virtually on March 11-12, 2022. Thirty teams across Arizona qualified for the competition. Congratulations to all of the decathletes who competed!
1. Hamilton - 42,908
2. Red Mountain - 40,770
3. Canyon del Oro - 40,221
4. BASIS Scottsdale - 38,425
5. BASIS Peoria - 38,289
6. Basha - 38,107
7. BASIS Chandler - 38,069
8. Cesar Chavez - 37,617
9. Mountain View (Marana) - 36,262
10. Westwood - 35,560
03/12/2022
USAD calls the Super Quiz the loudest and most intense, high-stakes celebration of all the subjects the decathletes have learned, and it's hard to disagree! Students collaborate in groups of three to figure out the best answer to each question before time runs out. Let's get ready to rumble!
03/12/2022
We are beginning day two of our virtual state competition!
Our decathletes have already submitted an essay and delivered speeches and interviews via Zoom with judges all over the country. Today they will take seven objective tests, compete in Super Quiz using Kahoot, and attend a virtual award ceremony.
03/12/2022
We would like to thank all of our volunteers for their help this competition season! We could not have held these events without your participation. We appreciate your dedication to this program and the decathletes in Arizona.
03/11/2022
Tonight, the decathletes deliver both prepared and impromptu speeches and conduct a seven-minute interview before a panel of judges. Many former decathletes cite learning to speak in public as one of their most transformative experiences in the program.
03/11/2022
Today marks the start of the 38th Arizona Academic Decathlon State Competition! Essays are done and speeches and interviews will happen tonight. Best wishes to all of the decathletes!
03/04/2022
We still need volunteers for state! - https://mailchi.mp/azacadec/2022state3
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