University High wins 36th annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon

University High School in the Fresno Unified School District won the 36^th Annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon on Saturday, Feb. 3, followed by Edison High School in second place and Bullard High School in third place. Twenty-four high schools competed in the event, coordinated by the Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. This year’s theme was “Africa.”

The Academic Decathlon teams are comprised of 12 competitive students with GPAs ranging from 1.00 to over 4.0, who compete in 10 examinations: Art, music, language and literature, mathematics, economics, speech, interview, essay, science and social science. The final culminating Super Quiz encompasses all areas of study and can earn the team up to 5,880 points.

Fresno County’s winning team will compete in the California State Decathlon March 22-25 in Sacramento. The state championship team will advance to the National Decathlon in April in Frisco, Texas.