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YHS state team- Paden Bergdall, Emily Anderson, Ella Campbell, Brandon Healey, Alexia Dahlin, Datrina Conklin, Olivia Mattos, and Brittany Collier

Huge Wins For Yosemite Decathlon State Team

Brandon Healey

SACRAMENTO — Yosemite High School and Yosemite Unified Alternative Education students competed and medaled at the state Decathlon against nearly 600 decathletes from throughout California.

Brandon Healey earned a gold medal in essay and a bronze medal in mathematics. He competed in the Scholastic division earning him top ranks among more than 80 of the best decathletes in California.

Kyra Cole received a gold medal in speech with a near perfect score. She also competed in the Scholastic division.

California Academic Decathlon gives awards to the top scoring student on each team. Olivia Mattos received that honor.

Carole Calderwood is the team’s coach.

“Receiving three medals at the state competition is amazing,” said Dianna Marsh, assistant superintendent, Madera County Superintendent of Schools.

Kyra Cole

“It has been a while since Madera County medaled at the California Academic Decathlon and we couldn’t be more excited and proud of the students.”

More than 600 students from 67 schools competed March 23-26 in Sacramento. Decathletes competed in art, economics, essay, interview, literature, math, music, science, social science and speech.  This year’s topic was World War II.

 

Olivia Mattos

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