MADERA COUNTY — In a battle of wits, Yosemite High School, triumphed for the 23rd time in 24 years making them the champions of the 36th Madera County Academic Decathlon. Yosemite will advance to the state competition March 22-25 with a score of 33,039.6 to compete with the best teams in the state.
The Yosemite High team members who will be attend the state competition, led by coach Carol Calderwood are:
Honors Division: Olivia Mattos, Kelsey Montalto, Hannah Hurtado
Scholastic Division: Bryce Talbot, Alexia Dahlin, Burke Stewart
Varsity Division: Emily Anderson and Dillon Doss
“We wish Yosemite High School luck at the state competition and are proud of all of our student decathletes for their dedication and determination to succeed in this program,” says Dr. Cecilia Massetti, Madera County Superintendent of Schools.
Six schools competed Saturday in this 10-event competition answering questions on the topic Africa.
Caleb Lynch scored highest the third year in a row
A total of 121 medals were handed out at the awards ceremony. For the third straight year, Caleb Lynch, a junior from Chawanakee Academy Charter, was the top scoring decathlete this year, scoring 7,747.6 points across the 10 events.
Chowchilla High School came in second place with Liberty High School placing third. Chawanakee Academy Charter, Madera High and Madera South High also competed in this 10-event competition.
Decathlon teams are comprised of up to 25 members competing in three levels of competition: Honor (A), Scholastic (B) and Varsity (C) students.
Madera South High School won the Super Quiz competition. All students participated in this year’s Super Quiz. The Super Quiz format this year allowed students in each round to discuss the question before making their individual selections.
“The Super Quiz is a great opportunity for parents and community members to see the students compete,” notes Massetti. “This year’s Super Quiz included mathematics questions so it was truly a battle of wits across all subject areas.”
Chawanakee Academy Charter received a total of 13 medals: 3 bronze, 3 silver and 7 gold. Chowchilla Union High received 29 medals: 9 bronze, 15 silver and 5 gold. Liberty High was awarded 20 medals: 9 bronze, 3 silver and 8 gold medals. Madera High received 19 medals: 7 bronze, 7 silver and 5 gold. Madera South High received 4 medals: 3 bronze and 1 silver. Yosemite High was awarded 36 medals: 14 bronze, 12 silver and 10 gold medals.
The top scoring senior from each school will receive a $100 scholarship. The following students earned the senior honors:
Chawanakee Academy Charter- Benjamin Johnson
Chowchilla Union High School- Anna Nomicos
Liberty High School- Holly Hiatt
Madera High School- Jacob Diaz
Madera South High School- Alejandra Flores
Yosemite High School- Olivia Mattos
The Madera County Academic Decathlon is funded by donations from local businesses and community members. The Madera County Schools Foundation proudly supports the event.
The following is a list of students who received medals.
Art
Honors
Gold: Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Silver: Kylie Farmer, Chowchilla Union High
Kristean Robles, Chowchilla Union High
Abril Chavez, Madera South High School
Bronze: Olivia Mattos, Yosemite High
Jessica Star, Yosemite High
Scholastic
Gold: Alan Martinez, Chowchilla Union High
Silver: Michael Fox, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Dimitri Robles, Madera High School
Varsity
Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High School
Silver: Jovanny Martinez, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Jonathan Lopez, Madera South High
Economics
Honors
Gold: Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Olivia Mattos, Yosemite High
Bronze: Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Scholastic
Gold: Alexia Dahlin, Yosemite High
Silver: Bryce Talbot, Yosemite High
Bronze: Karanjoot Singh, Madera High
Varsity
Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High School
Cody Williams, Liberty High
Silver: Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Bronze: Emily Anderson, Yosemite High
Essay
Honors
Gold: Graeme Dahlin, Yosemite High
Silver: Olivia Mattos, Yosemite High
Bronze: Holly Hiatt, Liberty High
Scholastic
Gold: Bryce Talbot, Yosemite High
Silver: Payton Ruggeri, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Abel Maceda-Pachuqueno, Madera South High
Bronze: Alexia Dahlin, Yosemite High
Varsity
Gold: Emily Anderson, Yosemite High
Silver: Jovanny Martinez, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Camden Crawford, Liberty High
Interview
Honors
Gold: Anna Nomicos, Chowchilla Union High
Silver: Aaliyah Razvi, Liberty High
Bronze: Kylie Farmer, Chowchilla Union High
Scholastic
Gold: Graciela Ruiz, Liberty High
Silver: Saige Jackson, Yosemite High
Bronze: Nathaly Amezcua, Madera High
Varsity
Gold: Emily Anderson, Yosemite High
Silver: Camden Crawford, Liberty High
Bronze: Andres Villanueva, Madera High
Language & Literature
Honors
Gold: Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Silver: Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Bronze: Emma Johnson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Scholastic
Gold: Alexia Dahlin, Yosemite High
Silver: Kyra Cole, Yosemite High
Burke Stewart, Yosemite High
Bryce Talbot, Yosemite High
Payton Ruggeri, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Katrina Conklin, Yosemite High
Saige Jackson, Yosemite High
Varsity
Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High
Silver: Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Bronze: Emily Anderson, Yosemite High
Mathematics
Honors
Gold: Holly Hiatt, Liberty High
Olivia Mattos, Yosemite High
Kelsey Montalto, Yosemite High
Silver: Hannah Hurtado, Yosemite High
Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Bronze: Katie Glover, Liberty High
Scholastic
Gold: Bryce Talbot, Yosemite High
Silver: Israel Mendoza, Liberty High
Bronze: Payton Ruggeri, Chowchilla Union High
Sadie Vasquez, Liberty High
Burke Stewart, Yosemite High
Varsity
Gold: Adam Pearce, Liberty High
Silver: Andres Villanueva, Madera High
Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Bronze: Dillon Doss, Yosemite High
Music
Honors
Gold: Benjamin Johnson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Scholastic
Gold: Graciela Ruiz, Liberty High
Silver: Alexia Dahlin, Yosemite High
Dimitri Robles, Madera High
Gurpreet Dhesi, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Lauren Stover, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Jack Crawford, Chowchilla Union High
Sandra Martinez, Chowchilla Union High
Varsity
Gold: Zet Corpus, Liberty High
Kai Wong, Madera High
Silver: Emily Anderson, Yosemite High
Bronze: Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Aaliyah Galicia, Madera High
Adam Pearce, Liberty High
Cody Williams, Liberty High
Science
Honors
Gold: Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Benjamin Johnson, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Lillian Dickmeyer, Yosemite High
Scholastic
Gold: Bryce Talbot, Yosemite High
Silver: Burke Stewart, Yosemite High
Peyton Ruggeri, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Alexia Dahlin, Yosemite High
Jack Crawford, Chowchilla Union High
Varsity
Gold: Kai Wong, Madera High
Silver: Aaliyah Galicia, Madera High
Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Bronze: Jonathan Lopez, Madera South High
Social Science
Honors
Gold: Caleb Lynch, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Kylie Farmer, Chowchilla Union High
Scholastic
Gold: Alan Martinez, Chowchilla High
Silver: Aspen Poodry, Liberty High
Payton Ruggeri, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Jack Crawford, Chowchilla Union High
Burke Stewart, Yosemite High
Israel Mendoza, Liberty High
Varsity
Gold: Nicholas Lovering, Liberty High
Silver: Jacob Diaz, Madera High
Bronze: Camden Crawford, Liberty High
Speech
Honors
Gold: Aaliyah Razvi, Liberty High
Silver: Madison Ingraham, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Anna Nomicos, Chowchilla Union High
Kelsey Montalto, Yosemite High
Scholastic
Gold: Lauren Stover, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Brandon Nicolas, Chowchilla Union High
Bronze: Nikki Johnson, Yosemite High School
Varsity
Gold: Ceciley Varian, Chawanakee Academy Charter
Silver: Emily Anderson, Yosemite High
Bronze: Thomas Caruso, Liberty High
