Our Lady of Perpetual Help School competed against 111 other Catholic schools on March 1 in the 24th annual Archdiocese of Los Angeles regional competition of the California Catholic Schools Academic Junior High Decathlon. The Academic Junior High Decathlon is a competition for students in grades 6-8. There are ten events. Two are collaborative team efforts – a logic quiz with 20 rigorous thinking problems, and a super quiz with 50 multiple choice questions on five broad academic themes. The remaining eight events test individual knowledge of the Roman Catholic doctrine, English, Literature, Science, Mathematics, Current Events, Social Studies, and Fine Arts. Awards are given for individual and team performance, and the winning school team from each geographic diocese competes in a state championship the first Saturday of May each year.
This year Our Lady of Perpetual Help School included:
Luke Leonard, Meagan Tadeusiak, Nathaniel Medina, Kayla May Jaramillo, Katrina Bullock, Anthony Palazzolo, Matthew Ziemba, Colin Riba, Kate Aquino, Katrina Castaneda, Samantha Luna, Jacob Meade, and Poala Ong.
Principal: Sharon Krahl
Head Coach: Anne Marie Rudzinski
Coaches: Juli Kelley, Kirby Ortego, Mary Naughton, Luke Goorsky and Mrs. Joanna Pendleton
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Academic Junior High Decathlon team achieved 7th place overall. The team placed 4th place in logic. They received 7th place in super quiz. Nathaniel Medina placed 10th in Current Events. Anthony Palazzo obtained 10th place in science. Meagan Tadeusiak earned 8th place in literature. Luke Leonard received 4th place in religion. Colin Riba placed first in social studies with a score of 980/1000. Katrina Castaneda, Kayla May Jaramillo, and Katrina Bullock did well in math, fine arts, and English respectively.
