Comments on: Academic Decathletes Earn Another Trip to State http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/2012/01/26/academic-decathletes-earn-another-trip-to-state/ Best Weekly Newspaper in Texas Wed, 23 May 2012 20:49:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: AcDec Mom http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/2012/01/26/academic-decathletes-earn-another-trip-to-state/comment-page-1/#comment-425711 AcDec Mom Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:46:01 +0000 http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/?p=19168#comment-425711 Some of these kids would identify more with the punk band Brainiac than exceptionally smart brainiacs! This is a terrific thing about AcDec: kids compete in divisions based on their grades (not all courses and unweighted, so not same as GPA). They like to learn about and do a bunch of different things (actually ten things, since it is a decathlon). Some make straight A's, many do not, but all are students in the best sense of the word. HPHS has other competitive academic teams--debate, science, social studies, etc. They are not as well known as the athletic teams, but they exist and do well. Some of these kids would identify more with the punk band Brainiac than exceptionally smart brainiacs!

This is a terrific thing about AcDec: kids compete in divisions based on their grades (not all courses and unweighted, so not same as GPA). They like to learn about and do a bunch of different things (actually ten things, since it is a decathlon). Some make straight A’s, many do not, but all are students in the best sense of the word.

HPHS has other competitive academic teams–debate, science, social studies, etc. They are not as well known as the athletic teams, but they exist and do well.

]]> By: Just Me http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/2012/01/26/academic-decathletes-earn-another-trip-to-state/comment-page-1/#comment-425179 Just Me Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:55:20 +0000 http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/?p=19168#comment-425179 Congratulations! Congratulations!

]]> By: AcDec Mom http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/2012/01/26/academic-decathletes-earn-another-trip-to-state/comment-page-1/#comment-425060 AcDec Mom Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:27:25 +0000 http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/?p=19168#comment-425060 Thanks for this post, Dan. Coaches Pollock, Bergeron, and Milner have done a great job. Principal Kelly and Superintendent Orr attended the regional awards ceremony, which was really nice of them. Thanks for this post, Dan. Coaches Pollock, Bergeron, and Milner have done a great job. Principal Kelly and Superintendent Orr attended the regional awards ceremony, which was really nice of them.

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