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Lemoore's Middle College High School wins 10th straight Academic Decathlon title
This year's academic decathlon was conducted "virtually" as each school competed from its own site. Local volunteers with the Kings County Office of Education worked from the Lemoore Service Center to put on the event.
"The kids dealt with a fair amount of adversity this year, but they managed to persevere," said the team's longtime coach, Allen Tong.
"They really put in the extra time these past three weeks. I'm very proud of our team's efforts, especially in light of present circumstances. Ask any coach; running a successful program in anything right now is a challenge."
This year's theme was "Water" as teams from Corcoran High School, Hanford High School, Hanford West High School, Lemoore High School, Lemoore Middle College High School, and Sierra Pacific High School competed in a rigorous set of academic examinations demonstrating their versatility in a variety of scholarly categories.
Each team is comprised of "A," "B," and "C" students.
As usual, Kings County team members participated in ten grueling events, including Art, Economics, Mathematics, Music, Language & Literature, Social Science, and Science. In addition, the contestants performed prepared and impromptu speeches, authored essays on a given topic, and participated in interview competitions.
In all, Lemoore Middle College decathletes earned 71 medals and 17 scholarships on their way to winning their 10th straight title. The studying isn't over for Lemoore's AD winners. They're expected to attend the California state competition scheduled for early March.
Lemoore's Middle College School won the annual event again, amassing a team total of 40,955.1 points, easily outdistancing second-place finisher Lemoore High School with 26,955.1 points. Lemoore High narrowly outlasted third place Corcoran High School with its 26,756.5 points, and fourth-place finisher Hanford High amassed 25,031.0 points while Hanford West took fifth place and Sierra Pacific High finished in the sixth spot.
Lemoore Middle College High School will advance to the State Academic Decathlon competition in Sacramento in March.
Individual medals and scholarships were awarded to students from each participating school at the event awards ceremony.
Top AD students
Top Decathlete – Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $500 scholarship
Top Varsity Student - Richard Harmiel, Lemoore Middle College High School, $250 scholarship
Top Scholastic Student - Lana Moore, Lemoore Middle College High School, $250 scholarship
Top Honors Student – Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $250 scholarship
Top Student Corcoran HS- Bishop Lee Martinez, $200
Top Student Hanford HS- Angel Moran-Padilla,$200
Top Student Hanford West HS- Antonio Martinez, $200
Top Student Lemoore HS- Angel Aboloje $200
Top Student Lemoore Middle College HS- Gurmannat Chalotra, $200
Top Student Sierra Pacific HS- Aniruddha Ashok, $200
Other scholarship winners included:
Language & Literature: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Language & Literature: Naeryl Ronquillo, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Music: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Science: Nicolo Wheaton, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Art: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Mathematics: Naeryl Ronquillo, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Economics: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Social Science: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Essay: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Essay: Nicolo Wheaton, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Speech: Naeryl Ronquillo, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Speech: Gurmannat Chalotra, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Speech: Kodi Valentino, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
Speech: Alexa Aguilera-Alvarez, Lemoore Middle College High School $100
Interview: Angel Aboloje, Lemoore Middle College High School, $100
