Rockwall ISD Claims 6th Consecutive Academic Decathlon State Title

Courtesy: rockwallisd.com
March 4, 2015
Filed under Academics, Top Stories

Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath High Schools both competed in the Texas Academic Decathlon State Competition in San Antonio February 27-March 1, if you missed it, but want to know more about the competition, elite writings reviews will provide you with all the details and interesting moments.  Rockwall-Heath High School’s Academic Decathlon team, coached by Kim Blain and Kathleen Shipman, is the 2014-2015 Texas Medium School State Champion! The team also finished 2^nd in Super Quiz. This is the team’s first state championship and the district’s 6^th consecutive Academic Decathlon state title!

Team members won a total of 42 medals and brought home $21,550 in scholarship money.

RHHS Awards:

• Calvin Nance: Bronze in Math; Gold in Music, Silver in Economics, Silver in Science, Silver in Social Science, Bronze in Language and Literature and the Bronze for the Overall Individual; won $2700 in scholarship money
• Connor Sherrod : Gold in Science, Silver in Economics, Gold in Social Science and 5^th for Overall Individual; won $1950 in scholarship money
• Natalie Hopper: Gold in Interview, Bronze in Science, Gold in Art, and Silver in Language and Literature; won $1200 in scholarship money
• Kyle Butler: Silver in Math, Silver in Music, Silver in Economics, Gold in Science, Gold in Language and Literature, Gold in Art, Gold in Social Science, Gold for the Overall Individual; won $4700 in scholarship money
• Christian Arms: Bronze in Math, Gold in Science, Bronze in Music, Gold in Language and Literature, Bronze in Art, Bronze for the Overall Individual; won $2700 in scholarship money
• Hannah Shows: Bronze in Science, Gold in Economics, Silver in Music, Bronze in Social Science, Silver in the Overall Individual; won $3700 in scholarship money
• Carl Evers: Gold in Math, Silver in Science, Bronze in Economics, Silver in Art, 4^th for the Overall Individual; won $2200 in scholarship money
• Erica Headley: Bronze in Economics; won $1200 in scholarship money
• Kiran Kaur: Gold in Interview, Silver in Math; won $1200 in scholarship money

Supporting team members include: Cheyenne Jett, Savannah Jett, and Nathaniel Wang