This spring, high school students competed in the annual Texas Academic Decathlon Contest, a rigorous academic competition. Students competed in a variety of topics including music, art, literature, math, economics, social science and science.
This year, the competition was split into two meet locations, Frisco and San Antonio, with each meet having a different set of qualifications. The top 35 scores at region among medium and large schools qualified for the San Antonio Meet while the next
35 qualified for the Frisco Meet.
Centennial, Frisco, Heritage, Lebanon Trail, Liberty, Lone Star, Memorial and Reedy high schools all medaled in competition at their respective meets.
This year’s theme was “Water: A Most Essential Resource,” so each subject area highlighted the topic from a different angle. For example, marine biology was the focus of science, while social science explored the impact of water on human
history. Learn more.
Congratulations to these students and their coaches on their shared success in the State Academic Decathlon competition!
Centennial High School - 8th place team at San Antonio Meet
Coaches: Jeff Wolford, Amy Wolford, Yingying Lu
Jacob Abraham - Gold in Speech
Arav Chheda - Bronze in Economics
Diane Cho - Gold in Interview
Shrinarayanee Rengarajan
Gold in Interview
Silver in Speech
Aryan Shreni - Gold in Interview
Vishal Thyagarajan
Gold in Math
Bronze in Art and Music
Veer Waje - Bronze in Science
Frisco High School - 6th place team at San Antonio Meet
Coaches: Brent Beeson, Carl Black, Krista Wagner
Sreenand Chalasani - Bronze in Interview
Ananth Kothuri
Maadhav Kothuri
Gold in Speech
Silver in Interview
Abbas Pirwani
Pranveer Singh - Silver in Interview
Anushka Thakre - Gold in Essay, Speech and Interview
Heritage High School - 7th place team at San Antonio Meet
Coaches: Gabe Fain, Cristopher Marshall, Tammy Mumford, Aimee Davenport, Patsy Dempsey
Aayush Dam - Gold in Interview
Matthew Harricharran - Gold in Interview
Preston Hollowell - Gold in Interview
Amruta Jayanthi - Gold in Interview
Liberty High School - 9th place team at San Antonio Meet
Coaches: Holley Mosley, Tim Johannes, Hope Rojas
Shrenick Gannamani
Gold in Interview
Bronze in Social Science
Jaden Jovan - Silver in Speech
Logan Schaefer
Gold in Speech
Bronze in Science
Kyathi Uyyala - Gold in Interview
Lebanon Trail High School - 5th place team at San Antonio Meet
Coaches - Jillian Schattle, Kristen Summers, Chris Lehrman
Reid Ashworth
Gold in Interview
Bronze in Economics
Aashish Kambala - Gold in Speech
James Manchee - Silver in Science and Social Science
Krutika Manwadkar
Govind Narayan - Silver in Art
Maya Smith - Gold in Interview
Bhuvankrishnaa Subramanian - Silver in Economics
Reedy High School - 2nd place team at San Antonio Meet
Coaches: Kathleen Schrantz, Jocelyn Harty, Jeff Schrantz
Felipe Anea
Gold in Interview
Bronze in Essay
William Hogsett
Gold in Music and Interview
Silver Overall Scholastic Division
Silver in Art, Economics, Social Science, Essay
Farhan Iqbal
Gold Overall Varsity Division
Gold in Art, Economics, Literature, Music
Silver in Science and Speech
Bronze in Social Science
Daniel Strickler - Bronze in Art
Kashvi Vijay
Blake Webb - Bronze in Literature
Congratulations to these teams that qualified and placed at the Frisco Meet. Notably, Lone Star earned recognition as a 1st Place Team for Medium Schools at the Frisco meet.
Lone Star High School - 1st place team at Frisco Meet
Coaches: Stacey McDonald, Megan Bufford, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Glory Lin, Jennifer Fronterhouse
Abhinav Gotimukala
Olivia Mo
Gold Overall Honors Division
Gold in Literature, Social Science and Interview
Bronze in Economics, Science and Speech
Paulina Cruz Miyasaki
Gold Overall Scholastic Division
Gold in Art, Literature and Science
Silver in Music and Social Science
Jack Murdock - Silver in Social Science
Cecelia Murphy - Bronze in Music
Memorial High School - 6th place team at Frisco Meet
Coaches: Aly Webb, Shannon Ernst
Drake Brown
Silver in Science
Bronze in Music
Jenna Gaudet
Gold in Speech
Bronze in Economics
Tanya Raman - Silver in Literature, Math and Interview
Shyam Sundar - Gold in Essay
Ashwin Yogaratnam