(ROCKWALL ISD-April 27, 2013) Rockwall High School’s Academic Decathlon team competed at the United States Academic Decathlon National Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota April 25-27.  They finished third in the nation for the second year in a row.  

The team  was led by coaches Michael Oldham and Nicole Redmond.  

First and second place wins were earned by two California charter schools.

Individual Team Members Won a Total of 18 medals:

• Kennady Abbott (Honors)- Bronze in Music and Bronze in Economics
• Jacob Cariker (Honors)-  Gold in Music, Bronze in Art, Gold in Language and Literature, Bronze in Economics, Gold in Science, and named Most Valuable Team Member
• Jonathan Saunders (Scholastic)-  Silver in Music and Bronze in Science
• Sarah Jester (Varsity)-  Bronze in Music and Bronze in Art
• Grant Workings (Varsity)-  Bronze in Social Science
• Enrico Trevisani (Varsity)-  Gold in Music, Bronze in Language and Literature, Bronze in Economics, Gold in Speech, Bronze in Social Science, and Gold for the Overall top varsity in the Nation

Submitted by Jovan Overshown, Rockwall ISD Communications Coordinator.

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