In an incredible upset, the North Pointe Prep Academic Decathlon Team placed third
overall in their Regional Competition and advanced automatically to the upcoming
State competition. Earning an amazing 36 individual medals and 18 team medals, the
Prep's AcaDeca team was a dominant force at the competition. Perhaps the most
impressive feats were Annika Vannan earning the coveted best overall essay and
Katie Komos winning best overall speech. Each was given the privilege of reading the
essay and performing the speech in front of a crowd of over 500 people during the
awards ceremony and then collecting trophies each for both of these. Additionally, for
the second consecutive year, the team took a 2nd place trophy for the Super Quiz
Relay portion of the competition and another trophy for 3rd place overall for the entire
Super Quiz category in which written test scores are combined with the relay scores.
The team easily took the third overall spot at the competition with 16 1A through 5A
teams competing earning 33,860 points cumulatively placing just behind the St. Johns
team who have been the 1st place Region I winners for the past 20 years in a row. This
leaves the North Pointe team as the Number 2 ranked 2A team in the state of Arizona
with their highest points earned to date as they advance to the State level of
competition being held at Sandra Day O’Connor High School on March 12th & 13th.
“The true upset of this academic competition was the St. Johns team finally being
dethroned from their 1st place overall spot for the first time in 20 years,” said Head
Coach Troy Ward, “and it was North Pointe Prep that contributed to their downfall.”
The team from Kingman Academy of Learning took the top spot at the Regional
overall in their Regional Competition and advanced automatically to the upcoming
State competition. Earning an amazing 36 individual medals and 18 team medals, the
Prep's AcaDeca team was a dominant force at the competition. Perhaps the most
impressive feats were Annika Vannan earning the coveted best overall essay and
Katie Komos winning best overall speech. Each was given the privilege of reading the
essay and performing the speech in front of a crowd of over 500 people during the
awards ceremony and then collecting trophies each for both of these. Additionally, for
the second consecutive year, the team took a 2nd place trophy for the Super Quiz
Relay portion of the competition and another trophy for 3rd place overall for the entire
Super Quiz category in which written test scores are combined with the relay scores.
The team easily took the third overall spot at the competition with 16 1A through 5A
teams competing earning 33,860 points cumulatively placing just behind the St. Johns
team who have been the 1st place Region I winners for the past 20 years in a row. This
leaves the North Pointe team as the Number 2 ranked 2A team in the state of Arizona
with their highest points earned to date as they advance to the State level of
competition being held at Sandra Day O’Connor High School on March 12th & 13th.
“The true upset of this academic competition was the St. Johns team finally being
dethroned from their 1st place overall spot for the first time in 20 years,” said Head
Coach Troy Ward, “and it was North Pointe Prep that contributed to their downfall.”
The team from Kingman Academy of Learning took the top spot at the Regional
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competition with North Pointe’s incredible showing helping them to defeat St. Johns. “The irony,” continued Coach Ward, “is that I was a competitor in
high school on the St. Johns team 20 years ago and ultimately helped them to start their legacy. It’s a strange feeling to not only compete against them
with my own team every year but to finally beat them in so many categories. Also important is that by securing one of the top spots at Regionals we
automatically advance to State. Normally we have to wait a couple of weeks to see if we’ve qualified with enough points. This year the Prep's AcaDeca
team has ensured that we are indeed one of the strongest teams in all of Arizona.”
In addition to the status and trophies earned, the North Pointe Academic Decathlon team earned nearly $4,000 in scholarship money. This year’s topic
of study is The French Revolution with North Pointe taking medals in almost every category of the 10 academic categories competed in. The team is
broken into three divisions with three Honors students, three Scholastic students, and three Varsity students competing against others in their same
division. The following is a breakdown of awards earned:
OVERALL HIGHEST SCORES
Annika Vannan with a 2nd place silver medal overall for the Honors category and earning the 3rd highest score for the entire competition with 6,430
overall points and taking home a bronze medal.
Katie Komos tying for a 2nd place silver medal overall for the Honors category.
Aaron Grote earning the highest amount of points in the Scholastic Category with 6,261 points and taking home a gold medal.
ESSAY
Annika Vannan earning best overall esssay earning a trophy and a gold medal and also taking a 1st place gold medal in the Honors category.
Katie Komos earning a 2nd place overall essay with a silver medal and taking a 2nd place silver medal in the Honors category.
SPEECH
Katie Komos with best overall speech earning a trophy and a gold medal overall and a 1st place gold medal in the Honors category.
Annika Vannan earning a 3rd place bronze medal for best overall speech in the competition and a 2nd place silver medal in the Honors category.
Aaron Grote with earning a 2nd place silver medal in the Scholastic category and a gold medal for the Impromptu category.
Annika Vannan and Katie Komos tying for a 1st place with gold medals each for the Impromptu category.
Mathew Arellano earning a 2nd place silver medal in the Varsity category.
MUSIC
Annika Vannan and Katie Komos tying for a 2nd place silver medal overall in the competition and winning a 2nd place silver medal each for the Honors
category.
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Aaron Grote with a 3rd place bronze medal overall and earning a bronze medal for the Scholastic Division.
SCIENCE
Aaron Grote with a 2nd place overall silver medal and earning a silver medal for the Scholastic Division.
ECONOMICS
Aaron Grote with a 1st place gold medal overall and a 1st place gold medal for the Scholastic Division.
SUPER QUIZ
Annika Vannan with the 3rd highest Super Quiz score of the entire competition and a 2nd place silver medal for the Honors Division.
Andrew Paxia with a 2nd place silver medal for the Scholastic Division.
Amira Al-Deek earning a 2nd place silver medal for the Varsity Division.
INTERVIEW
Aaron Grote with a 2nd place overall silver medal and a 1st place gold medal for Interview in the Scholastic Division.
Melody Chrispen with a 3rd place bronze medal for Interview in the Scholastic Division.
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high school on the St. Johns team 20 years ago and ultimately helped them to start their legacy. It’s a strange feeling to not only compete against them
with my own team every year but to finally beat them in so many categories. Also important is that by securing one of the top spots at Regionals we
automatically advance to State. Normally we have to wait a couple of weeks to see if we’ve qualified with enough points. This year the Prep's AcaDeca
team has ensured that we are indeed one of the strongest teams in all of Arizona.”
In addition to the status and trophies earned, the North Pointe Academic Decathlon team earned nearly $4,000 in scholarship money. This year’s topic
of study is The French Revolution with North Pointe taking medals in almost every category of the 10 academic categories competed in. The team is
broken into three divisions with three Honors students, three Scholastic students, and three Varsity students competing against others in their same
division. The following is a breakdown of awards earned:
OVERALL HIGHEST SCORES
Annika Vannan with a 2nd place silver medal overall for the Honors category and earning the 3rd highest score for the entire competition with 6,430
overall points and taking home a bronze medal.
Katie Komos tying for a 2nd place silver medal overall for the Honors category.
Aaron Grote earning the highest amount of points in the Scholastic Category with 6,261 points and taking home a gold medal.
ESSAY
Annika Vannan earning best overall esssay earning a trophy and a gold medal and also taking a 1st place gold medal in the Honors category.
Katie Komos earning a 2nd place overall essay with a silver medal and taking a 2nd place silver medal in the Honors category.
SPEECH
Katie Komos with best overall speech earning a trophy and a gold medal overall and a 1st place gold medal in the Honors category.
Annika Vannan earning a 3rd place bronze medal for best overall speech in the competition and a 2nd place silver medal in the Honors category.
Aaron Grote with earning a 2nd place silver medal in the Scholastic category and a gold medal for the Impromptu category.
Annika Vannan and Katie Komos tying for a 1st place with gold medals each for the Impromptu category.
Mathew Arellano earning a 2nd place silver medal in the Varsity category.
MUSIC
Annika Vannan and Katie Komos tying for a 2nd place silver medal overall in the competition and winning a 2nd place silver medal each for the Honors
category.
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Aaron Grote with a 3rd place bronze medal overall and earning a bronze medal for the Scholastic Division.
SCIENCE
Aaron Grote with a 2nd place overall silver medal and earning a silver medal for the Scholastic Division.
ECONOMICS
Aaron Grote with a 1st place gold medal overall and a 1st place gold medal for the Scholastic Division.
SUPER QUIZ
Annika Vannan with the 3rd highest Super Quiz score of the entire competition and a 2nd place silver medal for the Honors Division.
Andrew Paxia with a 2nd place silver medal for the Scholastic Division.
Amira Al-Deek earning a 2nd place silver medal for the Varsity Division.
INTERVIEW
Aaron Grote with a 2nd place overall silver medal and a 1st place gold medal for Interview in the Scholastic Division.
Melody Chrispen with a 3rd place bronze medal for Interview in the Scholastic Division.
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