January 22, 2018 - MCHS Academic Boosters Club recently granted teacher Kim Monson $513 to help take students to a regional Decathlon in Sonora in early February. The students will compete in categories including art, music, literature, math, science, economics, and history. They are also required to give a speech, be interviewed, and write an essay.

The three best from each GPA category go on to compete at the state competition in Sacramento later in 2018. The Academic Decathlon program is annual and open to all MCHS students. The team must have students in three different GPA categories (3.75 and above; 3.0 to 3.74; below 3.0) and only academic classes count.

Every year has a different theme; this year's theme is Africa. College admissions officers say Academic Decathlon is the top extra-curricular activity for college admissions. Materials studied in Academic Decathlon often show up in college classes. Students who participate develop excellent study and time management skills. What a great program!
This year's Decathlon students are (pictured l-r): Samantha Norman, Ava Dunleavy, Ruby Yager, Tyler Mangan, Kae Kimbro, Hannah Sweiki, Dakota Petrich, and (not pictured) Jeremaiha Godinez.