The SHS Academic Decathlon Team was presented the Nebraska Academic Decathlon State Championship-Medium School Division on Feb. 15, after competing in a series of online tests, a speech contest, an essay contest, an individual interview and a quiz bowl competition.
The team’s essay contest was Feb. 4 with an online format at Seward High and the rest of the competition was held at Bellevue University near Omaha over a two-day period – Feb. 14-15. The team was required to finish the contest in person with nine students competing, after winning the Regional Contest on an online venue.
The SHS AD Team was given tests in Economics, Literature, Language Arts and Social Science, and Math, plus each student was required to present a speech, have a personal interview and write an essay, along with a Quiz Bowl on the Environment “Our Changing Climate.”
State event team members included Nathan Shafer, Abigayil Wunderlich, Elizabeth Pracheil, Lukas Howe, Liam Krahulik, David Shiner, Jack Schulz and Connor Sveeggen. Other SHS students on the team not attending state included Lincoln Stockwell, Dylan Hochstein, Kyla Novak and Nathan Weber.
The results of the Feb. 14-15 contest including Seward High students were:
Math
Varsity Level – second, David Shiner and third, Abigayl Wunderlich
Scholastic Level – first, Nathan Shafer and second, Lucas Howe
Honors Level – second Jack Schulz
Science
Varsity Level – second, Abigayil Wunderlich
Scholastic Level – second, Nathan Shafer, and third, Liam Krahulik
Social Science
Scholastic Level – second Liam Krahulik
Essay
Varsity Level – second, Lincoln Stockwell
Speech
Scholastic Level – third, Lucas Howe, and third, Nathan Shafer
Interview
Honors – third, Jack Schulz
Super Quiz Bowl
Varsity Level — third, David Shiner and Abigayil Wunderlich
Scholastic Level — third, Liam Krahulik, Lucas Howe and Nathan Shafer
Honors Level — third, Jack Schulz, Elizabeth Pracheil and Connor Sveeggen
The top team scorer medal was awarded to Jack Schulz.
Seward High’s Academic Decathlon team is sponsored locally by the Seward Rotary Club and the Seward School District High Ability Learner program. The coach for the SHS students is Noelle Baker, counselor at Seward High.
