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Record-Setting Chaffey Wins Its First County Academic Decathlon Title

2009-02-12

SAN BERNARDINO - After finishing as the runner-up team in the previous four San Bernardino County Academic Decathlon competitions, Chaffey High School made sure it was second to none this year.

Chaffey posted the highest county score in the 26 years of the event to win the school's first county Academic Decathlon title. The victory ended a four-year winning streak for Redlands High School, which finished second to Chaffey this year.

Chaffey defeated 28 other high schools from the county and advanced to the statewide Academic Decathlon competition March 13-16 in Sacramento.

The top five scoring teams and their point totals in this year's competition were: Chaffey High (47,714 points) of Chaffey Joint Union High School District; Redlands High (39,716) of Redlands Unified; Rancho Cucamonga High (39,540) of Chaffey; Kaiser High (36,508) of Fontana Unified; and Arroyo Valley (36,056) of San Bernardino City Unified.

Teams, as well as individual students among the 400 competitors who represented 41 teams, will be recognized with certificates, trophies and gold, silver or bronze medals at tonight's awards ceremony.

The academic competition took place on two consecutive Saturdays on Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino. The scholastic contest pitted students from 10 schools districts and one private school against one another in 10 subject areas.

Teams were composed of nine students, three each from grade point average categories of "A" (Honors), "B" (Scholastic) and "C" (Varsity). There were written tests in the areas of math, economics, science, language/literature, music, art and social science. Students also wrote an essay, faced a panel of interviewers and gave impromptu and prepared speeches. In the Super Quiz, Chaffey took first place, followed by Rancho Cucamonga and Redlands.

County Academic Decathlon winners

2008-09 Chaffey

2007-08 Redlands

2006-07 Redlands

2005-06 Redlands

2004-05 Redlands

2003-04 Redlands East Valley

2002-03 Redlands

2001-02 Redlands

2000-01 Etiwanda

1999-00 Etiwanda

1998-99 Redlands

1997-98 Redlands

1996-97 Etiwanda

1995-96 Redlands

1994-95 Colton

1993-94 Redlands

1992-93 Fontana

1991-92 Alta Loma

1990-91 Redlands

1989-90 San Bernardino

1988-89 San Bernardino

1987-88 Fontana

1986-87 San Bernardino

1985-86 Etiwanda

1984-85 Upland

1983-84 Redlands