Just weeks after earning Fourth place at the Central Iowa Regional Competition, the Urbandale High School Academic Decathlon team earned 7th Place at the Iowa State Academic Decathlon Competition, on March 7-8. There they competed in 10 events related to the theme Our Changing Climate.  The team studied challenging materials to test their academic strength in Art, Music, Literature, Economics, Science, Social Science, Math, Essay, Speech, and Interviews.  The state team consisted of Kason Ha, Cayden Feldotto, Hailey Foster, Dylan Carrick, Brooke Jarrett, Daniela Correa, Gabriel Ahmed, Adriana Bustos-Laparra, and Casey Carter. Cung Mang and Gemma Juliano served as alternates on the state team.

Gabriel Ahmed won a Gold individual award in the varsity division for his Interview component.

Next year’s theme will be “The Roaring 20’s”. If any student would like to participate in either the club or class, they can email Mrs. Forristall at bairdforristallc@urbandaleschools.com