Highlights of This Year's Academic Decathlon

From Mr. Frank Lenox-

Congratulations to the EGHS Academic Decathlon Team who competed in the State competition this past Sunday. The team took 1st place in the SuperQuiz event; and they earned second place overall, topped by Bishop Hendricken.

Mr. Revkin and I would also like to recognize our departing seniors - Gauri Ganesh, Chris Luo, Will Karabots - and our Gold Medal seniors - Heather Shen, Ali Marcus, and Jane Chung - who will be recognized for their accomplishments at a State House ceremony with the Governor this May.

The team and respective awards:
Honors:

• Chris Luo - Science Bronze
• Heather Shen - Science Bronze; Art Bronze; Speech Gold; LangLit Bronze; Essay Gold; Interview Silver
• Ming Yi Wu - Science Silver

Scholastic:

• Jane Chung - Music Silver; Art Bronze; Econ Gold; LangLit Gold; SocSci Bronze
• Ali Marcus - Science Gold; Econ Silver
• Zoe Hinman - Science Bronze; Speech Silver; Essay Silver; Interview Silver

Varsity:

• Evan Carpenter
• Shevy Karbasi - Science Bronze
• Cam Waitkun - Econ Bronze

Finally, we are looking forward to next year with our returning members: Caroline Blessing, Thedita Pedersen, Angela He, Kathy Luo, Danny DePetro, and Alex Marques.