February 6

For schedules of the Academic Decathlon events, please visit http://www.socalprivatead.com/.

UPDATE!!!

We have been changed to the afternoon times for this Saturday. We must arrive at Alemany by 10:45 a.m.

Here is the schedule for the Academic Decathlon Regional Event …..

January 30, 2010 Competition Day One

8AM

JUDGES (Interview – Speech and Speech Timers)
must be in their training rooms …. Assignments will be posted

9:15 Morning Session Begins


Cathedral – Team I & Team II
Junipero Serra
Mater Dei – Team I & II
Notre Dame I, II & III
St. Anthony Team I & II
Whittier Christian Team I & II

Coaches are to report to the Academic Decathlon Office
for student schedules and information.


11:00 Arrival of Essay Readers and Afternoon Teams (Report to Decathlon Office for further instruction)

Noon All Teams from all schools report to testing rooms for Essay Test
Lunch for Morning Judges coaches

1 PM Essay Test Ends – Morning Session leaves
Judges return to their rooms

1:15P Afternoon Session Begins

Bell-Jeff
Bishop Alemany
Flintridge Sacred Heart – Team I & II
Mary Star – Teams I & II
Paraclete
Rose & Alex
Santa Clara Team I & II
St. Frances Team I & II
St. Joseph
St. Monica
Crespi

3:45 Afternoon Session Ends










FEBRUARY 6, 2010 Competition Day 2

8:30 Teams Arrive/Orientation/Room Proctors/Testing Room Assignments Given
All Schools

9:30 Music Test

10:10 Math Test

10:50 BREAK

11:10 Language & Lit

11:50 Art

12:30 LUNCH – (To be provided by each individual School or you can purchase “Box Lunches” for $8.00 each – to be paid in advance of the 6th. Checks Payable to: JoAnn Schnelldorfer)

2:00 Science Test

2:40 Economics Test

3:20 Break

3:35 Written Super Quiz

4:15 Student leave testing rooms and head to GYM

4:35 Public Super Quiz

6:00 Dinner and Awards Ceremony in the Dining Room

2010 competition schedule

Here is the schedule for the Academic Decathlon Regional Event …..

January 30, 2010 Competition Day One

8AM

JUDGES (Interview – Speech and Speech Timers)
must be in their training rooms …. Assignments will be posted

9:15 Morning Session Begins

Crespi
Cathedral – Team I & Team II
Junipero Serra
Mater Dei – Team I & II
Notre Dame I, II & III
St. Anthony Team I & II
Whittier Christian Team I & II

Coaches are to report to the Academic Decathlon Office
for student schedules and information.


11:00 Arrival of Essay Readers and Afternoon Teams (Report to Decathlon Office for further instruction)

Noon All Teams from all schools report to testing rooms for Essay Test
Lunch for Morning Judges coaches

1 PM Essay Test Ends – Morning Session leaves
Judges return to their rooms

1:15P Afternoon Session Begins

Bell-Jeff
Bishop Alemany
Flintridge Sacred Heart – Team I & II
Mary Star – Teams I & II
Paraclete
Rose & Alex
Santa Clara Team I & II
St. Frances Team I & II
St. Joseph
St. Monica

3:45 Afternoon Session Ends










FEBRUARY 6, 2010 Competition Day 2

8:30 Teams Arrive/Orientation/Room Proctors/Testing Room Assignments Given
All Schools

9:30 Music Test

10:10 Math Test

10:50 BREAK

11:10 Language & Lit

11:50 Art

12:30 LUNCH – (To be provided by each individual School or you can purchase “Box Lunches” for $8.00 each – to be paid in advance of the 6th. Checks Payable to: JoAnn Schnelldorfer)

2:00 Science Test

2:40 Economics Test

3:20 Break

3:35 Written Super Quiz

4:15 Student leave testing rooms and head to GYM

4:35 Public Super Quiz

6:00 Dinner and Awards Ceremony in the Dining Room

January 30

Please be looking ahead for the subjective tests on January 30:
Essay
Speech
Interview

Also, if you have a music CD, please upload it to you computer, and bring the CD back to school this WEEK!

12/1 Meeting (Two Teams?)

For the first time ever, I think we can field two teams for the SCPSAD. I would like to have a meeting today, at the end of X-Period in room 16, so around 2:30, to discuss the possibility of two teams.

I MUST get confirmation this week so I may arrange for the proper number of volunteers and registration fees for the competition.

Please attend this meeting and be prepared to commit to January 30 and February 6 as days of competition.

Attention Parents: Scrimmage Nov. 21

Dear Parent or Guardian:

As a member of the Academic Decathlon team, your Celt will be participating in a scrimmage test for the Southern California Private Schools Academic Decathlon on Saturday, November 21, 2009. The contest is a great opportunity for an Academic Decathlete to get a sense of how the competition is run, and it usually inspires a new attitude toward studying and practice. I hope that you support your Celt’s participation in this event.

It does make for an early morning. The competition will start promptly at 8:00 A.M. on Saturday at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills. Given the hour and the size of the team, I will not be coordinating a team bus from Crespi, so it is important that you and your Celt arrange for his arrival at Bishop Alemany High School by 7:45 A.M. to receive last minute instructions and room assignments. Unlike the main event in February, the scrimmage does not have a spectator component, so you can plan on a drop-off and pick-up arrangement. The event should end between 12:00 and 1:00 P.M., and I will have more specific information about pick-up times later in the week.

I encourage the boys to stay hydrated throughout the day, so if you could remind them to bring plenty of water, that would be a great help. Furthermore, I am asking for your help in providing breakfast and lunch snacks for the team on the day of the scrimmage. In the past, I have requested funds from Crespi to provide brain-healthy snacks as well as some fun ones, but this year I am relying on parent participation to help with food for the event. If you are willing to provide fruit, snacks, or drinks for the team, please email me at aswaney@crespi.org, and we can coordinate further.

Each participant should pack a lunch and plenty of water, and with your help, I hope to have brain-healthy snack such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and cheeses as well as some fun snacks such as chips, cookies, and pastries. Crespi’s Academic Decathlon team will consist of fifteen Celts this year, and with a few enthusiastic returning team members, we have potential for a great year of competition. No matter what, however, I expect all of the team members to benefit from the experience of this scrimmage as well as the main events on January 30 and February 6, 2010.

Thank you for your help in coordinating this event, and I look forward to a fun and challenging day of academic excellence on Saturday, November 21, 2009.

Gathering the Scrimmage Squad

Today we had a mandatory meeting for all students interested in joining the Academic Decathlon team and earning the 1/2 credit on their transcript.

To earn credit, an Academic Decathlete must participate in 4 practices as well as the scrimmage on November 21.

We will have future meetings to assemble for pictures and to discuss team issues (like shirts!).

There is a science practice test tomorrow. Please come prepared to spend 30 minutes taking the practice test.

Furthermore, for the parents, I would like to coordinate snacks and drinks for the November 21 practice test, so if you are available to help out with the event, please email me at aswaney@crespi.org.

Thank you!