
Academic Decathlon Team Wins 12 Medals & a Scholarship
Congratulations to our Academic Decathlon Team, which studied 10 subjects pertaining to the 1960’s for almost a full year. Itzel Rosas won the HIIP (High Intellectual Preparedness Program) Inspirational Leadership Award. Christian Mendoza won a $500 DWP Scholarship. The Team High Scorer was Maria Gomez. The Super Quiz High Scorer was Carina Rodriguez. Kennedy’s team won a total of 12 medals. Maria Gomez earned a gold medal for her essay on “The Great Society”. The following students won medals for Interviews: Maria Gomez-Honors Bronze; Christian Mendoza-Varsity Bronze; Jordan Mijares-Varsity Silver; Susana Torres-Scholastic Silver; Madelline Villagrana-Scholastic Silver; Gerardo Espinoza Espinoza-Varsity Gold; and Itzel Rosas Scholastic Gold. The following students won medals for Speech: Maria Gomez-Honors Bronze for “Forgiveness”; Itzel Rosas-Scholastic Silver for “Having Enough”; Jordan Mijares-Varsity Gold for “Nostalgia”; and Christian Mendoza-Varsity Gold for “Vulnerability”. Our team also won the Division 1 Most Improved Team (by more than 4000 points!). Go Cougars!