Academic Decathlon

AJHD National Event: March 25, 2023

The Decathlon Team meets Monday — Friday, at lunch from 12:30pm-1:50pm, and after school from 3:30pm-4:30pm. Students in grades 5 – 8 are eligible to participate.

The Definition of a CCS Academic Decathlete:

A CCS student of EXTRAORDINARY character, who maintains high marks in all classes, exhibits a strong moral compass, demonstrates a willingness to sacrifice personal desires for the betterment of the team AND GLORY OF THE SCHOOL, exemplifies a profound thirst for knowledge and an intense respect for education and academic achievement.

Students in grades 5, 6, 7, & 8 are invited to train for the Academic Decathlon Team. Representing Cathedral Chapel School is a privilege requiring an intense commitment. Only students who earn and maintain at least a B average in all academic subjects, conduct, and work habits are eligible. Any student who receives a homework notice, conduct referral or detention will be subject to possible exclusion from the team. Training begins in late August. The team moderators choose the final 10 participants from training team members.

To earn an invitation to join our award winning team, students must become proficient in logic. This portion of the decathlon events contains Sudoku, Ken ken, Cryptograms, Algebra word problems, Anagrams, Spatial reasoning, Patterns & graphs, Probability Lateral thinking, Logic grids, Venn diagrams, Rebus puzzles.

Due to issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic, Chapel did not participate in the competition held in 2022. We are back on track this year and practicing daily. We encourage students in 5th to 8th to consider coming out for the team next year. For information about the national program and state competitions, please visit: https://www.catholicajhd.org/

The 2020-2021 school year marked the 31st year of the AJHD and the 22nd year Chapel competed in the decathlon. Over that period Chapel has built a remarkable legacy. Our school has taken two California state titles, four Los Angeles titles, and has qualified to compete at state seven times. We are home to the National Grammar Champion for 2020. Our teams have also won the Cathedral High Quiz Bowl fourteen times since 2002. We are proud of our team and our honor code. Coaches and students alike are committed to personal integrity and hard work. We work on logic during lunch and after school on Wednesdays. When the guide comes out for the year, we add Friday practices to our schedule.

Decathlon Advisors:

Mrs. Moldavon
Mr. del Pozo
Mr. Zepeda

Practice Links + Resources

Puzzlers Paradise

Math is Fun

All-Star Puzzles

Braingle

2023 AJHD OLA Regional Results

Competition took place on March 4, 2023

TEAM EVENTS:

Logic: 2nd Place
Super Quiz: 1st Place

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:

Religion: Isabelle (7th Grade) 1st Place
Science: Ameya (7th Grade) 1st Place
Fine Arts: Adrienne (7th Grade) 1st Place
Math: Bella (8th Grade) 2nd Place
Social Studies: Oyikien (8th Grade) 4th Place
English: Ryan (8th Grade) 2nd Place

OVERALL: 1st Place

2023 Quiz Bowl Results

Competition took place on February 4, 2023

TEAM EVENTS:

Logic: 1st Place
Super Quiz: 1st Place

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:

Current Events: Kennedy (7th Grade) 5th Place
Social Studies: Oyikien (8th Grade) 4th Place
Literature: Reagan (5th Grade) 3rd Place
English : Ryan (8th Grade) 2nd Place
Math: Bella (8th Grade) 2nd Place
Religion: Isabelle (7th Grade) 1st Place
Science: Ameya (7th Grade) 1st Place
Fine Arts: Adrienne (7th Grade) 1st Place

OVERALL: 1st Place

2019-2020 Decathlon

Congratulations to our team for placing 3rd overall out of 93 Catholic schools at the 2020 Los Angeles event in Long Beach on Sunday, March 1st
(That’s as close as a team can get without earning the right to compete for the team championship at State!)

English: 1st Place Cliff Connors (7th Grade) * National Champion
Social Studies: 1st Place Joaquin Recinos (8th Grade)* Second Placee in Nationals
Fine Arts: 8th Place Renae Salonga (7th Grade)
Literature: 7th Place Sarah Baumann (7th Grade)
Science: 4th Place Justin Sato (7th Grade)
Logic Quiz: 2nd Place (Team Event)
Super Quiz: 3rd Place (Team Event)
Overall: 3rd Place
+ Joaquin and Cliff earned the right to compete for individual titles at the state championships in San Bernardino on April 4th.

The 2019-2020 Team:
7th Grade — Sarah Baumann: Literature
7th Grade — Reese Salonga: Religion
7th Grade — Justin Sato: Science
7th Grade — Renae Salonga: Fine Arts (Super Quiz Captain)
8th Grade — Jordan del Pozo: Current Events
8th Grade — Joaquin Recinos: Social Studies
6th Grade — Aaron Kim: Math
7th Grade — Cliff Connors: English
7th Grade — Elizabeth Lo: Team Events (Logic Captain)
7th Grade — Noah Jeong: Team Events

Click here to view the official site for the 2020 Event >

2018-2019 Decathlon

Congratulations to our team for placing 5th of 99 Catholic schools at the 2019 Los Angeles event at the Long Beach Pyramid on Sunday, March 3rd

English: 3rd Place Cliff Connors (6th Grade)
Social Studies: 3rd Place Joaquin Recinos (7th Grade)
Fine Arts: 10th Place Marco Castro (8th Grade)
Logic Quiz: 9th Place (Team Event)
Super Quiz: 5th Place (Team Event)
Overall Place: 5th Place

Congratulations to our 2019 Decathletes:

On Saturday, February 2nd, Chapel competed against 23 other Los Angeles schools at the Annual Cathedral High Quizbowl. Chapel was the only school to place in all eight individual events as well as both team events: logic and super quiz. Here are the results:

Cathedral Chapel’s AJHD Team placed in the following areas:

Religion: 1st Place Sophia Baumann (8th Grade)
English: 2nd Place Cliff Connors (6th Grade)
Social Studies: 4th Place Joaquin Recinos (7th Grade)
Math: 2nd Place Skye Connors (8th Grade)
Science: 3rd Place Vincent Park (3rd Grade)
Literature: 3rd Place Colin Moore (3rd Grade)
Current Events: 1st Place Jordan del Pozo (7th Grade)
Fine Arts: 4th Place Marco Castro (8th Grade)
Logic Quiz: 3rd Place (Team Event)
Super Quiz: 2nd Place (Team Event)
Overall Place: 2nd Place
Team Events: Megan David (7th Grade) and Renae Salonga (6th Grade)
Alternate: Reese Salonga (6th Grade)

2016-2017 Decathlon

After 15 years of trying and thanks to one incredible team blessed with amazing parents, Cathedral Chapel School won its second state championship. Yes, we were the 2017 Academic Junior High Decathlon Champions-Number 1 AGAIN!!

On Saturday, April 1st in Sacramento, Cathedral Chapel School’s academic decathletes battled the best of the best California and Colorado teams for the title of the 2017 U.S. Catholic Schools Academic Junior High Decathlon Champions. Chapel did just that and more. They took home a first-place trophy in logic, second place in the Super Quiz event, and five individual awards: Kacey Kim — Religion 3rd, Skye Connors — English 3rd, Maanasi Narayan — Science 2nd, Grace Kim — Literature 2nd, and Gabriel Fellin — Fine Arts 1st. Out of a possible 24,000 points, Chapel scored 19,990 beating the second-place school by 130 points. Character, perseverance, and hard work were vital. Thank you to our team, their parents, and our Chapel School Family!!

Congratulations to our amazing decathletes for bringing back the perpetual trophy from the 2017 Quiz Bowl on Saturday, February 4th!

Here are all the awards they won in the process:

Overall: 1st
Logic: 2nd
Superquiz: 3rd
Religion, Literature, Fine Arts and Science: 1st
Social Studies: 2nd
English and Math: 3rd
English and Religion

The 2016-2017 Team:
8th Grade — Grace Kim: Literature
8th Grade — Kacey Kim: Religion
8th Grade — Maanasi Narayan: Science (Super Quiz Captain)
8th Grade — Gabriel Fellin: Fine Arts
8th Grade — Josephina Ko: Current Events
8th Grade — Brandon Yeon: Social Studies
8th Grade — Matthew Rhee: Math
6th Grade — Skye Connors: English
8th Grade — Cierra Adams: Team Events
8th Grade — Valerie Ramirez: Team Events (Logic Captain)