Johnston Academic Decathlon 2nd in state, qualifies for nationals

MASON CITY, Ia. (March 11, 2022) — Johnston Academic Decathalon placed 2^nd at the state meet in Mason City on March 4 and 5, amassing a total of 31,393 points and earning 14 individual medals.

Johnston’s team also qualified for the online nationals, which will take place at the end of April. Last year’s team placed 6th in the nation. Coach Sue Cline said she anticipates a challenging but enjoyable end to the competition season again this year.

Academic Decathlon is a contest where you take seven bubble tests, give a speech and get interviewed. Students are tested in 10 categories: art history, economics, essay, interview, language and literature, math, music history, science, social science and speech.

Johnston team members and their individual awards at this year’s state meet are as follows: