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The 2004 United States Academic Decathlon national finals were held in Boise, Idaho from April 14-17.
The national champion team was from El Camino Real High School in California.
Curriculum [ edit ] The overall theme of the 2003-2004 curriculum was America: The Growth of a Nation . Aside from the interview, speech (prepared and impromptu), and essay events, the curriculum contained the following events:
Super Quiz (Social Science) [ edit ] The Super Quiz topic was The Lewis and Clark Expedition .
Art focused on American art, including early American art, Native American art, and photography.
Economics [ edit ] Economics focused on fundamentals of microeconomics and macroeconomics, as well as the U.S. economy in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
Language & literature [ edit ] Language & literature focused on the novel Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather , as well as one speech and five poems.
Mathematics [ edit ] Music focused on 14 tracks on a CD titled Patriotism, Diversity, and the Pioneer Spirit: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Music .
Science [ edit ] Science focused on botany.
Competitors [ edit ] The following schools represented their states:
Additionally, J. N. Burnett Secondary High School from British Columbia, Canada competed.
Team rankings [ edit ] Overall [ edit ]
Division I
Rank Score State School
1 California
El Camino Real High School
2 Arizona
Mountain View High School
3 Massachusetts
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Division II
Rank Score State School
1 Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
2 Hawaii
Hilo High School
3 Utah
Park City High School
Division III
Rank Score State School
1 Tennessee
Madison Academic High School
2 Rhode Island
The Wheeler School
3 Nebraska
Creighton Preparatory High School
Rookie team of the year [ edit ]
Division Score State /Province School
I Pennsylvania
North Penn High School
II No rookie team
III Tennessee
Madison Academic High School
Canada British Columbia
J.N. Burnett Secondary High School
Super Quiz [ edit ]
Rank Score State School
1
2
3
4
5
Individual total score rankings [ edit ] Division I [ edit ]
Division I Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
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Greta Baranowski
Arizona
Mountain View High School
Silver
Adam Singer
California
El Camino Real High School
Bronze
Cherry Miao
Massachusetts
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Division I Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Marshall Hunt
Arizona
Mountain View High School
Silver
Ben Burnham
Arizona
Mountain View High School
Bronze
Clare Conroy
Illinois
Whitney Young Magnet High School
Division I Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Chris Taylor
California
El Camino Real High School
Silver
Mark Fuchs
Pennsylvania
North Penn High School
Bronze
Christie Ferrante
Arizona
Mountain View High School
Division II [ edit ]
Division II Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Leo Kucek
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Silver
Brad Hargreaves
Louisiana
Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Bronze
Steve Moon
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Division II Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Jeff Kyle
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Silver
Kyle Evans
Hawaii
Hilo High School
Bronze
Erik Vaklyes
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Division II Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Theon Weber
Hawaii
Hilo High School
Silver
Meg Colvin
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Bronze
Brian Cana
Hawaii
Hilo High School
Division III [ edit ]
Division III Honors
Medal Score Student State /Province School
Gold
Bob Gambrel
Nebraska
Creighton Preparatory High School
Silver
Zakir Hakim
Tennessee
Madison Academic High School
Bronze
Charles Au
British Columbia
J.N. Burnett Secondary High School
Division III Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Matthew Clayton
Tennessee
Madison Academic High School
Silver
Kellen Renshaw
Arizona
Saint Pius X High School
Bronze
Mike Cimino
Nebraska
Creighton Preparatory High School
Division III Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Janee Wallace
Rhode Island
The Wheeler School
Silver
Jessica Galin
Tennessee
Madison Academic High School
Bronze
Kathryn Maguire
Rhode Island
The Wheeler School
Individual event rankings [ edit ] Super Quiz [ edit ]
Super Quiz - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Leo Kucek
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Silver
Bronze
Super Quiz - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Super Quiz - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Art - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Art - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Art - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Economics [ edit ]
Economics - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Economics - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Economics - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Language & literature [ edit ]
Language & literature - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Language & literature - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Language & literature - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Mathematics [ edit ]
Mathematics - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Mathematics - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
1000
Erik Vaklyes
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Silver
Bronze
Mathematics - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Music - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Music - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Music - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Science [ edit ]
Science - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Science - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Science - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Essay - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Essay - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Essay - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Interview [ edit ]
Interview - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Interview - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Interview - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Speech - Honors
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Speech - Scholastic
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Speech - Varsity
Medal Score Student State School
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Kristin Caperton Award [ edit ] Highest scoring student from each school [ edit ]
State School Student
Alaska
Lathrop High School
Donovan Corrick
Arizona
Mountain View High School
Greta Baranowski
Arkansas
Springdale High School
Paula Lipka
California
El Camino Real High School
Adam Singer
Colorado
Boulder High School
Anne Handschy
Connecticut
Central High School
Megan Golrick
Georgia
Berkmar High School
Patrick Harazin
Hawaii
Hilo High School
Theon Weber
Idaho
Boise High School
Joey Goodell
Illinois
Whitney Young Magnet High School
Margaret Sharp
Indiana
Martinsville High School
Sadie Davis
Iowa
Thomas Jefferson High School
Mark Fisher
Kansas
Shawnee Mission High School
Danny Able
Kentucky
Oldham County High School
Audrey McBride
Louisiana
Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Brad Hargreaves
Maine
Monmouth Academy
Shane Donahue
Massachusetts
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Cherry Miao
Michigan
Lansing Eastern High School
Christina Imgrund
Minnesota
Mankato West High School
Seth Meyer
Mississippi
Madison Central High School
Susan Lawrence
Missouri
University Academy High School
Cara Crumley
Montana
The Monarch School
Brianna Okonek
Nebraska
Creighton Preparatory High School
Bob Gambrel
New Hampshire
Alvirne High School
Matthew Dolron
New Jersey
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan
Jonathan Lin
New Mexico
Saint Pius X High School
Kellen Renshaw
New York
Paul D. Schreiber High School
Megan Zebroski
North Carolina
Green Hope High School
Victor Zhu
Ohio
Eastlake North High School
Jessica Guard
Oklahoma
Eisenhower High School
Breanna Mayo
Oregon
Phoenix High School
Victoria Morefield
Pennsylvania
North Penn High School
Phil Cerami
Rhode Island
The Wheeler School
Eva Glieberman
South Carolina
Dreher High School
David Wang
Tennessee
Madison Academic High School
Zakir Hakim
Texas
Friendswood High School
Andy Steinhauser
Utah
Park City High School
Jonathan Koenig
Washington
Timberline High School
Jhanteigh Kupihea
Wisconsin
Waukesha West High School
Leo Kucek
Wyoming
Wheatland High School
Lassen Gate
British Columbia
J.N. Burnett Secondary High School
Charles Au
