Volunteer Opportunities!

Joan PNews, Uncategorized

Every year, we need dozens of volunteers to make our Alaska Academic Decathlon successful. We are actively recruiting essay judge volunteers and volunteers to support our state competition at the University of Alaska Anchorage February 19-22nd. If you are interested in being an essay judge, follow this 24-25 Volunteer Essay Judge link to read more about this volunteer opportunity and …

Registration is now open for the Alaska Academic Decathlon!

Joan PNews, Uncategorized

We are looking forward to seeing our returning teams! If your school doesn’t have a team, this is the year to join! Thanks to our partner, RurAL CAP, teams will receive a copy of this years novel, Solar Storms. Teams will also receive t-shirts with the Alaska Academic Decathlon logo! Thank you, RurAL CAP! Follow this link to register your …

NEW – Pre-Test in Math & Literature for Decathlon Teams!

Joan PNews

We are excited to announce an October Pre-Test in Math & Literature for registered Alaska Academic Decathlon Teams! We will be using the DemiDec Medium test in both subjects. If you’re a DemiDec user, please do not use that test with your students! All students from registered teams are invited to participate. Coaches must submit student names (first and last) and …

School Year 2023-2024 Info Sessions!

Joan PNews, Uncategorized

This is the year to start an Academic Pentathlon (middle school) or Decathlon (high school) team! Great annual theme, $49,000 in annual scholarships, coach support and resources, FREE curriculum to new teams and the program can be taught as a class or an after-school program! Find out more at one of four online information sessions: September 7 and September 14 …

2023-2024 Highlights!

Joan PNews, Uncategorized

After several years without a state competition, more than 125 high school students took over portions of the UAA Campus in March! Event Highlights: A visit from Representative Peltola during the award ceremony, awarding $49,000 in scholarships between the Decathlon ($37,000) and Pentathlon ($12,000), an opening ceremony that included representatives from several Alaskan colleges, a highly attended Super Quiz event …