Two Haywood High School Academic Decathlon teams competed in the West Tennessee Regional competition Saturday, January 25, 2014, and won 52 medals, 4 plaques, and the second and fourth place trophies.  The Purple team scored second in Super Quiz and second overall.  The White team scored third in Super Quiz and fourth overall.

Individual medal winners were as follows:

 

Ricarnicea Johnson                            –Bronze Medal in Super Quiz

 

Dannon Eubanks                                –Silver Medal in Super Quiz

 

Ryan Watson                                      -Bronze Medals in Super Quiz and Math

 

Milena Mans                                       -Bronze Medal in Super Quiz

Copper Medal in Math

 

Dontai Anderson                                -Silver Medal in Super Quiz

Bronze Medal in Math

 

Nikki Cummins                                  -Bronze Medal in Super Quiz

Copper Medal in Math

 

Camry Williams                                 -Copper Medals in Math and Music

Bronze Medal in Super Quiz

Silver Medal in Art

 

Marco Romero                                   –Bronze Medal in Super Quiz

Gold Medal in Math

 

Will Clinton                                       –Silver Medals in Super Quiz and Math

Bronze Medal in Language and Literature

 

Chars Edwards                                  -Copper Medal in Math

Bronze Medal in Art

Silver Medals in Super Quiz, Economics, and Music

 

Kia Davis                                           -Copper Medals in Math and Music

Silver Medal in Super Quiz

 

Peyton Antwine                                  –Bronze Medal in Music

Silver Medal in Super Quiz

 

Symphony Timberlake                       –Bronze Medals in Art and Super Quiz

 

Jaylon Douglas                                  -Copper Medal in Social Science

Bronze Medals in Super Quiz, Science, Music, Language and Literature,

and Economics

Silver Medal in Math

 

Brent Ward                                         -Copper Medals in Social Science, Science, and Art

Silver Medals in Math, Economics, and Super Quiz

 

Emma Baumheckel                            –Copper Medals in Math, Music, Language and Literature, and Economics

Bronze Medal in Science

Silver Medals in Art and Super Quiz

Gold Medal in Social Science

 

Jaylon Douglas, Brent Ward, and Will Clinton won plaques for scoring fifth overall in their divisions. Emma Baumheckel won a plaque for being the third highest scorer in her division. Ryan Watson was the highest scoring member of the HHS White Team, and Emma Baumheckel was the highest scoring member of the HHS Purple Team.

 

This year is the 29^th year for Academic Decathlon competition in Tennessee. For the 29th consecutive year, Haywood High School will advance to state competition. Other West Tennessee schools participating were Madison Academic Magnet High School (first place), Obion County Central High School (third place), and Liberty Technology Magnet High School (fifth place).

 

State competition will be held on the Austin Peay State University campus in Clarksville, February 28- March 1.

 

Mr. John Thomas and Miss Glynn Bridgewater are the HHS Academic Decathlon coaches, and they join the teams in thanking faculty, staff, administrators, and student volunteers who has helped in the teams’success.