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The 40th Iowa State Academic Decathlon Competition was March 7 and 8 at Waterloo East High School. The top-scoring schools from around the state are invited to compete and this year’s competition included 227 high school students competing for medals and trophies. As the name implies, the competition has 10 events: art, economics, essay, interview, literature, math, music, science, social science and speech.
Baxter’s overall team score earned fourth place among Division II, small and medium schools, and Baxter’s Colton Moffit was among the top 10 individual high scorers in Division II.
The following students took these places in their own GPA division: Willow Grimes- 2nd- music; Kieren Chugg- 1st- literature; Avery Wonders- 2nd- essay; Colton Moffit- 2nd- math and economics; Austin England- 3rd- social science and economics. Other state participants were Jacob Warden, Porter Kincaid and Robert Richardson. The students are coached by Allison Bartholmey.