Reitz Memorial Wins Fourth Straight Academic Decathlon Championship

Reitz Memorial High School Academic Decathlon teams know a thing or two about how to prepare for competition.  

For the ninth time in the last 11 years and fourth year in a row, the Memorial Academic Decathlon team earned the title of State Champions.

As a team, Memorial won all 10 of the individual categories and 50 of the possible 99 individual awards in competition against seven other schools from throughout the state.

Special congratulations to the students winning overall competition medals for excellence in all 10 subjects: Alena Coleman, James Vincent and Stephen Brooks, gold medal winners; Madelyn Kalna, silver medal winner; and Nathan Folz and Brandon Weisman, bronze medal winners.

Other medal winners in individual subjects include:

Speech: Alena Coleman, James Vincent and Madelyn Kalna, gold ; Stephen Brooks silver; Katie Vogel and Caroline Pruitt, bronze

Essay: Katie Vogel, silver; Caroline Pruitt, bronze

Interview: Nathan Folz, James Vincent and Madelyn Kalna, gold

Science: Alena Coleman and Stephen Brooks, gold; James Vincent, silver; Nathan Folz, Caroline Pruitt and Madelyn Kalna, bronze

Math: Brandon Weisman and Stephen Brooks, gold; Audra Kain and Madelyn Kalna, silver

Music: Alena Coleman, gold; Brandon Weisman and James Vincent, silver; Nathan Folz and Stephen Brooks, bronze

Art: Stephen Brooks, gold; Nathan Folz and James Vincent, silver

Economics: Stephen Brooks, gold; Nathan Folz, silver; Katie Vogel and James Vincent, bronze

Language and Literature: Nathan Folz and Stephen Brooks, gold; Alena Coleman and Brandon Weisman, silver; James Vincent, bronze

Social Studies: Alena Coleman and James Vincent, gold; Nathan Folz and Stephen Brooks, silver; Katie Vogel and Audra Kain, bronze

The team has advanced to a national on-line competition that will be held in April.