The 1994 United States Academic Decathlon national finals were held in Newark, New Jersey.
The national champion team was from Taft High School in California.
Notes about this year
The founders of the most successful third-party study material resource provider, DemiDec, were members of the 1994 Taft High School team.
Curriculum
Aside from the interview, speech (prepared and impromptu), and essay events, the curriculum contained the following events:
Science
Art
Social science
Language & literature
Mathematics
Music
Economics
Competitors
The following schools represented their states:
Team rankings
Overall
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
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| 1 |
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California |
Taft High School
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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Rookie team of the year
Science
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
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| 1 |
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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| 4 |
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| 5 |
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Individual total score rankings
Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Individual event rankings
Science
Science - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Science - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Science - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Art
Art - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Art - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Art - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Social Science
Social Science - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Social Science - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Social Science - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Language & literature
Language & literature - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Language & literature - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Language & literature - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Mathematics
Mathematics - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Mathematics - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Mathematics - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Music
Music - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
|
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Music - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
|
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Music - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Economics
Economics - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Economics - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Economics - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Essay
Essay - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Essay - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Essay - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Interview
Interview - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Interview - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Interview - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Speech
Speech - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Speech - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Speech - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
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| Gold
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| Silver
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| Bronze
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Kristin Caperton Award
Highest scoring student from each school
| State |
School |
Student
|
| California |
Taft High School |
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| Iowa |
Denison High School |
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| Kentucky |
Apollo High School |
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| New Jersey |
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan |
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| Texas |
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