Armuchee High wins Floyd County Schools academic decathlon

Armuchee High wins Floyd County Schools academic decathlon

January 11, 2021–10:24 a.m.

NEWS RELEASE

The Armuchee High Academic Decathlon team was crowned champions in the Floyd County Schools Academic Decathlon competition held virtually on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Zayden Sullins of Coosa High was the highest-scoring individual participant this year with 3,871 total points. The theme for questions in this year’s competition was “The Cold War.”

As the first-place finisher, Armuchee High will now represent Floyd County Schools in the state competition in February. Second place finisher, Model High, as well as Coosa High and Pepperell High, will now wait to see if their point totals will qualify as Wild Card entries. Wild Card entries are selected based on team point totals from local school system competitions across the state.

The Academic Decathlon features three divisions of competition: Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity. The academic contest features competitions in literature, math, economics, social science, science, music, and art.

RESULTS:

  • SOCIAL SCIENCE

    • Highest Honors – Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

    • Highest Scholastic – Tyler Gordon, 12th, MHS

    • Highest Varsity – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS

  • SCIENCE

    • Highest Honors – Troy Bagley, 12th, PHS

    • Highest Scholastic – Makayla Downs, 11th, AHS

    • Highest Varsity – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS

  • MATHEMATICS

    • Highest Honors – Aidan Mowery, 10th, AHS; Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS; Jack Robinson, 10th, MHS

    • Highest Scholastic – Kacie Middleton, 11th, CHS; William Holcombe, 11th, AHS

    • Highest Varsity – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS; Tylor Reese, 12th, MHS

  • ART

    • Highest Honors – Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

    • Highest Scholastic – William Holcombe, 11th, AHS

    • Highest Varsity – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS

  • ECONOMICS

    • Highest Honors – Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

    • Highest Scholastic – Tyler Gordon, 12th, MHS

    • Highest Varsity – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS; Spencer Hood, 12th, AHS

  • LITERATURE

    • Highest Honors – Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

    • Highest Scholastic – William Holcombe, 11th, AHS

    • Highest Varsity – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS

  • MUSIC

    • Highest Honors – Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

    • Highest Scholastic – Kacie Middleton, 11th, CHS; Rebecca Castrejon, 12th, CHS; Ashton Vincent, 11th, PHS

    • Highest Varsity –Spencer Hood, 12th, AHS

  • OVERALL INDIVIDUAL HIGH SCORERS

    • Overall Top Honors Student –  Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

    • Overall Top Scholastic Student – Tyler Gordon, 12th, MHS

    • Overall Top Varsity Student – Tate Burnham, 10th, AHS

  • TOP OVERALL STUDENT

    • Zayden Sullins, 12th, CHS

  • TEAM PLACEMENTS

    • First Place Team- AHS

    • Second Place Team – MHS

    • Third Place Team-CHS

    • Fourth Place Team-PHS