Many Thanks to the Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association
March 17, 2022
Thanks for your support and the opportunity to exhibit materials about Nebraska Academic Decathlon at the NRCSA Spring Conference in Kearney!...
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2022-2023 “The American Revolution and the New Nation”
March 17, 2022
United States Academic Decathlon announced that the American Revolution will be the curricular focus for the coming year. Look forward to early American art and music, chemistry, and lots and lots of history!!...
NEAD Trivia Night Coming Soon!
February 1, 2022
The Nebraska Academic Decathlon Foundation fifth annual Trivia Night is in six weeks! This event helps to continue our program and provide over $47,000 worth of scholarships to young men and women every year! The night of "fun"-draising will be held on March 11th with the first round kicking off at...
Scrimmage at Pius X – November 4, 2017
October 12, 2017
We'll be kicking off the Academic Decathlon season with the first scrimmage of the year at Pius X in Lincoln on Saturday, Nov 4. Please complete the registration form for your team and send it Dr. John Kyndt (jkyndt@bellevue.edu) and Alex Hain (Alex.Hain@piusx.net) who is the new Pius X coach. The deadline...
September 6, 2014 – Star City Optimist Youth Foundation 2013-14 update
September 6, 2014
ACADEMIC DECATHLON • An estimated 500 students from 50 high schools participated in Academic Decathlon scrimmages, regional, and state competitions administered by Optimists across the state. Lincoln’s Pius X claimed the large school championship and advanced to national finals in Hawaii. -- Read more...
February 24, 2014 – Pius wins state in academic decathlon, headed to Hawaii
February 24, 2014
Nine students from Pius X High School showed their knowledge of World War I and won the Nebraska Academic Decathlon Feb. 21 to 22, securing themselves a trip to nationals in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Pius X Team unseated Creighton Prep, last year’s champions, at the weekend competition held at the University...
January 21, 2014 – A list of Nebraska’s Academic Decathlon Regional winners
January 21, 2014
The Nebraska Academic Decathlon Regional completions were held on Jan. 18. Follow the read more link to see a list of gold medal winners for all six regional competitions. The state finals will be held Feb. 21-22 at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. -- Read more ...
February 16, 2013 – Creighton Prep, again, takes 2013 Nebraska Academic Decathlon title
February 16, 2013
Prep won the annual state competition for the seventh time in the past decade, topping Lincoln Pius X and Omaha Burke. Prep also won the Super Quiz, a lightning round event in which participants have seven seconds to answer each of 10 questions. In the small school category, Nebraska City Lourdes...
February 11, 2012 – Cozad, Loup City students to compete in Nebraska Academic Decathlon
February 11, 2012
Students from Cozad and Loup City will be competing in the Nebraska Academic Decathlon next weekend. Academic Decathlon was created to provide opportunities for students to experience the challenges of rigorous team and individual academic competition. Each student competes in 10 events: economics, essay, art, interview, language and literature, math, music,...
January 22, 2012 – Academic Decathlon Helps Students In All Areas Of Life
January 22, 2012
A regional competition focuses on mental fortitude for area students to move to the next level. Believe it or not, this is an actual competition. High School students from around the area wracked their brains Saturday on a math test during the Nebraska Academic Decathlon. The program helps students engage their minds...