Three Nebraska teams — Lincoln Pius X, Mount Michael and Gross Catholic — competed at Nationals in Pittsburgh on April 25-26, 2024. Pius X won Super Quiz in its division, and Mount Michael placed third overall in its division. Congratulations to all of the teams! ...
Nebraska Academic Decathlon has three schools that will be attending the in-person Nationals competition for Academic Decathlon April 25–27 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our State Champion team, Pius X of Lincoln, coached by Ann Kotopka and Mike Katalenich, will be representing Nebraska. The Small School Champion, Mount Michael (Coach Dave Cormier),...
Thanks for your support and the opportunity to exhibit materials about Nebraska Academic Decathlon at the NRCSA Spring Conference in Kearney!...
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!!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...