140 high school students representing 12 high schools from across the state will converge in Anchorage in hopes of out-smarting their competitors at the 32nd Annual Alaska Academic Decathlon, including seven Valdez students. Students have been diligently training for months to prepare for the rigorous, all-academic competition, which showcases some of the best of Alaska’s bright young minds at all levels of academic abilities.
Students competing from Valdez High School are:
Jared Bowden, 11
Kira Friend, 9
Kassandra Howard, 10
Chloe Miller, 9
Brooke Parsons, 12
Storm Rohrer, 9
Kendall Wesenberg, 10
Taking place at the Hilton Anchorage Hotel from Feb. 22 – 25, the Academic Decathlon is