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Show ' , j .J ' -, , c-- - , ? ) ' ',- r , tts . i v. 4 I'M v r . -v ' l A - ) S v- - y f ; Ql n ' i i imi i ii hi -","r" " mumaassBmm Park City High School Decathalon competitors: (front row, IR) Janice Kimball, Robbie Smith and Lisa Glaubitz. Back row John Yager, Chris Elkins and Randy Dyer. : Park City High School students show their academic muscle kandy Dyer swept the varsity division with firsts in math, speech, grammar and literature. His teammate, Janice Kimball, also made a strong showing in the varsity category with third-place standings in speech and economics. According to Janice, the test-taking experiences ex-periences at the decathalon events will help her prepare for college. "John Yager finished first in the fine arts portion of the scholastic division and second in math, second in economics and third in science. The team is coached by high school teachers Nancy Weaver and John Krenkle. According to Weaver, the team's performance was particularly impressive because be-cause the students had only three weeks to prepare for the first regional meet. "We expect to do a lot of studying before the state meet,' said Robbie Smith. Look out Union! ". 1 by Nan Chalat This is the first year that the Park City High School has competed on the academic decathlon circuit and the six-member team is already making a name for itself. They don't throw the discus or vault over bars. They take tests. That's right, with pencils. Last week Chris Elkins, Robbie Smith, Randy Dyer, Jon Yager, Lisa Glaubitz and Janice Kimball traveled to Coalville to compete in the Northeastern Utah Aca demic Decathalon and they captured second place overall over-all behind top-ranked Union High School in Vernal. Ten schools entered the competition. competi-tion. "We are hoping, no,, .we are "going Jo be first in the slate this yearT" said Robbie Smith who was named top scholar at the regional meet. The ambitious young team was scored on a battery of written tests, on personal interviews and on an event called the Super Quiz. They were held academically ac countable in every subject from grammar and math to music, literature and fine arts. For each event the individual team members could earn up to 1,000 points. At the end of the day in Coalville the Park City High School team walked away with 35,759 points, just 246 points behind Union. "I love the challenge," said Chris Elkins, who earned first place in the math honors category, third in science and second in essay writing. . . , |