The Orange County Academic Decathlon (OCAD) allows high school students to compete as team members in a series of academic tests and demonstrations. OCAD is a ten-event academic competition and a team competition as well as one for individuals. Participants demonstrate their academic strength by completing seven written tests (Art, Economics, Language & Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science), writing an essay, delivering a prepared and an impromptu speech, and participating in an interview. The exciting Super Quiz oral relay is a team event held before a live audience.
Each team consist of three “A” (honor), three “B” (scholastic), and three “C or below” (varsity) students. Awards are presented to the top teams as well as the top individual students in each event. The highest scoring team represents Orange County at the California Academic Decathlon competition.
Academic Decathlon is the ultimate college preparation experience.
Any students interested in joining the Academic Decathlon Team should contact Mrs. Amann AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Why join Academic Decathlon?
"To be part of the best organization on campus!!" - Sarah McKinnell
"To learn about the world." - Hatty Gardner
"To learn more about Imperialism and improve in public speaking." - Justin Min
"It is a great opportunity to participate in an educational and fun competition between schools." - Tim Smith
"Decathlon is my favorite part of every year." - Victoria Bakker
"To broaden my educational opportunities and to become a more involved student." - Trevor Cleere
USAD posted next year’s theme and on their website.
The theme for 2012-2013 is RUSSIA.
Following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
§ SCIENCE*: The science topic will be space exploration, and the Science Resource Guide will include a section on the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
§ LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: The language and literature curriculum will include critical reading, one novel, two poems, and two short stories. The featured novel will be Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak.
§ ART: The art curriculum will cover art fundamentals and will focus on Russian art and architecture.
§ MUSIC: The music curriculum will cover basic elements of music theory and will focus on the music of Russia and Russian composers.
§ SOCIAL SCIENCE: The social science curriculum will present an introduction to the history of Russia.
§ ECONOMICS: The economics curriculum will cover fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The economics curriculum will also include a thematic section focused on the economy of communist and post-communist Russia.
§ MATHEMATICS: The mathematics curriculum will cover permutations and combinations, algebra, and statistics.
The info below was posted on CAD’s Facebook page….
“This just in from USAD for 2012-13....USAD is using the Hayward and Harari translation of Doctor Zhivago published by Pantheon Books, ISBN 0-679-77438-6.”
Here are PDF files for your download
an AP One Sheet for Heart of Darkness
a Study Log sheet