Jefferson Decathlon Team
Places 2nd at National Competition

Members of the Jefferson Decathlon team practice for nationals.

A member of the Jefferson Decathlon team practice for nationals.

The team of students received an award of the "Best Meal".

The students were praised for the quality of their research that was put into the project.

An interesting group science activity.

Taylor Elementary getting ready to be put back together for next year's students.

Robert Durell / Los Angeles Times

Firefighter Randy Wormdahl douses a hot spot early today in Grass Valley, near Lake Arrowhead.

Google Earth

Southern California fire locations as of noon Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

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A team from Jefferson High School placed 2nd at the National Academic Decathlon Competition, held the week of April 20 in Memphis, TN. With 44,570 points, this marked the best finish ever for an Iowa team.

Braden Hopkins placed third overall in the Varsity Category in Division II. Thomas Shatzer placed second overall in the Scholastic Category in Division II; Shatzer also earned medals in Super Quiz (Gold), Music (Silver), Social Science (Silver), Art (Bronze), and Economics (Bronze). Shatzer won more individual medals at the national competition than any other Iowa high-school student in the history of the event.

Other Jefferson Decathlon team members are Julie Gudenkauf, Jackson Cover, Ryan Marling, Maureen Usher, Clint Downey, Zach Mickelson, and Ben Schwartzhoff. The team is coached by John Wojtowicz.

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