Our Lady of the Assumption is the winner of the regional Academic Junior High Decathlon (AJHD) this year. They will be representing the Diocese at the National AJHD on March 26.
The AJHD is a one-day competition for Catholic School students in grades 6-8. Awards are given for individual and team performance; the winning school team from each geographic diocese or archdiocese as well as winners of individual subject tests compete in a national championship. This year the national championship will be virtual.
Below are the full results of the regional academic decathlon.
Overall
1st: Our Lady of the Assumption
2nd: St. Margaret Mary Black Team
3rd: Sacred Heart Palm Desert
Super Quiz
1st: Our Lady of the Assumption
2nd: St. Margaret Mary Black Team
3rd: Sacred Heart Academy
Logic
1st: OLPH Riverside
2nd: Sacred Heart Palm Desert
3rd: St. Margaret Mary Black Team
Individual Subject Tests
Current Events
1st: Ana Sofia Ramirez – OLPH Riverside
2nd: Avery Andrade – Sacred Heart Academy
3rd: Frankie Castellon – St. Hyacinth
English
1st: Katherine Marelos – St. Margaret Mary Red Team
2nd: Alaresse Serafica – St. Margaret Mary Black Team
3rd: Abby Espinoza – Sacred Heart Academy
Fine Arts
1st: Ximena Estrada – Our Lady of the Assumption
2nd: Camille Bulandas – St. Edward
3rd: Milena Zavaletta – Sacred Heart Academy
Literature
1st: Griffin Blanco – Our Lady of the Assumption
2nd: Christian Guereca – St. Francis
3rd: Nathan Reyes - St. Margaret Mary Black Team
Math
1st: Grace Thomsen – Sacred Heart Palm Desert
2nd: Samantha Kimble – OLPH Riverside
2nd: Madison Bennett – Sacred Heart Rancho
Religion
1st: Evan Eugene – St. Edward
2nd: Michael Wood – Sacred Heart Palm Desert
3rd: Cooper Barrows – Sacred Heart Academy
Science
1st: Jillianne De Jesus – Sacred Heart Academy
2nd: Tiffany Chang – Sacred Heart Palm Desert
3rd: Bristol Gonzalez – OLPH Riverside
Social Studies
1st: Ezekiel Guzman - St. Margaret Mary Black Team
2nd: Dougie Cube – OLPH Riverside
3rd: Juan Garcia – Our Lady of the Assumption
Optional Event
Writing
1st: Lianna Pasimio – Sacred Heart Rancho
2nd: Sofia Ramirez – OLPH Riverside
3rd: Milena Zavaletta – Sacred Heart Academy