HP AcDec Squad Takes Silver at Meet

November 19, 2015November 15, 2019 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments academic decathlon, Highland Park High School, Hunter Batjer, Jack Reynolds, Michael Hodak, Michael Xie, Philip Sommers, Rachel Korn, Raef Rothschild, Warren Hutcheson Invitational, Wyatt Spicer

Here's a happy group of HPHS academic decathletes. — Here’s a happy group of HPHS academic decathletes.

Proving you can win with brains as well as brawn, the academic decathlon team at Highland Park High School took second place in the third annual Warren Hutcheson Invitational meet last weekend on the HPHS campus.

Michael Hodak was the top individual scorer (6,442 points) in the honors division, followed by teammate Michael Xie. In the scholastic division, Raef Rothschild finished third.

Others who won gold medals in individual subject included Hunter Batjer (honors science), Rachel Korn (honors math), Jack Reynolds (varsity social science), Philip Sommers (varsity math), and Wyatt Spicer (varsity science).