Irving ISD to Host Region 9 Academic Decathlon Meet - Jan. 30-31 - Irving ISD

Thirty-one schools will compete at the Texas Region 9 Academic Decathlon Meet scheduled for January 30-31 at MacArthur High School.

Super Quiz, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on January 31, is annually the highlight of the meet and is open to the public. The event will be held in the MacArthur Gym, with public seating on the “home side” in the second floor gallery.

Large Schools Division

Medium Schools Division

● Coppell

● Creekview

● Flower Mound

● Haltom

● Hebron

● Irving High

● John Horn

● Lewisville

● MacArthur

● Marcus

● McKinney Boyd

● Mesquite

● Nimitz

● North Mesquite

● Richland

● Aledo

● Birdville

● Centennial

● Frisco

● Kilgore

● Liberty

● McKinney

● Mesquite Poteet

● Newman Smith

● North McKinney

● Pine Tree

● R. L. Turner

● The Colony

● Wakeland

● West Mesquite

● Jack E. Singley Academy

Nimitz has won the regional title 18 of the past 21 years and is the defending Region 9 champion.

Academic Decathlon provides high school students an opportunity to experience the challenges of rigorous academic competition through participation in team activities. It is designed to include students from all academic backgrounds.

Teams will take tests in six areas including math, science, language/literature, art, music, and economics. The competition also includes essay, speech and interview components, as well as Super Quiz. The meet’s overall topics are Mexico & Latin America and the novel Bless Me Ultima.