Congratulations to St. Margaret Mary School for its first-place finish in the diocese’s Junior High Academic Decathlon on March 1. St. Edward School placed second and Sacred Heart Academy placed third. It was a “three-peat” for St. Margaret Mary, which had won the Decathlon in 2023 and 2024. In addition to their overall victory, the St. Margaret Mary team took first in both the Super Quiz and Logic Quiz events and had individual students win the Math, Science and Current Events competitions.
St. Margaret Mary competed in the national Academic Decathlon on March 14, where they placed eighth out of 20 schools, including a third-place finish in the Super Quiz. Below are the full decathlon results:
Math
1st- St. Margaret Mary School, Chino: Angela Khalili-Borna
2nd- St. Edward Catholic School, Corona: Lilia Ibarra
3rd- Sacred Heart School, Palm Desert: Teddy Van Hoomissen
Science
1st- St. Margaret Mary School, Chino: Nicholas Bidart
2nd- St. Edward Catholic School: Ifeanyichukwu Offor
3rd- St. Joseph School, Upland: Fernando Gomez-Cardenas
Current Events
1st- St. Margaret Mary School: Joshua Iskandar
2nd- St. Margaret Mary School: Miguel Gaitan
3rd- Sacred Heart Academy, Redlands: Finn Musser
Fine Arts
1st- St. Edward Catholic School: Paulene Bulandos
2nd- Our Lady of the Assumption School, San Bernardino: Jade Domingo
3rd- St. Margaret Mary School: Matthew Cannis
English
1st- St. Joseph School, Upland: Abigail Hernandez
2nd- St. Margaret Mary School: Sebastian Garcia
3rd- St. Edward Catholic School: Issabela Brambila
Literature
1st- Sacred Heart Academy: Alex Hauschild
2nd- St. Edward Catholic School: Audrey Cruz
3rd- St. Joseph School: Sophia Alvarez
Religion
1st- St. Joseph School: Efren Montenegro
2nd- St. Joseph School: Sophia Cabral
3rd- St. Hyacinth Academy, San Jacinto: Karol Reyes
Social Studies
1st- St. Hyacinth Academy: Grace Ciccone
2nd- Our Lady of the Assumption School: Olivia McClintock
3rd- St. Margaret Mary School: Taylor Vermilion
Logic Test
1st- St. Margaret Mary School
2nd- St. Joseph School - Gold
3rd- St. Joseph School - Green
Super Quiz
1st- St. Margaret Mary School
2nd- St. Edward Catholic School
3rd- Sacred Heart Academy