ASSUMPTION’S ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM EARNS TOP HONORS AT REGIONALS!

We are proud to announce an amazing performance by our Academic Decathlon team at the recent Regional Academic Decathlon competition.

Our team competed at Grundy Center High School against strong schools from across Iowa, demonstrating exceptional academic skill, teamwork, and dedication & earning 2nd place overall in the Small Schools category!

Declan Murphy, Noah Fetterer, Elijah Milton, Evan Wilson, and Natalie Stombaugh competed in the Honors category. Ryan Bang and Devin Diaz competed in the Scholastic category, & Trevor Gray and King Goodwin competed in the Varsity category. Our cumulative team scores resulted in an outstanding 2nd -place finish!

Several students also received individual medals for their achievements:

Honors

  • Declan Murphy earned Gold medals in Econ and Mathematics and Silver in Literature.

Scholastic

  • Ryan Bang earned Bronze medals in Econ and Silver in Math.
  • Devin Diaz earned a Bronze medal in Science.

Varsity

  • Trevor Gray earned Bronze medals in Mathematics, Music, and Social Studies as well as a Silver medal in Science. He also earned the Bronze Overall Award in his category!
  • King Goodwin earned Gold medals in Social Studies and Interview, and Silver in Econ.

These results reflect our members’ dedication to the team, strong preparation efforts, and commitment to academic excellence. Congratulations to all of our Academic Decathlon team members for representing our school with distinction and pride!

Student Hunger Drive!

AHS will be having a pick-up truck at the stadium this Friday, October 24th, between 5-7pm collecting canned food for the Student Hunger Drive! Donate some cans and help Assumption Student Council kick off the Student Hunger Drive and fight hunger in our community!

Jazz Choir Succeeds at State

Congratulations to the Assumption Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Central Park Jazz, for earning Division 1 ratings from all three judges at the IHSMA State Vocal Jazz Festival on Feb. 10th! The event was hosted by North Scott High School, and this season the choir participated in vocal jazz festivals at North Liberty and Solon High Schools. You can hear the choir perform their season repertoire at the Spring Vocal Recital on Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:30 pm at Sound Conservatory in downtown Moline.