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The 2001 United States Academic Decathlon national finals were held in Anchorage, Alaska from April 18-21.
The national champion team was from El Camino Real High School in California.
Notes about this year[edit]
States were allowed to send up to two teams to the national competition.
Curriculum[edit]
Aside from the interview, speech (prepared and impromptu), and essay events, the curriculum contained the following events:
Super Quiz (Social Science)[edit]
Economics[edit]
Language & literature[edit]
Mathematics[edit]
Science[edit]
Competitors[edit]
The following schools represented their states:
| State |
School |
Second School
|
| Alaska |
Lathrop High School |
Valdez High School
|
| Arizona |
University High School |
St. Johns High School
|
| Arkansas |
Van Buren High School |
|
| California |
El Camino Real High School |
|
| Colorado |
Boulder High School |
|
| Connecticut |
Hamden Hall Country Day School |
|
| Georgia |
Cedar Shoals High School |
Macon Central High School
|
| Hawaii |
Hilo High School |
|
| Idaho |
Centennial High School |
Preston High School
|
| Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School |
|
| Indiana |
Martinsville High School |
Tri-West Hendricks High School
|
| Iowa |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School |
Mt. Vernon High School
|
| Kansas |
Shawnee Mission East High School |
Independence High School
|
| Kentucky |
Oldham County High School |
|
| Louisiana |
Caddo Parish Magnet High School |
|
| Maine |
Scarborough High School |
|
| Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School |
|
| Michigan |
Lansing Eastern High School |
|
| Minnesota |
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School |
St. Peter High School
|
| Mississippi |
Tupelo High School |
|
| Nebraska |
Harry A. Burke High School |
Elkhorn High School
|
| New Hampshire |
Alvirne High School |
|
| New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School |
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan
|
| New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School |
|
| New York |
Paul D. Schreiber High School |
|
| North Carolina |
Enloe High School |
|
| Ohio |
North High School |
West Geauga High School
|
| Oklahoma |
Eisenhower High School |
|
| Oregon |
South Salem High School |
|
| Pennsylvania |
Northwest Collegiate Academy |
Fairview High School
|
| Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School |
|
| South Carolina |
Dreher High School |
|
| Tennessee |
Jackson Central Merry High School |
|
| Texas |
James E. Taylor High School |
Friendswood High School
|
| Utah |
Park City High School |
Morgan High School
|
| Virginia |
Charlottesville High School |
|
| Washington |
Olympia High School |
|
| Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School |
Iowa Grant High School
|
| Wyoming |
Riverside High School |
Wheatland High School
|
Team rankings[edit]
Overall[edit]
Division I
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
|
| 1 |
|
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| 2 |
|
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| 3 |
|
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| 4 |
|
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
Division II
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
|
| 1 |
|
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| 2 |
|
Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
|
| 3 |
|
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
| 4 |
|
New Jersey |
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan
|
Division III
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
|
| 1 |
|
Arizona |
University High School
|
| 2 |
|
Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School
|
| 3 |
|
Maine |
Scarborough High School
|
| 4 |
|
Pennsylvania |
Northwest Collegiate Academy
|
Rookie team of the year[edit]
| Division |
Score |
State |
School
|
| I |
|
Texas |
North Penn High School
|
| II |
|
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
| III |
|
Pennsylvania |
Northwest Collegiate Academy
|
Super Quiz[edit]
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
|
| 1 |
|
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| 2 |
|
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| 3 |
|
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| 4 |
|
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
| 5 |
|
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
Individual total score rankings[edit]
Division I[edit]
Division I Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division I Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division I Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division II[edit]
Division II Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division II Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division II Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division III[edit]
Division III Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division III Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division III Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Individual event rankings[edit]
Super Quiz[edit]
Super Quiz - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Maine |
Scarborough High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Aria Haghighi |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Erin Vigil |
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
|
|
Cathi Bonin |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Yoshi Ludwig |
Minnesota |
St. Peter High School
|
|
|
Lina Dimachkieh |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Catherine Roop |
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
|
|
Jason Eversman |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
|
|
Marianne Tarcov |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
|
|
Bethany Pledge |
Tennessee |
Jackson Central Merry High School
|
Super Quiz - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Blake Binford |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Sam Rodkey |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Mark Mulder |
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
|
|
John Henry Gonzalez |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
|
|
Matt Waldrop |
Tennessee |
Jackson Central Merry High School
|
Super Quiz - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Walter Ching |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Rachel Neuman |
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
|
|
Brent Morris |
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
|
|
Daniel Majchrowicz |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Andy Vlazny |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
Art - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Lina Dimachkieh |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Daniel Lenhoff |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Dennis Kuo |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Megan Wachpress |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Erin Vigil |
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
|
|
Marianne Tarcov |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
|
|
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Maine |
Scarborough High School
|
Art - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
John Henry Gonzalez |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Sam Rodkey |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Grace Giles |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Ryan Ruby |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
Art - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Jora Ehrlich |
Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School
|
| Silver
|
|
Brent Morris |
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
|
|
Timothy McMahon |
Ohio |
North High School
|
|
|
Scott Meyers |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Rachel Neuman |
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
|
|
Alan Wittenberg |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Benjamin Taylor |
Mississippi |
Tupelo High School
|
Economics[edit]
Economics - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Andrew Lim |
Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Alan Bakowski |
Georgia |
Cedar Shoals High School
|
|
|
Aria Haghighi |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Dennis Kuo |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Daniel Lenhoff |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
Economics - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Sam Rodkey |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Kent Morris |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
| Silver
|
|
John Henry Gonzalez |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Scott Lulovics |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
Economics - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Tien Chin |
Hawaii |
Hilo High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Elizabeth Haney |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Brent Morris |
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
|
|
Timothy McMahon |
Ohio |
North High School
|
|
|
Scott Meyers |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
Language & literature[edit]
Language & literature - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Megan Wachpress |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Cathi Bonin |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Sarah Gibby |
Idaho |
Preston High School
|
Language & literature - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
John Henry Gonzalez |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Sam Rodkey |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Blake Binford |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
|
|
Scott Lulovics |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Ryan Ruby |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
Language & literature - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Tien Chin |
Hawaii |
Hilo High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Dan Metzger |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
|
|
Scott Meyers |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Elizabeth Haney |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Walter Ching |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Andy Vlazny |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
|
|
Rensise Buenviaje |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
Mathematics[edit]
Mathematics - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Matthew Schefer |
New York |
Paul D. Schreiber High School
|
|
|
David Griswold |
Mississippi |
Tupelo High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Andrew Lim |
Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
|
|
|
Ronli Diakow |
New York |
Paul D. Schreiber High School
|
|
|
Megan Wachpress |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Alan Bakowski |
Georgia |
Cedar Shoals High School
|
|
|
Jeff Vautin |
Maine |
Scarborough High School
|
|
|
Michael Gensheimer |
Kansas |
Shawnee Mission East High School
|
Mathematics - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Maike Geng |
Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Drew Houston |
Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Scott Louis |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Grace Giles |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
Mathematics - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Felipe Aramburu |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Tien Chin |
Hawaii |
Hilo High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Matthew Hara |
Hawaii |
Hilo High School
|
Music - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Dennis Kuo |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Cathi Bonin |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Daniel Lenhoff |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Maine |
Scarborough High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Marianne Tarcov |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
|
|
Olivia Tarcov |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
Music - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Jennifer James |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Silver
|
|
John Henry Gonzalez |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Sam Rodkey |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
Music - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Matthew Congdon |
New Jersey |
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan
|
|
|
Scott Meyers |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Elizabeth Haney |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Walter Ching |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Dan Metzger |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
|
|
Rensise Buenviaje |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
Science[edit]
Science - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Megan Wachpress |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Dennis Kuo |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Amanda Lampton |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
Science - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
John Henry Gonzalez |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Jennifer James |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Iris Prophet |
Michigan |
Lansing Eastern High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Sam Rodkey |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Blake Binford |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
|
|
Adam Krotman |
New York |
Paul D. Schreiber High School
|
|
|
Kai Liu |
Kansas |
Shawnee Mission East High School
|
Science - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Alan Wittenberg |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Tom Hewitt |
Alaska |
Lathrop High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Tien Chin |
Hawaii |
Hilo High School
|
|
|
Elizabeth Haney |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Walter Ching |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Scott Meyers |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
Essay - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Anna von Reinhart |
Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School
|
| Silver
|
|
Alan Bakowski |
Georgia |
Cedar Shoals High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
David Griswold |
Mississippi |
Tupelo High School
|
Essay - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Isaac Robinson |
Hawaii |
Hilo High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Kai Liu |
Kansas |
Shawnee Mission East High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Ryan Ruby |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
Essay - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Andy Vlazny |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Brent Morris |
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Jackie Hudspeth |
Arizona |
University High School
|
Interview[edit]
Interview - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Whitney Haring-Smith |
Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School
|
| Silver
|
|
Britt Stone |
Mississippi |
Tupelo High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Jess Burke |
Ohio |
West Geauga High School
|
Interview - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Dylan McClung |
Oklahoma |
Eisenhower High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Nalin Ratnayake |
Idaho |
Centennial High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Sarah Band |
New Hampshire |
Alvirne High School
|
|
|
Amy McCarthy |
Kentucky |
Oldham County High School
|
|
|
John Mushat |
Pennsylvania |
Northwest Collegiate Academy
|
Interview - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Jesus Elizondo |
Michigan |
Lansing Eastern High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Greg Hunt |
Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
|
|
|
Megan Brown |
Utah |
Park City High School
|
|
|
Timothy McMahon |
Ohio |
North High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Yuval Fleming |
Arizona |
University High School
|
|
|
Jeff Werkheiser |
Nebraska |
Burke High School
|
Speech - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Emiliano Valles |
New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Anna von Reinhart |
Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Daniel Lenhoff |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
Samantha Henry |
California |
El Camino Real High School
|
|
|
Lindsay Fry |
Idaho |
Centennial High School
|
Speech - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Gina Dumkreiger |
Arizona |
University High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Jia Jing Liu |
Arizona |
University High School
|
|
|
Cynthia Wong |
Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Scott Lewis |
Texas |
James E. Taylor High School
|
|
|
James McMahon |
Ohio |
North High School
|
Speech - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
Deepak Neduvelil |
Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School
|
| Silver
|
|
Zach van Meter |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
| Bronze
|
|
Daniel Majchrowicz |
Texas |
Friendswood High School
|
Kristin Caperton Award[edit]
John Mushat
Highest scoring student from each school[edit]
| State |
School |
Student
|
| Alaska |
Lathrop High School |
|
| Alaska |
Valdez High School |
|
| Arizona |
University High School |
|
| Arizona |
St. Johns High School |
|
| Arkansas |
Van Buren High School |
|
| California |
El Camino Real High School |
|
| Colorado |
Boulder High School |
|
| Connecticut |
Hamden Hall Country Day School |
|
| Georgia |
Cedar Shoals High School |
|
| Georgia |
Macon Central High School |
|
| Hawaii |
Hilo High School |
|
| Idaho |
Centennial High School |
|
| Idaho |
Preston High School |
|
| Illinois |
Whitney Young Magnet High School |
|
| Indiana |
Martinsville High School |
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| Indiana |
Tri-West Hendricks High School |
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| Iowa |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School |
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| Iowa |
Mt. Vernon High School |
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| Kansas |
Shawnee Mission East High School |
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| Kansas |
Independence High School |
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| Kentucky |
Oldham County High School |
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| Louisiana |
Caddo Parish Magnet High School |
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| Maine |
Scarborough High School |
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| Massachusetts |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School |
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| Michigan |
Lansing Eastern High School |
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| Minnesota |
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School |
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| Minnesota |
St. Peter High School |
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| Mississippi |
Tupelo High School |
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| Nebraska |
Harry A. Burke High School |
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| Nebraska |
Elkhorn High School |
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| New Hampshire |
Alvirne High School |
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| New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School |
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| New Jersey |
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan |
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| New Mexico |
Saint Pius X High School |
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| New York |
Paul D. Schreiber High School |
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| North Carolina |
Enloe High School |
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| Ohio |
North High School |
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| Ohio |
West Geauga High School |
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| Oklahoma |
Eisenhower High School |
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| Oregon |
South Salem High School |
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| Pennsylvania |
Northwest Collegiate Academy |
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| Pennsylvania |
Fairview High School |
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| Rhode Island |
The Wheeler School |
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| South Carolina |
Dreher High School |
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| Tennessee |
Jackson Central Merry High School |
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| Texas |
James E. Taylor High School |
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| Texas |
Friendswood High School |
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| Utah |
Park City High School |
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| Utah |
Morgan High School |
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| Virginia |
Charlottesville High School |
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| Washington |
Olympia High School |
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| Wisconsin |
Catholic Memorial High School |
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| Wisconsin |
Iowa Grant High School |
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| Wyoming |
Riverside High School |
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| Wyoming |
Wheatland High School |
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