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
States were allowed to send up to two teams to the national competition.
Curriculum
Aside from the interview, speech (prepared and impromptu), and essay events, the curriculum contained the following events:
Super Quiz (Social Science)
Art
Economics
Language & literature
Mathematics
Music
Science
Competitors
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
Overall
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
| Division |
Score |
State |
School
|
| I |
|
Texas |
North Penn High School
|
| II |
|
New Jersey |
Indian Hills High School
|
| III |
|
Pennsylvania |
Northwest Collegiate Academy
|
Super Quiz
| 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
Division I
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
Division II Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division II Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
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| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division II Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
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| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division III
Division III Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
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| Silver
|
|
|
|
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| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division III Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
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| Silver
|
|
|
|
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| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Division III Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
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| Silver
|
|
|
|
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| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Individual event rankings
Super Quiz
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John Mushat
Highest scoring student from each school
| 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 |
|
| Indiana |
Tri-West Hendricks High School |
|
| Iowa |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School |
|
| Iowa |
Mt. Vernon High School |
|
| 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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