Seward High School Academic Decathlon Team Qualifies for State Contest-Wins Regionals

Sponsored by the Seward Rotary Club and SHS HAL Program

January 28, 2025

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On Wednesday, January 15^th the SHS AD Team began the regional competition, with three online tests in Art, Math and Science. The team then traveled to Pius X in Lincoln on January 18^th to finish the contest in person and won the Regional Contest and is now a State Qualifier on February 14 and 15 in Bellevue!

At Pius X on January 18^th,  the SHS AD Team was given tests in Economics, Literature, Language Arts and Social Science and a Quiz Bowl on the Environment “Our Changing Climate!” 

The SHS Academic Decathlon Team for 2024-2025 includes members Nathan Shafer, Nathan Weber, Abigayil Wunderlich, Kyla Novak, Elizabeth Pracheil, Lukas Howe, Dylan Hochstein, Liam Krahulik, Lincoln Stockwell, David Shiner, Jack Schulz and Connor Sveeggen. The students competed individually and as a team at the regional contest on-line January 15^th at the Seward High Library and attended a test session and a Super Quiz Bowl and the awards ceremony in Lincoln on Saturday, January18^th as well and won the right to compete at the State Contest! 

The results of the January 18^th Regional included

Art-

Varsity Level-Regular Team-1^st Abigayil Wunderlich; 2^nd Lincoln Stockwell,

Alternate Level-1^st Liz Pracheil;2^nd David Shiner,

Scholastic Level-Regular Team-3^rd Lucas Howe,

Alternate Level-1^st Nathan Weber; 3^rd Nathan Shafer,

Honors Level-Regular Team-2^nd Connor Sveeggen, 3^rd Jack Schulz,

Literature-

Varsity Level-Regular Team-2^nd Abigayil Wunderlich, 3^rd Lincoln Stockwell,

Alternate Level-1^st Liz Pracheil, 2^nd David Shiner

Scholastic Level-2^nd Liam Krahulik;

Alternate Level-1st Nathan Shafer

Honors Level- 2^nd Jack Schulz,

Alternate Level- 1st Dylan Hochstein,

Music

Varsity Level-Regular 2^nd Lincoln Stockwell,

Alternate Level-2^nd Liz Pracheil; 3^rd David Shiner,

Scholastic Level-2^nd Luckas Howe; 3^rd Liam Krahulik,

Alternate Level-1^st Nathan Shafer; 2^nd Nathan Weber,

Honors Level-2^nd Connor Sveeggen,

Alternate Level-1^st Kyla Novak, 2^nd Dylan Hochstein,

Math-

Varisty Level-1^st Abigayil Wunderlich,

Alternate Level-1^st David Shiner; 3^rd Liz Pracheil,

Scholastic Level-1^st Lucas Howe; 2^nd Liam Krahulik,

Alternate Level-1^st Nathan Shafer; 1^st Nathan Weber,

Honors Level-1^st Jack Schulz,

Economics

Varsity Level-3^rd Lincoln Stockwell,

Alternate Level-1^st Liz Pracheil; 2^nd David Shiner,

Scholastic Level-1^st Liam Krahulik,

Alternate Level-1^st Nathan Shafer,

Honors Level-1^st Jack Schulz; 2^nd Connor Sveeggen,

Alternate Level-1^st Dylan Hochstein; 3^rd Kyla Novak,

Science

Varsity Level-2^nd Lincoln Stockwell; 3^rd Abigayil Wunderlich,

Alternate Level-1^st David Shiner; 2^nd Liz Prachelil,

Scholastic Level-None,

Alternate Level-1^st Nathan Shafer,

Honors Level-1^st Jack Schulz,

Alternate Level-3^rd Dylan Hochstein; 3^rd Kyal Novak,

Social Science

Varsity Level-2^nd Lincoln Stockwell,

Alternate Level-1^st David Shiner; 2^nd Liz Pracheil

Scholastic Level-1^st Liam Krahulik,

Alternate Level-1^st Nathan Shafer

Honors Level-1^st Jack Schulz,

Alternate Level-1^st Dylan Hochstein; 3^rd Kyla Novak

SUPER QUIZ BOWL

Varsity Level-2^nd Lincoln Stockwell and Abigayil Wunderlich

Scholastic Level-2^nd Liam Krahulik and Nathan Shafer

Honors Level-2^nd Jack Schulz and Connor Sveeggen

It should also be noted that the top team scorer medal was awarded to Jack Schulz

The team now qualified for the state contest finals at Bellevue on February 14 and 15, where they will again take another test in each category-math, art, science, social studies, economics, literature, and language arts, have another Quiz Bowl and also be required to write an essay, be part of an interview and give a speech.  They will now compete for the top award, between all size levels of schools. 

The students each compete in a series of tests including math, literature, language, art, music, economics, science and social science-all online.  There is also a Super Quiz Bowl program, and an awards presentation, Awards and medals will be presented to the students in the three areas of Honors, Scholastic and Varsity levels.  The novel studied this year is “Solar Storms” by Linda Hogan and the theme for this year’s contest is “Our Changing Climate.”

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Seward High’s Academic Decathlon team is sponsored locally by the Seward Rotary Club and the Seward School District High Ability Learner program (HAL).  The Seward Rotary Club is sponsoring team SHS AD Team Tee Shirts for the local SHS Academic Decathlon Team members.  The Seward Rotary Club members serve as the monitors for the testing days.  The local coach for the SHS students is Noelle Baker, Counselor at Seward High.

Team Photo ID-

Front row:  Liz Pracheil, Abigayil Wunderlich, Lincoln Stockwell, Kyla Novak

Middle row: Nathan Weber, Jack Schulz, Dylan Hochstein, Lukas Howe

Back row: Nathan Shafer, Connor Sveeggen, Liam Krahulik, David Shiner