Help GECA's Academic Decathlon Team!
Dr. T.J. Owens
Gilroy Early College Academy Academic Decathlon Team needs your support!
As a small, public, dual
enrollment high school located at Gavilan College in Gilroy, GECA is high
achieving and unique. The approximate 225 students engage in an academically
rigorous curriculum throughout their four years through honors, advanced
placement, and college classes. GECA functions with a lower school budget, and
as such students lack varsity sports and forgo many school wide activities for
the advantage of a two year college education by their high school graduations.
Academic Decathlon,
abbreviated AcaDec, is a national competition consisting of ten academic competitions
including speech, essay, interview and subject tests. This year's curriculum
revolves around the theme of Russia. For the 2012-2013 year, Gilroy Early
College Academy's Academic Decathlon team succeeded at the regional competition,
outperforming previous years. The GECA team will
represent Santa Clara County at the California state competition for the second
consecutive year on March 14-17 in Sacramento.
The Academic Decathlon is a difficult, competitive, educational, and
rewarding experience. In
order for the GECA AcaDec team to show their knowledge about perestroika, Tolstoy,
and the space race, they need approximately $6,000 to cover all lodging,
transportation, food, and registration costs. The Santa Clara County GECA
decathletes are looking to the community for support through monetary donations
of any value. The team appreciates all
contributions, even simply words of encouragement.
Sincere thanks,
The Dr. T.J. Owens Gilroy
Early College Academy Academic Decathlon Team
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