March 21st, 2017

Congratulations to the 2017 State Academic Decathlon teams! The Varsity team is made of Zach Samuels, who placed 1st in Art, Economic, Mathematics, Music, Social Science, Science, and 3rd place in Literature; Lauren Johnson, who placed 1st in Essay, 2nd in Art and Science, and 3rd in Economics, Music, and Speech;  and Natalie Carroll, who placed 3rd in Social Science, Literature, and Interview. The Honors team is made up of Lydia Mills, who placed 2nd in Interview and 3rd in speech; Rex Bryant, who placed 2nd in music, and 3rd in social science and economics; and Olivia Simmons. The Scholastic team is made up of Hanna Laing, who placed 1st in Social Science and Art, 2nd in essay, and 3rd in Music and Science, and; Gabby Dimaio, who placed 2nd in Interview; and Sable Sanders. The Varsity team also placed 1st in Super Quiz overall, and Zach Samuels was Byrd's highest scoring individual overall.