RIAD 2025 State Competition: Sunday, March 2, 2025
​The Academic Decathlon® is a team based competition wherein students match their intellect with students from other schools. Students compete in 10 categories: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science and Speech.​
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​Our annual RIAD state competition will be conducted at Bryant University in the Academic Innovation Center, in Smithfield, RI.
Thank You Donors!
With your help we:
  • Partnered with Bryant University to conduct an in-person state competition for 15 schools and 148 students.
  • Sent 2 school teams to USAD Nationals. 
  • Awarded $4,500 in scholarships.
You can support RIAD with the cost of a medal ($20) or the registration of a school team ($100). Regardless of the size of your contribution, know that you are supporting RI students!
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​Use the link to register as a Volunteer (Proctor, Aide, or Judge). This year we will be in-person and expect all students to wear masks.

Visit our VOLUNTEERS page for information, training documents, and instructional videos.
Start a Decathlon Team    at your High School

    If you’re a student, look for friends who are up for a challenge. It’s not what you’ve won, but what you’ve done. Once you have your first recruits, you might set up a club. If so, you’ll want to find a faculty advisor—a coach.
   If you’re a teacher, look for that first student, one with curiosity, drive, and a bit of spunk. He or she can help you find a second, and a third. You don’t need a complete team the first time you participate, and you don’t need to learn every subject or medal in every event. The big picture is simple: recruit a team to explore a theme, ten exciting events at a time.
    As you get organized, be sure to reach out to RIAD to find out how to register your team, recruit members, and order materials. Get started with our Team Resources page. 
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2021 RIAD Virtual Awards Ceremony
Special thanks to Kim Kalunian, Scott Fraser, President John Howell, and Governor Dan McKee for contributing to our Awards ceremony! Congratulations and thank you to our participating teams, coaches, and volunteers. We wouldn't do this without all of you!
 https://vimeo.com/527624087 (pre-recorded)
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Academic Decathlon

The Rhode Island Academic Decathlon competition is scheduled for Sunday, March 5, 2023 in-person at Bryant University. The theme this year is The American Revolution: The Birth of a Nation. USAD Curriculum
2024 Academic Decathlon Awards
Team Awards—Overall Score
1st place: North Kingstown High School 
2nd place: The Wheeler School
3rd place: East Greenwich High School

Team Awards—Super Quiz
1st place: Johnston Senior HS, North Kingstown HS
2nd place:  Toll Gate HS
3rd place: Cranston HS West

Individual Awards (by Team)

Literature
Honors: J. Le (TGHS); L. Borkman (NKHS); S. Howell (NKHS)
Scholastic: J. Nunez (JSHS); L. Meier (NKHS); I. Crescenzi (TWS)
​Varsity: B. Dusseault (BHHS); C. Smith (NKHS); A. Pagan (SKHS); A. Dandy (JSHS); E. Cortesi (JSHS); E. Castillo (CHS); S. China (JSHS); C. Pettinicchio (PHS)

Music
Honors: J. Heyder (NPHS); L. Borkman (NKHS); E. Procaccianti (TPS)
Scholastic: A. Kuznar (EGHS); A. Haggerty (SKHS); M. Niro (SKHS); J. Nunez (JSHS); L. Brennan (JSHS); J. Soulliere (PHS)
​Varsity: E. Cortesi (JSHS); A. Pagan (SKHS); N. Izzo (PHS)

Science
Honors: O. Odekunle (NPHS); L. Borkman (NKHS); J. Burrill (TGHS)
Scholastic: L. Meier (NKHS); A. Trombley (NKHS); N. Mahoney (JSHS)
​Varsity: P. Egunjobi (TWS); S. Girard (TGHS); N. Izzo (PHS)

Art
Honors: L. Borkman (NKHS); J. Le (TGHS); E. Procaccianti (TPS); S. Chin (CHSW)
Scholastic: I. Crescenzi (TWS); A. Haggerty (SKHS); D. Kinikar (TWS)
​Varsity: C. Smith (NKHS); E. Cortesi (JSHS); P. Egunjobi (TWS); N. Izzo (PHS)

Math
Honors: A. Dunning (NKHS);O. Odekunle (NPHS); E. Velasquez (NPHS); R. Bassen (EGHS)
Scholastic: M. Elias (CHS); D. Butziger (EGHS); A. Myers (TGHS); L. Meier (NKHS); E. McNamara (PHS); J. Nunez (JSHS)
​Varsity: O. Saccoccia (EGHS); E. Castillo (CHS); T. Davey (CHSW); B. Dusseault (BHHS); S. China (JSHS); P. Egunjobi (TWS); C. Smith (NKHS)

Economics
Honors: S. Wang (EGHS); D. Wheeler (SKHS); A. Dunning (NKHS); D. Waddell (SKHS); L. Borkman (NKHS); H. Cheng (CHSW); C. Ferrara (JSHS); R. Gokhale (EGHS); S. Howell (NKHS)
Scholastic: A. Depina (NPHS); N. Chretien (EGHS); A. Haggerty (SKHS); A. Kuznar (EGHS); L. Meier (NKHS); D. Butziger (EGHS)
​Varsity: A. Porto (NKHS); A. Van (CHS); C. Smith (NKHS); J. Burke (BHHS)

Social Science
Honors: O. Odekunle (NPHS); J. Burrill (TGHS); P. Spradlin (TWS); H. Cheng (CHSW)
Scholastic: D. Turner (CHS); N. Mahoney (JSHS); D. Kinikar (TWS)
​Varsity: P. Egunjobi (TWS); C. Smith (NKHS); A. Pagan (SKHS); B. Dusseault (BHHS)

Essay
Honors: A. Dunning (NKHS); S. Kao (TWS); C. Leroux (TPS) 
Scholastic: D. Kinikar (TWS); L. Meier (NKHS); A. Haggerty (SKHS)
​Varsity: P. Egunjobi (TWS); A. Van (CHS); C. Herrera (TGHS)

Interview
Honors: E. Procaccianti (TPS); E. Velasquez (NPHS); S. Appel (CHSW)
Scholastic: A. Kuznar (EGHS); N. LaPerche (BHHS); D. Turner (CHS)
​Varsity: A. Dandy (JSHS); B. Dusseault (BHHS); W. Dow (EGHS)

Speech
Honors: S. Kao (TWS); J. Heyder (NPHS); E. Procaccianti (TPS)
Scholastic: A. Myers (TGHS); D. Weedon (TGHS); L. Brennan (JSHS)
​Varsity: A. Dandy (JSHS); A. Sepulveda (TWS); S. China (JSHS)