Victoria McDermott and Y. Jennifer Cha of Wilmington Win 1st Place in Academic Regionals

The Academic Decathlon team at Austin Preparatory School in Reading received the Small Schools Division First Place trophy in the regional competition.

The school finished with a total of 21,189 points, beating out 14 other schools in the Small Schools Division. The nine-person team competed in seven events, earning 22 medals individually, and placed second in the overall competition. The theme for this year is New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation.

Small Schools Division medals are awarded to the top three finishers (including ties) in each subject in each of three categories determined by student grade point average. The highest category is Honors, followed by Scholastic and then Varsity.

The team includes:

Junior Victoria McDermott of Wilmington (Honors): Bronze for Music

Junior Y. Jennifer Cha of Wilmington