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The Cold War Thank you to the generous donors who have supported this year’s Student Events. Diamond Sponsor $5,000+ Educational Employees Credit Union Gold Medal $1,000-$2,499 Chowchilla Rebekah Lodge #327 One Tribe Global Specialty Crop Company Berry Construction Silver Medal $500-$999 Mid-Valley Disposal Chowchilla Rotary Club Pistoresi Ambulance Gill Auto Group Madera Madera County Board of Education Dan and Janet Grossnicklaus Madera Family Medical Group Quady Winery Mammoth Oxygen MCSOS Leadership Team ACSA Region 9 Bronze Medal $250-$499 Madera Collection Services, Inc. Steve Barsotti Midland Tractor Borchardt, Corona, Faeth & Zakarian DeGroot Family Cal Retired Teachers Assoc, Fitzgerald, Alvarez & Ciummo Moore Quality Galvanizing Madera #79 Art Padilla Creative Leadership Associates Kathleen Lopes Scott and Dianna Marsh Plaza Flower Shop Dr. Cecilia Massetti Bruce and Mary Blair Supporter $100-$249 Tom and Sara Robison California Mathematics Council Betty A. Scalise Lester Lowe, D.D.S. Nancy Staggs Art Davis Ron and Barbara Manfredo Grant Sturm Terry and Cyndy Dolph Fred and Diane Massetti Supervisor Tom Wheeler, District 5 Dr. Sally Frazier Shirley Moore Soroptimist International of Madera Conrad and Leslie Gaunt Dr. Julia O’Kane Susan Pennell Joe and Pat Vived Ingraham Trophies Dan and Nancy Prosperi Gary and Karan Long Mitchell and Nancy Rigby Cathie Bustos Friend up to $99 Alfred Soares, Jr. Liz Delano Bobby Thatcher Cheryl A. Lara Kenneth and Carolyn Lasiter Nichole Mosqueda THIS LISTING IS THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2021. MADERA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 39TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON 2021

The Cold War Message from the SUperintendent Cecilia A. Massetti, Ed.D. Welcome to the 39th Annual Madera lectures in real time! The virtual event County Academic Decathlon! This year recorded the presentations so students Madera County students will test their knowledge of could refer to them at a later time. Superintendent of Schools the facts and events related to the This fall, Madera County’s decathletes “Cold War.” Ninety-six students from also participated in an online Academic eight high schools have signed up for Decathlon course through Fresno State. the competition that “challenges their The option is available to all decathletes analytical skills and demonstrates in grades 10–12 and earns them up to their abilities to communicate about four college units! many varied subjects.” Students from Chawanakee Academy, Chowchilla, This year we have another opportunity Glacier Charter, Liberty, Madera, Madera to witness the outstanding performances South, Matilda Torres, and Yosemite of our students and the excellent high High Schools have been gearing up for school programs that are offered by our the competition. The 2021 competition schools. We are proud of the dedication has an all new online format. All testing of the students, school staff, and families this year is online, including interview who work in partnership to showcase and speech. A special feature for our students’ knowledge and appreciate the Decathlon will be a virtual online the members of our community who awards ceremony. make this event possible. Thank you to our “community champions”— In October, Madera County teachers, coaches, community Superintendent of Schools hosted more members, volunteers, donors, parents, than 750 academic decathletes from administrators, MCSOS staff, and around the state virtually for a lecture students who are the heart of the series covering the art, music, literature, Academic Decathlon program. speech, and history of this year’s theme. Decathletes, we applaud your Decathletes had an opportunity to commitment to “being the best” and learn from local experts and were able continually striving to achieve and excel, to ask presenters questions after the especially in these unusual times. Madera County Superintendent of Schools Leadership Team Cecilia A. Massetti, Ed.D., SUPERINTENDENT Fred Cogan Jessica Drake Dianna Marsh Julie DeWall Dennis Lingo Tricia Protzman Cover art by Ashley Vazquez, sophomore, Madera High School ✷ Overall Excellence Award in the Academic Decathlon Art Contest MADERA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 39TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON 2021 1

The Cold War 2021 Decathletes Chawanakee Academy Charter LANA JACKSON, COACH Liam Samuelson H Winston Samuelson H Chowchilla Union High School LIBBY CROSS, COACH Jenesis Borrego‑Ruiz V Emma Henson H Hunter McGowan S Sean Dallas‑Guereca V Jennifer Yesenia Sanchez V Jeevan Grewal H Hernandez‑Penafiel S Luvjeet Singh H Jolee Harvey H Alyssa Mandala H Rajdeep Singh V Glacier High Charter BRUCE BOE, COACH Adrian Aldridge S Caleb Mills V Haven O’Connor H★ Yevgevny Beams H★ Elijah Mills V Kalei Reed V Genevieve Curry H Camryn Mills H★ Corra Montgomery H★ Jackson Roeder H★ Tigerlilly King H Cole Muraszewski H★ Corban Stanford H★ Eli Lockwood H Clayton Wallen V Liberty High School MIKE ERICKSON, COACH Ryan Avila S Casey Garcia V Skyler Poodry S★ Aubrey Bilskey H★ Charles Grijalva V Samuel Rauschenberg V Emily Boatwright H★ Valerie Grimaldo H★ Carlos Briceno V Eric Lawrence V Aaliyah Razvi H★ Katelyn Lopez V John Noah Clark V Austin Medlock V Tanner Cundall S Reynoso‑Mendoza S★ Ty Olsby V Cameron Schoolcraft V Cole Diebert V Emma Piedra S Cameron Fabela H Diego Piedra H★ Andrew Sebring V Nicholas Fongemie H★ Lily Vang V H Honor   S Scholastic   V Varsity ★ Students participating in Fresno State Academic Decathlon credit course. 2 MADERA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 39TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON 2021

The Cold War 2021 Decathletes Madera High School IAN FLEMING, COACH Moises Morales H Mina Schultz S Alexandria Zaragosa V Daniel Santiago Lopez S Alexis Ward S Madera South High School LESLIE ROUSE, COACH Alberto Alonso V Angelita Daza‑Mendez H★ Alexandra Melchor V★ Logan Chand S Elida Galiano V Miguel Ortiz‑Garcia V Abril Chavez H★ Alexis Gil V Eddie Ramón‑Gonzalez S Syan Chavira S Melissa Gomez V Emily Santos S★ Glorimar Daniel Lupian Ceja V★ Jonathan Wiggins V Cortes‑Velasquez H Julian Martell S★ Matilda Torres High School THOMAS MARTINEZ, COACH Leah Arias S Angelina Lovato V Aby Perez V Jacqueline Bolanos H Magaly Mendoza‑Cruz S Jessica Reyes‑Gaspar V Esmeralda Garcia‑Garcia S Jazmin Sanchez‑Zafra H Daniel Montano V Carlos Trujillo‑Jimenez H Isabella Guerrero S Leticia Nila‑Cruz S Elia Lopez‑Luna V Thomas Palacios H Yosemite High School ANNE SCOTT, COACH Lexey Jenkins‑Nyce H Gabrielle Miller H Trinity Tompkins H McKenna Kilian S Kayla Peterson H Nicholas Jeffris H Ava Miller H Berit Scott H H Honor   S Scholastic   V Varsity ★ Students participating in Fresno State Academic Decathlon credit course. MADERA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 39TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON 2021 3

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The Cold War Judges Interviews Speeches Diana Barden Sally Moreno Cathie Bustos Aftab Naz Fred Cogan Julia O’Kane Kirk Delmas Julia O’Kane Nathalie Gomez Susan Pennell Johnny DiMaggio Zimri Padilla Gary Long Nancy Prosperi Muriel Fore Susan Pennell Karan Long Danielle Ross Lori Hamada Jim Pierce Kathleen Lopes Darlene Stiers Donald Holley Sara Robison Alan Macedo Candy Talley Mary Luck Jim Sargent Deborah Martinez Doug Waltner Scott Marsh Faustina Washburn Jason Mercier Faustina Washburn Deborah Martinez Charles Wieland Sally Moreno Catherine Wieland MADERA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 39TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON 2021 5

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