Alumni Page

Welcome to the Idaho Academic Decathlon Website. On the alumni page you can add your contact information the last year you competed and what you liked best about Aca Deca. Please send an e-mail to decaliz@hotmail.com with your name, e-mail, year, school you competed with, and what you liked best about Aca Deca. If you are married, remember alumni will remember your maiden name, so include both names. Remember all contact info is optional. If you do not want to give out your e-mail you don't have to. Please put IAD Alumni in the subject line of your e-mail. Thanks for participating.

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Name: Mallorie Ament
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: mal_bugz@msn.com
I enjoyed going to the competitions and meeting all the new people. The class was fun, it was a great learning environment and the coach was great.

Name: Elizabeth Buckway Bennett
School: Shoshone High School
Year: 2000
E-mail: decaliz@hotmail.com
I loved Aca Deca. We became better friends as the year went by and we just had a great time. Thanks Aca Deca Board Members!!!

Name: Leland Buckway
School: Shoshone High School
Year: 1996
E-mail: lboekweg@hotmail.com or lelandb@ctagroup.com
Aca Deca was a great experience. It helped with job experience, pressures, & deadlines as well as the requirements for college.

Name: Anika Davis
School: Shoshone High School
Year: 2001
E-mail: sweet_rio01@hotmail.com
The interview and speech events were one of the best things that could have happened to me. They forced me to become comfortable talking to people I didn't know, which is a necessary asset in the world we live in. Those skills have helped me in my college interviews, job interviews, making friendships, etc. I had so much fun with my team mates, and State Deca was definitely a highlight of every year I competed (three years).

Name: Jakob Ellis
School: Sugar-Salem High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: jakee69@hotmail.com
I mostly enjoyed yelling and cheering for those who guessed right on the super quiz, especially when they were the only one who got it right, this made them feel great every time. I also enjoyed causing trouble during the state competition, and giving my coach such a challenge.

Name: Davis Engman
School: Shoshone High School
Year: 2005
E-mail: davisengman@aol.com
I competed with Shoshone High School my junior and senior years of high school. I was a married high school student, and mother, and enjoyed the program. It was one of the places that I was comfortable, and felt accepted, and even felt like an asset to the program. I graduated in June 2005, and received the first IAD Special Scholarship. This program has given me more than I can express, including written and verbal skills, and the opportunity to learn. My gratitude to this program is great, and I thank those who helped to make my educational goals seem possible. Please feel free to contact me.
Thanks again for the support.

Name: Deborah Fuller
School: Shoshone High School
Year: 2001
E-mail: smartgrl_01@hotmail.com
I enjoyed Aca Deca because of the friendships built and the fun at study sessions and tournaments.

Name: Bonnie Garrison
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
I have participated in the Academic Decathlon program for 1 year. I have enjoyed the program for many reasons. The information was very detailed, but I thought that it gave me a deeper understanding and perspective on topics that I am not normally exposed to on a daily basis (such as Art). Some of the information pertained to everyday life and I thought it was valuable. I will no longer be a member of the Academic Decathlon group, due to the fact that I will be graduating this coming June 2002. Thank you.

Name: Megan Gleason
School: Preston High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: mash_maniac@hotmail.com
I loved every minute of Academic Decathlon, it was my time to shine. I made great friendships with my teammates and my competion. My absolute favorite memories of Academic Decathlon would be going to Nationals both years, getting to experience Alaska and Arizona, and of course, battling it out with Centennial High school, who are excellent people, for top honors! Academic Decathlon really gave me a bigger view on what life was all about, and I feel that I have grown tremendously from my experiences in the program.

Name: Anna Jacobs
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: Annaabsolutely@aol.com
I greatly enjoyed it! I go to Sandpoint High School and I am going to participate in this great program next year as well. I really enjoyed being on our school's Academic Decathlon team for the first time. Participating at state was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life; I particularly liked the sense of belonging that being on a team gave me.

Name: Megan Johnson
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: meganlaurisa@hotmail.com
I have participated in Aca Deca for the past 2 years. I really enjoyed my experiences because it gave me a broad overview of many different subjects. It was nice to get a base knowledge of areas that I might not have otherwise studied. Thank you!

Name: Tiffany Kurwicki
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: WickChick87@hotmail.com
I am a participant in the Idaho Academic Decathlon this year and will continue next year. Therefore this was/is my first year. You run it so well and I definitely am going to participate in next year's Academic Decathlon...knowing we're going to go to nationals. What I liked most was having other teams being so friendly throughout the somewhat long day. Email me sometime.

Name: Stefan Lemley
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: diamondflaw@hotmail.com
I joined from a fluke in my schedule, and ended up cleaning up at State. Go figure.

Name: Jessica Lockwood
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: chickfluff@yahoo.com
I participated in Academic Decathlon this school year, (2001-2002) and I loved it. You learn so much, and you come away with an awesome experience. I liked the experience of the interview and speech. I have improved in my speaking in front of the class, and it has increased my confidence. I have enjoyed this year so much that I have decided to take Aca Deca next year.

Name: Colin Maxwell
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: cmaxw@yahoo.com
My favorite events were Speech and Super Quiz.

Name: Vala Metz
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: valinator@hotmail.com
This past year I participated in the Academic Decathlon program for the first time. My favorite part of the decathlon was the since of camaraderie I sensed between my teammates and myself as we tested alongside other schools, Decathlon rocks.

Name: Liam Orton
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
This is my first year as a decathlete and I liked the Super Quiz the best.

Name: Billy Owens
School: Shoshone High School
Year: 2000
E-mail: lordflannel@yahoo.com
To be perfectly honest, I wasn't actually planning to take Aca Deca my senior year... but alas, I learned that some things are not within my realm of control. But, despite the surprise schedule change, the long hours of studying (yeah...right), and the mere three competitions in which I was honored to compete, I loved the experience. I'll never forget the bus ride to Boise (which was rather painful), the near-concussion after the first day's competition, or the air-raids by the llama everyone keeps telling me is really a camel. My fondest high school memories will always be of winter afternoons in Mrs. Buckway's class...

Name: Jeff Reoch
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
E-mail: jeff83864@usa.com
The experience with Aca Deca was positive. It is a fun way to learn and meet new and exciting people!

Name: Cora Stoner
School: Sandpoint High School
Year: 2002
This year was my first year in Academic Decathlon and I really enjoyed meeting new people and having our own little "academic decathlon family". I think that speech and interview were my favorite judging categories.

Name: Jacob Taylor
School: Sandpoint
Year: 2002
I really don't like anything about Academic Decathlon except winning the awards.

Name: Kelsey Tracy
School: Bishop Kelly
Year: 2002
I liked super quiz the best.