USAD2022｜215 Awards, 2 National Firsts

SCIE news / 23rd May 2022
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This year, 32 students from four teams of SCIE took part in USAD National, a record high number. In summary, our school won 215 awards, of which 213 people received awards. The school has been awarded two honor titles as well!

Introduction

United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) provides an authoritative platform for high school students to participate in a comprehensive academic competition in the United States. The competition consists of ten subjects, including seven objective subjects, namely art, economics, literature, mathematics, music, science, and social science. In addition, there are three subjective test subjects: speech, interview, and essay writing.

Every year’s competition has a specific theme; all the preparatory studies are carried out around the theme. The contest encourages in depth thematic study, thematic research, multi-subject challenge, and teamwork. The mission of USAD is to enable all students to enjoy the academic journey and achieve fruitful results.

The theme of 2022 USAD is “Water: A Most Essential Resource.” This year, students dive into the world of “water.” From learning the water origin to the development of human civilization caused by “water,” all participants fully enriched themselves in the immersive aqua world.

Even though the competition was unfortunately changed to online due to the Covid pandemic, members of our school team still made their best efforts to prepare and achieved remarkable results in various aspects.

At the closing ceremony held on May 2nd, Sabrina Wang from G2, was invited by the organizing committee for her outstanding achievements. She spoke at the closing ceremony and shared her learning methods and preparation process. In all, USAD 2022 China National has come to a successful conclusion.

SCIE won 213 awards and 2 school honors in 2022 USAD China:

SCIE

Whole-Person Development Award

General Education Model School

National Individual Overall

Bronze: Sabrina Wang (Top1 in Southern China)

National Individual Award

Gold

Music:  Sabrina Wang (Top1 in China)

Economics: Joy Lei

Essay: Sabrina Wang (Top1 in China)

Interview: Alicia Zhang

Silver

Math: Yuan Yue, Altria Pu

Social science: John He, Tony Li

Music: Tony Li

Speech: Alicia Zhang

Interview: David Li

Bronze

Economics: Maggie Li, Alicia Zhang

Social Science: Sabrina Wang

Art: John He, Tina Ding

Literature: Elisa Wang, Joy Lei

Speech: Flora Cheng, David Li, Tina Ding

National Overall Team award

Team 109: 9th place

Team 111: 14th place

Regional Overall Team award

Team 111: First prize

Team 112: Second prize

Team 110: Third prize

Super Quiz Team award

Team 111: 2nd place

Team 110: 8th place

Team 112: 10th place

Top Scorer by team

John He

Michelle Wang

Tina Ding

Sabrina Wang

Regional Individual Awards （see below pictures)

What Students say

I'm deeply honored to come first in Southern China and first in writing and music in China this year! The difficulty of USAD lies in its interdisciplinary study and its extensive coverage of every subject, so early planning and goal setting are pretty crucial. After two years of participation, I have gradually figured out some of my habits when preparing for the contest. Because this competition usually crosses a long time, I am very grateful for my supportive and helpful team members: there is no way I can stay motivated without them! Ultimately, I think USAD is very suitable for students eager to strengthen their comprehensive academic ability in an all-around way. I look forward to your participation next year!
Sabrina Wang
I jumped into USAD knowing quite literally nothing about it; At the ECA fair I could only help easily point to our group's QR code or hide behind our president. Becoming part of USAD was an incredible learning experience for me, not only because of the content to be learned, but also the interactions with our teammates. The content itself was highly varied, I sped through social sciences and literature without much difficulty but crawled through math at a snail’s pace. While I started with derision towards the seemingly senseless curriculum [I memorized 12 types of plankton…and for what?], even today as I learn, occasionally a voice in the back of my mind pipes up, saying “hey, wasn’t this in USAD?” Although I didn’t get to go to Changsha with everyone this year, I hope the USADers of 2023 will gain not only knowledge [and shiny medals :3] but unforgettable memories of USAD in person.
Wendy Wang
When I first joined USAD, I knew very little about it. I participated because I heard of its high value, wide coverage, and great difficulty. With the coming of the end of the competition and a large amount of knowledge, I deeply realized the importance of teamwork and time management. There are seven books in total, and it's too difficult to read them all. Only a team working together can make this seemingly impossible task a reality. On average, a person has to read three books. Learning how to learn these three books well without delaying in-class study is also a rewarding process.
Yue Yuan
This trip to USAD is not only a decathlon academic competition but also an opportunity to witness my thinking and growth process. Through struggle and hard work, anxiety, and hesitation, I realized my strengths and weaknesses more clearly. I would like to say to all USADer who have worked hard for their goals: Great job, everyone!
Maggie Lee
USAD has brought me knowledge that I have always wanted to know. By studying USAD art, I have a preliminary understanding of the context of western art history. In addition, USAD has taught me academic knowledge and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to reality and focus on a trendy topic - Water. The hundreds of pages of study materials have also improved my self-learning skills a lot.
Tina Ding
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