Congratulations to the Wallington High School Academic Decathlon Team, who finished in 10th place out of 30 teams in the regional competition, and earned a third consecutive berth in the state level competition.

Senior Omar Alghondakly earned the Most Valuable Team Player Award, as well as an Overall Silver Medal for the Scholastic Level. Senior Marta Rzeszutko was our team’s highest scorer in the Honors Level. The following students won medals:

Daniel Kary: Math (Silver), Social Science (Honorable Mention), Literature (Bronze), Science (Silver), Economics (Gold)

Martin Szabo: Science (Gold), Economics (Silver), Music (Bronze), Art (Bronze)

Omar Alghondakly: Math (Gold), Social Science (Silver), Music (Gold)

Olivia Bazela: Math (Gold), Literature (Bronze)

Csenge Balogh: Social Science (Honorable Mention), Speech (Honorable Mention)

Matthew Aiello: Social Science (Silver), Economics (Bronze)

Amy Chryc: Social Science (Silver), Science (Silver)

Hope Burnett: Interview (Bronze), Speech (Bronze)

Anna Halat: Interview (Honorable Mention)

Thank you to our amazing coaches Mr. Hourigan and Mr. Siciliano!