While Kaitlynn and I were at the Encore Championship competition, Connor was participating in his first ever competition for Texas Academic Decathlon. This was the culmination of MONTHS of hard work and studying as he studied thousands of pages of material across multiple subjects in preparation for this difficult competition. For those that aren't aware, Academic Decathlon is a UIL event where students essentially take tests for sport. The subjects include Literature, Essay, Math, Economics, Art History, Social Studies, and Music, and additional events include Speech and Interview. Connor spent probably 20-30 hours per week learning the material, taking practice tests, and studying for hours on end, week after week, month after month. For a while, we wondered what he had gotten himself into - it just seemed so intense without an end in sight. But Connor had set lofty goals for himself and never lost sight of those goals along the way.
When it was time for the Katy ISD district decathlon meet, Connor was nervous but fully prepared and confident. Sure enough, when it was time to announce the winners of the individual awards, Connor swept the contest! In the Honors division - which is the top division based on each student's GPA - Connor earned a ribbon or medal in every single category. His outstanding performance cemented him as the 1st place winner with the highest score of the entire meet, wow! He not only walked away with the first place trophy, but he and his teammates helped their school earn first place overall in the district. Wow, such an incredible showing for these hardworking kiddos, and it was especially exciting to see Connor's hard work pay off in such a big way! Jeff and I were beyond proud of Connor for setting a goal, persevering through the difficult months of preparation, and then seeing the positive outcome in the end. So proud of his amazing achievement in AcaDec, and now it would be on to the Regional meet next!
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