On Saturday, March 14th, Collegiate Academy students traveled to Hershey, Pennsylvania, and won the David Emery Pennsylvania Academic Decathlon Large School State Championship.
With the state championship now over, the team is ready for the next challenge—the Academic Decathlon National Competition. Representing Pennsylvania on the national stage is an exciting opportunity!
Below, you will find a full list of this year’s team achievements and individual awards from the state competition. To learn more, click here.
Collegiate Academy took 3rd place in Super Quiz
Large School top 5:
Collegiate Academy - 41,787
Seneca Valley High School - 41,717
Souderton High School - 38,243
McDowell High School - 37,146
Carlisle High School - 33,956
Individual Highlights:
2026 Individual Champion:
Penelope King (senior) 8,255 (10,000 points possible)
All-State team members:
Penelope King (senior) - honors division, 1st place - 8,255 pts
Serena Xu (junior) - honors division, 3rd place - 7,894 pts
Ava West (senior) - varsity division, 1st place - 7,245 pts
Isaaq Wilson (senior)- varsity division, 2nd place - 6,488 pts
Individual Medals:
Honors Division
Penelope King (senior)
Speech Silver
Interview Bronze
Literature Gold
Science Silver
Economics Bronze
Social Science - bronze
Serena Xu (junior)
Art Silver
Literature Bronze
Econ Gold
Sophia Gnacinski (sophomore)
Art Gold
Literature Bronze
Scholastic Division
Kaylee Lindstrom (senior)
Essay Silver
Interview Silver
Netesh Magar (sophomore)
Speech Silver
Varsity Division
Ava West (senior)
Essay Gold
Speech Gold
Interview Gold
Music Gold
Art Gold
Literature Gold
Science Bronze
Economics Gold
Social Sciences Gold
Isaaq Wilson (senior)
Music Silver
Art Silver
Math Bronze
Science Gold
Econ Silver
Thomas Mayo (senior)
Essay Silver
Individual Division
Manaal Hussain (senior)
Speech Bronze
Music Silver
Art Gold
Literature Bronze
Science Bronze
Economics Silver
Kalea Williams (senior)
Interview Silver
Congratulations again to the entire Collegiate Academy Academic team on this outstanding accomplishment, and best of luck as they prepare for Nationals!