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The 1996 United States Academic Decathlon national finals were held in Atlanta, Georgia.
The national champion team was from J. Frank Dobie High School in Texas.
Notes about this year
[edit]Aside from the interview, speech (prepared and impromptu), and essay events, the curriculum contained the following events:
Language & literature
[edit]The following schools represented their states:
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
|
| 1 |
|
Texas |
J. Frank Dobie High School
|
| 2 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
Rookie team of the year
[edit]
| Rank |
Score |
State |
School
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
| 2 |
|
|
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| 3 |
|
|
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| 4 |
|
|
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| 5 |
|
|
|
Individual total score rankings
[edit]
Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Individual event rankings
[edit]
Science - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Science - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Science - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Art - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Art - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Art - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Social Science - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Social Science - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Social Science - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Language & literature
[edit]
Language & literature - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Language & literature - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Language & literature - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Mathematics - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Mathematics - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Mathematics - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Music - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Music - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Music - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Economics - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Economics - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Economics - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Essay - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Essay - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Essay - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Interview - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Interview - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Interview - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Speech - Honors
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Speech - Scholastic
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Speech - Varsity
| Medal |
Score |
Student |
State |
School
|
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
| Silver
|
|
|
|
|
| Bronze
|
|
|
|
|
Kristin Caperton Award
[edit]Highest scoring student from each school
[edit]
| State |
School |
Student
|
| California |
|
|
| Iowa |
Denison High School |
|
| Kentucky |
Apollo High School |
|
| New Jersey |
Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan |
|
| Texas |
J. Frank Dobie High School |
|
