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~lSULUTIUN OF THE CUUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
l<tCUuhlllNu TH~ O\JTSTANOING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THt PALO ,AL.TO HIGH SCHOOL
ACAUEMIC DECATHLON TEAM
ANIJ lHI:. T~lMENOUUS SUP.,OR1 THEY REC El VED FROM PALO AL TO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
wHll<EA:>, tnt: Palo Alto High School Academic Decathlon Team (Scott Dinwiddie,
William Northway, Tom Fidddula.n, Simon Hawkins, Noga Tarnopolsky, Jim McDonnell) won the
:Sa.nta Clar.s County competition in November by finishing in first place ahead of Gunn
High School; and
WHEREAS, they spent many extra hours in pre pa rat ion for the nationa 1 competition
takrng tests in the following areas: conversational sic.ills, essay writing, formal
speech, economics, English literature a~d gralllllar, fine arts, mathematics, physical and
biological sciences, social sciences and a super quiz or. "The Housing Cris1s"; and
WHE:.IU:.AS, John Thompson and Sha lah Wolfsohn, Coaches of the Academic Oecathl on
Team. and other Palo Alto teachers devoted a significant amount of their own time and
talents to pre~re tne team for the Decathlon Events; and
WHEl<EASt the Palo Alto High School Acadetnic Decathlon Team culminated their hard
work and dedication bi representing the Stdte of California and winning the second
consecutive National Academic Uecathlon Championship, finishing first by 2,50(, points
aheod of second place Ohio; and
Wl-i!:.Rt.AS~ they won l.$ gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze individual medals in the national
compet1t1on; and
WH£REA~, in every academic category Paio Alto High SChool stude11ts took top
honors; dr1d
WHERt:As. Palo Alto High School alternates (Melissa Dinwiddie, Anne Corning and
Jennifer Skurnick) were the top alternates of all the states competing.
NOW, THERE.FURE, BE H ~SOLVt:.O. that the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
resolve as follows:
Section 1. That the Council recognize the out~tanding accomplishments of the Palo
Alto High School Academic Decathlon Team 1n parth:ular its success in winning the
second consecutive National Academic Decathlon Championship.
Section 2. That the Council recognize the tremendous contributions made by Palo
Alto High "S"c~n.>1 teachers in preparing the students for competition.
Section 3. That the Council on behalf of the people !If' Palo Alto expresses its
congratulat1ons to the Palo Alto High School Academi~ Uecathlon Team on its
extraord1na~v accomplishments.
lNT~OUUCfJJ ANO PASSED: April 18, 1983
AYE!>: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Klein, Renzel, Witherspoon
NOES: None
AS!>UH: Levy
APPROVED:
Assist~nt C1ty ~lerki· ~~ Mayo/ '
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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