North Clarion Academic Decathlon team second in states

North Clarion High School’s Academic Decathlon team finished in second place in the small schools category at the state competition Saturday. The finish earned the team a spot to compete in online nationals for the first time since 2011. The team also earned 20 individual medals. Brandon Ochs earned five medals, gold in speech and math, silver in science and literature and bronze in economics. Allison Ochs earned four medals, gold in science and math and bronze in art and economics. Kaitlyn Zona earned three medals, gold in economics and science and silver in math. Sarah Zona earned bronze medals in math and art, Eva Beck earned silver medals in speech and math, Jack Maxwell earned silver medals in literature and interview, and Gwen Griebel earned a silver in speech and a bronze in interview. Pictured above are team members (front, from left) Allison Ochs, Eva Beck, Jack Pappas, Kaitlyn Zona, (back) Gwen Griebel, Jack Maxwell, Brandon Ochs and Sarah Zona. (Submitted photo)