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Academic Competitions

7/8 KMO Tops at State/Nationals
April 09 - The Sycamore 7/8 Knowledge Master Team finished the spring competition with a score of 1625 out of 2000 possible points. This ranked us 1st out of 31 schools in Indiana, and 11th out of 700 schools internationally. Sycamore School is the reigning National Champions in the Small School Division.

Spanish Students Compete on HS Level
April 09 - On Saturday, April 18, a compact group of Sycamore eighth-graders competed in the annual State Spanish competition, or Concurso Academico. This event is hosted by the Indiana chapter of the American Association of the Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Even though there is a middle school division at the competition, our students competed at the high school level. Sycamore students competed in all High School Level 2 events, testing their Spanish skills against high school sophomores and juniors. In the "Scrambled Sentences" event two students placed first; in "Vocabulary" one placed third; in "Non-Stop Conversation" two paired groups won 2^nd and 4^th places; and in "Impromptu Speaking" one placed third.

5/6 Knowledge Masters 1^st in State/Nation  
March 09 - Sycamore's 5/6 team competed in their final Knowledge Masters Open contest of the year on Wednesday, March 18. Sycamore is ranked first in the nation and is also ranked first in the state of Indiana for our school size. Overall, the team finished third in the nation out of 368 schools, including some schools in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and Korea. Sycamore's team scored a mere 3 points behind the first place team from a middle school with a student body of 1300 students.

School Hosts MATHCOUNTS Regionals
Feb. 09 - On Feb. 12 Sycamore hosted the Indianapolis Region MATHCOUNTS contest. Sycamore placed 3rd out of 27 teams, finishing just 1.75 points from first place. This qualified the Sycamore team for the state competition. One Sycamore student finished in 3rd place out of the nearly 200 students and he also placed 1st in the countdown round. The Sycamore team will be defending Sycamores state championship at Purdue University on March 14. Three students also qualified for the state competition as individuals.

5/6 Knowledge Masters
Jan. 09 - The 5/6 Knowledge Master Open team participated in the winter contest, competing against 321 schools across the nation and in Singapore and China. With a score of 820 points, Sycamore placed first in the state of Indiana, 3rd in the nation overall and first in the nation for the Small School Division.

7/8 National Knowledge Master Champs
Dec. 08 - The Sycamore 7/8 Knowledge Master team earned the national championship title of the Small School Division in this year's Knowledge Master's fall competition. The team scored of 1553 out of 2000 possible points, ranking them 1st out of 27 schools in Indiana and 14th out of 700 schools internationally.