Academic Tournament Schedule and Results
See the 2021 tournament matches on the FCPS YouTube channel here.
Walkersville High School is the regular season winner for 2020!
The 2021 schedule is now available. Fourth round categories are as follows (all dates are Fridays):
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Week #1 - Friday, January 8, 2021: TOPIC: Elelments and the Periodic Table |
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| Match 1 | Brunswick | Linganore | Tuscarora | |
| Match 2 | Frederick | Gov. Thomas Johnson | Middletown | |
| Match 3 | Catoctin | Oakdale | Urbana | Walkersville |
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Week #2 - Friday, January 15, 2021: TOPIC: Empires and Emperors |
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| Match 1 | Linganore | Oakdale | Urbana | |
| Match 2 | Gov. Thomas Johnson | Tuscarora | Walkersville | |
| Match 3 | Brunswick | Catoctin | Frederick | Middletown |
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Week #3 - Friday, January 22, 2021: TOPIC: American Authors and their Works (20th Century) |
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| Match 1 | Brunswick | Frederick | Oakdale | |
| Match 2 | Catoctin | Tuscarora | Urbana | |
| Match 3 | Gov. Thomas Johnson | Linganore | Middletown | Walkersville |
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Week #4 - Friday, January 29, 2021: TOPIC: Notorious Criminals |
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| Match 1 | Brunswick | Catoctin | Gov. Thomas Johnson | |
| Match 2 | Middletown | Urbana | Walkersville | |
| Match 3 | Frederick | Linganore | Oakdale | Tuscarora |
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Week #5 - Friday, February 5, 2021: TOPIC: Latin America Geography (Central, Caribbean and South America) |
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| Match 1 | Catoctin | Linganore | Walkersville | |
| Match 2 | Frederick | Middletown | Oakdale | |
| Match 3 | Brunswick | Gov. Thomas Johnson | Tuscarora | Urbana |
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Week #6 - Friday, February 12, 2021: Book to Screen Adaptations |
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| Match 1 | Catoctin | Frederick | Urbana | |
| Match 2 | Brunswick | Tuscarora | Walkersville | |
| Match 3 | Gov. Thomas Johnson | Linganore | Middletown | Oakdale |
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Week #7 - Friday, February 19, 2021: TOPIC: Summer Olympics |
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| Match 1 | Catoctin | Middletown | Tuscarora | |
| Match 2 | Gov. Thomas Johnson | Linganore | Oakdale | |
| Match 3 | Brunswick | Frederick | Urbana | Walkersville |
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Friday, February 26, 2021: Final Championship Date - TOPIC: The Supreme Court |
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| Match 1 | Seed #3 | Seed #2 | Seed #1 | |
Academic Tournament: 2020 in Review
Congratulations to Walkersville High School, 2020 Academic Tournament champions! Brunswick High earned second place, and Urbana High earned third place. Congratulations to all the teams for another amazing season!
Mr. Kevin Kendro was awarded the Curriculum Specialist's Award named in memory of Charles "Chuck" Thomas, a longtime Brunswick Coach.
Frederick High School won the inaugural SPIRIT Award (Sportsmanship, Positivity, Integrity, Respect, Inspiration, Teamwork) by accumulating spirit points throughout the season.
Don't forget to support the Frederick County teams competing in the "It's Academic" tournament Saturday mornings at 10 AM on WJZ-TV.
Articles
Walkersville Students Win Academic Tournament
Dr. Alban's Blog, "Being a Champion"
Walkersville High wins county academic tournament, Frederick News Post, February 21, 2020