When area students compete it is usually at sporting events, but that was not the case today (Tuesday) at Danville Area Community College. Students from 10 area high schools participated in the 40th annual Regional Academic Challenge. Kayla Roe, a junior at Armstrong Township High School (shown in photo) was one of them…
Steven Dunlavey is a math teacher at Armstrong Township High School. He likes the competition…
The students participate in a series of tests in seven academic areas including mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, engineering graphics, computer science and English.
The students also get a chance to check out displays about the college, according to Marjorie Larson, the site coordinator for the Academic Challenge…
The Academic Challenge is a battery of tests that was created by the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Society. Winners advance to a regional competition in March at Eastern Illinois University.
[Note; You can click on the photos to enlarge them.]
