Roald Amundsen High School
Roald Amundsen High School logo
School Founded 1930
Team Established
History
City Chicago, Illinois
Team Colors Red and Black
Principal Kristi Eilers
Head Coach Jerry Zhu
Associate/Other Head Coach(es) Minh Nguyen
National Championships 5th Place Division V (2024)
State Championships 3rd in the State of Illinois (2020 - 2021; 2023 - 2026)
Regional/County Championships 3rd in the City of Chicago (2021 - 22; 2024 - 2025)
Region/County Location Chicago Public Schools
Highest Finish 3rd in the State of Illinois (2020 - 2021; 2023 - 2026)
School Website https://www.amundsenhs.org
Roald Amundsen High School
5110 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, Illinois, 60625
773-534-2320
Website: https://www.amundsenhs.org
The Roald Amundsen High School Academic Decathlon Team is home of the Viking Decathletes. We are accountable, honorable, and scholarly!!! Our practices follow a similar structure. First we spend between 60 - 90 minutes studying the assigned section or resource. Then we take a Kahoot that has DemiDec or USAD questions together as a team. Throughout the summer we complete many DemiDec focus quizzes and read the assigned book. We host an annual Viking Scrimmage in early fall that tests students on the art, literature, and social science resource.
Academic Decathlon Performance Chart [ edit ]
Year
Regionals Score
Regionals Rank
City Score
City Rank
State Score
State Rank
Nationals Score
Nationals Rank
2026
21,097.2
1
34,210.3
4
33,208.2
3
31,022.7
9 (Div. IV)
2025
20,185.7
1
35,132.0
3
32,567.8
3
22,710.3
6 (Online-L)
2024
20.791.4
1
34,817.7
3
33,205.9
3
32,341.2
5 (Div. V)
2023
16,217.1
1
25,638.7
4
29,099.9
3
19,664.1
8 (Online-L)
2022
16,400.1
3
30,008.8
3
27,260.8
4
19,197.8
9 (Online-L)
2021
20,500.0
3
33,604.4
3
32,213.3
3
30,488.3
10 (Div. IV)
2020
-
-
-
-
23,615.1
3
-
-
2019
-
-
-
-
33,258.1
5
-
-
2018
-
-
30,782.7
5
31,134.1
6
-
-
2017
-
-
29,101.6
9
-
-
-
-
Nationals Teams [ edit ]
2021
Division
Members
Honors
Oswaldo Ramirez, Elliot King, Charlie Newboe
Scholastic
Deen Syed, Jennifer Pena, Kael O'Conor
Varsity
Jackson Forsythe, Caleb Kim, Valeria Riviera-Santiago
2024
Division
Members
Honors
Abigail Hyde, Niki Katsoulos, Melanie Perez-Padilla
Scholastic
Dominic Vallamassei, Charlie Newboe, Deborah Odunewu
Varsity
Welid Adem, Landon Roark, Kyle Felicio
2026
Division
Members
Honors
Niki Katsoulos, Will Rady
Scholastic
Colin McGloin, Jackson Javenkoski, Muzamil Adem
Varsity
Landon Roark, Gavin Javenkoski, Jonah Feiger
Record Board [ edit ]
Overall Team
Rank
Score
Competition
Year
Coach
1
35,132.0
City
2025
Jerry Zhu
2
34,817.7
City
2024
Jerry Zhu
3
34,210.3
City
2026
Jerry Zhu
4
33,604.4
City
2020
Jerry Zhu
5
33,208.2
State
2026
Jerry Zhu
Overall Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Niki Katsoulos
7,588.6
State
2025
2
Niki Katsoulos
7,518.2
City
2025
3
Oswaldo Ramirez
7,476.7
City
2021
4
Niki Katsoulos
7,303.6
State
2026
5
Oswaldo Ramirez
7,141.7
State
2021
Overall Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Charlie Newboe
7,430.0
City
2024
2
Colleen Kompare
6,968.2
City
2025
3
Charlie Newboe
6,823.2
State
2024
4
Dominic Vallamassei
6,727.1
City
2024
5
Jackson Javenkoski
6,624.6
City
2026
Overall Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Welid Adem
5,501.4
City
2024
2
Casey Sheehan
5,395.3
State
2021
3
Sixtus Gomez
5,327.9
City
2022
4
Jackson Forsythe
5,276.9
State
2021
5
Jackson Forsythe
5,250.6
City
2021
Individual Events [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Oswaldo Ramirez
900
Regionals
2021
2
Niki Katsoulos
880
City
2026
3
Oswaldo Ramirez
860
City
2021
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Charlie Newboe
940
Regionals
2024
2
Charlie Newboe
927.3
Nationals
2024
3
Charlie Newboe
840
State
2024
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Welid Adem
640
State
2024
2
Jackson Forsythe
620
State
2021
2
Casey Sheehan
620
Regionals
2023
2
Casey Sheehan
620
State
2023
3
Jackson Forsythe
563.6
Nationals
2021
3
Caleb Kim
563.6
Nationals
2021
Economics: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Oswaldo Ramirez
760
City
2021
2
Niki Katsoulos
680
Regionals
2026
3
Will Rady
660
Regionals
2026
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Isaac Exposito
854.5
E-Nationals
2019
2
Deen Syed
720
City
2021
3
Dominic Valamassei
700
State
2024
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Jackson Forsythe
540
Regionals
2021
2
Jackson Forscythe
480
State
2021
3
Jackson Forsythe
460
City
2021
3
Casey Sheehan
460
Regionals
2023
3
Jonah Feiger
460
City
2026
Literature: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Dominic Vallamassei
840
E-Nationals
2022
2
Oswaldo Ramirez
820
State
2021
2
Niki Katsoulos
820
State
2026
3
Oswaldo Ramirez
780
City
2021
3
Will Rady
780
Nationals
2026
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Jackson Javenkoski
740
Nationals
2026
2
Colin McGloin
720
City
2026
3
Colin McGloin
700
State
2026
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Jonah Feiger
580
Nationals
2026
2
Valeria Riviera-Santiago
560
State
2021
3
Valeria Riviera-Santiago
540
City
2021
3
Gavin Javenkoski
540
Regionals
2026
3
Jonah Feiger
540
Regionals
2026
Mathematics: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Dominic Vallamassei
942.8
State
2023
2
Oswaldo Ramirez
771.4
Regionals
2021
3
Dominic Vallamassei
742.9
Regionals
2022
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Dominic Vallamassei
857.1
City
2024
2
Dominic Vallamassei
828.5
State
2024
3
Charlie Newboe
800
City
2024
3
Dominic Vallamassei
800
Nationals
2024
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Welid Adem
571.4
City
2024
2
Casey Sheehan
542.8
State
2023
3
Landon Roark
485.7
City
2025
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Niki Katsoulos
980
State
2025
2
Niki Katsoulos
920
Nationals
2026
3
Niki Katsoulos
900
Nationals
2024
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Charlie Newboe
860
Nationals
2024
2
Jackson Javenkoski
760
State
2026
3
Dean Syed
680
State
2021
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Welid Adem
620
City
2024
2
Ebunoluwa Fapounda
580
E-Nationals
2023
3
Jackson Forsythe
540
E-Nationals
2019
Science: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Niki Katsoulos
860
State
2024
2
Niki Katsoulos
854.5
Nationals
2026
3
Will Rady
800
State
2025
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Charlie Newboe
860
City
2024
2
Colleen Compare
840
City
2025
3
Jackson Javenkoski
720
Regionals
2025
3
Colleen Kompare
720
State
2025
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Casey Sheehan
800
State
2023
2
Casey Sheehan
763.6
E-Nationals
2023
3
Casey Sheehan
760
Regionals
2023
3
Casey Sheehan
760
City
2023
Social Science: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Oswaldo Ramirez
860
State
2021
2
Niki Katsoulos
780
Regionals
2025
3
Will Rady
760
State
2025
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Isaac Exposito
860
E-Nationals
2019
2
Jackson Javenkoski
840
Regionals
2026
3
Jackson Javenkoski
820
State
2026
3
Jackson Javenkoski
820
Nationals
2026
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Jackson Forsythe
640
State
2021
2
Jackson Forsythe
620
E-Nationals
2019
2
Casey Sheehan
620
E-Nationals
2023
3
Caleb Kim
580
State
2021
3
Gavin Javenkoski
580
State
2026
Speech: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Niki Katsoulos
980
City
2025
2
Niki Katsoulos
965
City
2024
3
Charlie Newboe
925
State
2023
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Charlie Newboe
990
City
2024
2
Jackson Javenkoski
945
City
2026
3
Colleen Kompare
900
City
2025
Varsity*
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Sixtus Gomez
955
City
2022
2
Landon Roark
930
City
2026
3
Jackson Forsythe
840
State
2021
3
Sixtus Gomez
840
State
2022
Interview: [ edit ]
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Niki Katsoulos
1000
City
2025
2
Will Rady
970
City
2026
3
Charlie Newboe
930
State
2021
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Deen Syed
970
City
2021
2
Deen Syed
960
State
2021
2
Deen Syed
960
Nationals
2021
3
Jackson Javenkoski
955
City
2026
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Gavin Javenkoski
940
State
2026
2
Valeria Riviera-Santiago
930
City
2021
3
Valeria Riviera-Santiago
925
State
2021
Honors
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Niki Katsoulos
1000
City
2026
2
Niki Katsoulos
912.5
City
2025
3
Oswaldo Ramirez
906
City
2021
Scholastic
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
2
Deen Syed
894
E-Nationals
2019
2
Deen Syed
825
City
2021
3
Colleen Kompare
812.5
City
2025
Varsity
Rank
Student
Score
Competition
Year
1
Sixtus Gomez
985
City
2022
2
Caleb Kim
744
City
2021
3
Jackson Forsythe
719
City
2021
Note: We are unable to retrieve score reports from the 2019 schoolyear (excluding E-Nationals that year) and prior years.
