3 A.V. SCHOOLS ARE HEADS-UP IN COMPETITION ELEMENTARIES WIN HONORS.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer PALMDALE - Three Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley elementary schools won honors over the weekend at regional academic competitions. Sacred Heart School Sacred Heart School may refer to one of these schools: In the United States
Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. area academic decathlon decathlon (dĭkăth`lŏn), in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. and Mesquite and Ocotillo schools from Palmdale tied for second in the Los Angeles County science olympiad Science olympiad may refer to:
``We are extremely proud of these students. It's a well-deserved victory,'' Sacred Heart Principal Catherine Schuster said. Mesquite and Ocotillo were competing in the Los Angeles County science olympiad at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona History W.K. Kellogg develops Arabian horse ranch W.K. Kellogg, known for his famous Corn Flakes, had a life long passion for Arabian horses. After purchasing 377 acres at a cost of $25,000 USD, Kellogg developed the land into a world-renowned Arabian horse ranch. . Thirty-five elementary schools from throughout Los Angeles County competed in 20 different events throughout the day. In addition to elementary events, junior high and high school levels competed in their own divisions. Mesquite and Ocotillo tied with 455 points, the second-most points in the elementary division. They missed the top spot by only five points. ``I'm proud of them, that they went into the competition with the correct spirit, to have fun, do their best and not worry about winning,'' said Ocotillo coach Derek Treichelt. ``The nice thing about it is, we tied with another school from Palmdale - Mesquite - for second place. It kind of makes me feel good about Palmdale schools. When it came down to it, out of 36 schools, Mesquite and Ocotillo were ahead of 33 others.'' Sacred Heart's team, led by first-year coaches Theresa Stell and Judy Harbison, competed against 71 other schools at Loyola Marymount University. The competition involved English, literature, science, math, current events, social studies and fine arts. Sacred Heart will go on to compete in the state championship in May. ``This is the third time we've brought home the overall first-place trophy,'' said Schuster. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 Peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com |
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