ALEMANY HIGH WINS SUPER QUIZ LOCAL SCHOOLS TAKE TOP THREE SPOTS IN CONTEST.Byline: David R. Baker Staff Writer WESTCHESTER - San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley 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. high schools swept the Super Quiz Saturday at the California 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. , taking all three top spots in the nerve-racking test. For the second year running, Bishop Alemany High School Bishop Alemany High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Mission Hills neighboorhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. It is located within the San Fernando Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. of Mission Hills won first place in the Super Quiz, beating 49 teams from throughout the state in the academic game show-style contest played before an arena of screaming fans. El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Their Super Quiz scores, still preliminary, will count for just a fraction of the overall decathlon results when the winners are announced this morning. But for the teams at the top, winning the quiz raised hopes of taking the state title and heading to nationals. ``National is such a crazy thing, but I'm hopeful,'' said Burbank team captain Andrew Chon, 17, as his teammates hugged on the floor of Loyola Marymount University's Albert Gersten Pavilion. ``Third in the state is really amazing.'' Alemany planned to celebrate with a little dinner, a little dancing and then some Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL (a must because wrestling star The Rock was hosting). But the win hadn't quieted the team's nerves. When asked how well he'd sleep, Peter Noyes shook his head. ``Not well at all,'' said Noyes, 17. El Camino students, meanwhile, found themselves in the exact same spot they occupied during the Los Angeles decathlon last month - second in the Super Quiz and hoping for an upset win in the overall scores. ``I'm really nervous,'' said Shamiq Hussain, 18. ``I mean, it's out of our hands now.'' Saturday night marked the first time in months that Hussain, or any of the other decathletes, could say as much. For two days, more than 400 students from throughout California had endured a series of tests staged at three sites near Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . They had scoured their brains for arcane facts memorized months before - obscure details of environmental science, the biographies of great jazz musicians and the like. By Saturday morning, some students already looked liked marathoners on mile 25. Their faces a mixture of anxiety and fatigue, they gathered at Westchester High School Westchester High School can refer to:
One girl sat rocking back and forth in a chair outside a classroom, mumbling mum·ble v. mum·bled, mum·bling, mum·bles v.tr. 1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology. her speech to herself. Another, dressed in a smart gray suit, gently beat her head against a metal pole. Again and again. Cary Opel of Simi Valley paced the school's courtyard, rehearsing his speech on a car crash. His hands knifed through the air to punctuate punc·tu·ate v. punc·tu·at·ed, punc·tu·at·ing, punc·tu·ates v.tr. 1. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks. 2. his points as coach Ken Hibbitts watched from a respectful distance, not wanting to interfere. ``At this point, you really have to let them do their thing,'' Hibbitts said. The speeches tested individual poise. The Super Quiz, however, tested concentration amid chaos. Students competed on the floor of a basketball arena packed with friends and relatives screaming themselves hoarse. Each team sent out three members at a time to field multiple-choice questions from an announcer. Proctors checked their answers and held up cards showing how many members of each team got it right. Just seven seconds to answer each question. And no going back. ``The total annual water loss from the surface of the earth is? ...'' asked announcer and news anchor Larry McCormick. Pause. ``The correct answer is A, equal to total annual precipitation!'' Pandemonium. Students erupted from the stands as they saw their teammates' scores. El Camino parents waved banners. Palisades Charter High School Palisades Charter High School (usually abbreviated as "Pali High," "PaliHi," or uncommonly as "PCHS" / "PHS" ) is a secondary school in Los Angeles, California, United States. parents waved blue dolphins on sticks. ``Go Buggy!'' yelled a clutch of Alemany fans, their voices then harmonizing in a mind-bending, high-pitched scream. Buggy, more formally known as Melissa Cortina cor`ti´na n. 1. (Biology) a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap. Noun 1. , appeared to be plowing through the questions without a hitch, and her friends were pleased. And proud. Their friend had dedicated much of the year to a difficult, demanding task and was now here among the sharpest students in the state, poised to win. ``I could not do what they do,'' said Buggy fan Krista Lundgren, 17. ``I do not have that kind of determination.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: El Camino Real boosters cheer for their team at the California Academic Decathlon, held at Loyola Marymount University. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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