BURBANK HIGH TEAM WINS TRIP TO STATE CHALLENGE.Byline: Nicole M. Campbell Staff Writer MONTEBELLO - Blowing bubbles and bouncing balloons, Burbank High School Burbank High School may refer to:
Burbank placed behind Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] Peninsula High and West High in Torrance, with Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. High and Wilson High in Hacienda Heights Ha·ci·en·da Heights An unincorporated community of southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Population: 56,100. taking fourth and fifth, respectively. All five teams will compete for the state title. ``It's a dream come true,'' Burbank High coach Valerie Beidelman said. Clad in colorful dashikis - a nod to their study of African music - the eight-member team made repeated trips to the podium at the Quiet Cannon Country Club, where the winner's banquet was held. ``With all the hard work, we deserve it,'' said Roman Groisberg, 15. In addition to its overall third-place title, Burbank High scored first in the Super Quiz, first in its geographic region and had the most improved score from last year. All team members also medaled in the speech and interview categories. Syed Azam Mehdi, who won 11 medals, said that participating in the decathlon inspires students to learn. ``We die trying to do our best,'' said Mehdi, a 17-year-old senior at Burbank High. ``It's a lot more challenging than school is. We learn more about life in general and how to put up with disappointment.'' Nearly 500 students from 52 schools in 30 Los Angeles County districts competed in the 19th annual decathlon, held Feb. 3 at Torrance High School Torrance High School, the oldest of four high schools in the Torrance Unified School District in Torrance, California, is one of the oldest high schools in continuous use in California and a popular location for television and motion picture production. . Among other local schools, Saugus High placed 17th and also was named highest-scoring school new to the competition. Canyon High in Canyon Country came in 10th, and placed third in its geographic region. Agoura High in Agoura Hills placed 22nd; Quartz Hill High in the Antelope Valley placed 25th; Burroughs High in Burbank ranked 29th; and Palmdale and Lancaster high schools notched 37th and 38th, respectively. Teams fielded questions on art, music, language and literature, math, science, and economics. Other events include an essay, prepared and impromptu speeches on a variety of current affairs topics, and a personal interview. The daylong contest culminates with the Super Quiz, a fast-paced team relay event. This year's theme was ``Understanding the Self,'' which focused on everything from Mary Shelley's ``Frankenstein,'' to the Super Quiz topic ``Concepts of the Self: Philosophy, Psychology and Religion.'' Those topics will be resurrected during the state competition, to be held March 16-18 in Los Angeles. In addition to the five top public schools in Los Angeles County, competitors will include Moorpark High School Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.[1] , representing Ventura County, and 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. , which won the title among private schools in Southern California. The state winner will compete April 19-21 in the U.S. Academic Decathlon in Anchorage, Alaska. |
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