CHAMPIONS SIMI VALLEY WINS ACADEMIC DECATHLON.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Fresh from winning Ventura County's 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. , Simi Valley High School Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. team members and coaches basked Monday in the afterglow afterglow small amounts of light emitted by a phosphor after the stimulating radiation has ceased. Seen in x-ray intensifying screens and fluoroscopic screens. of victory while psyching themselves up for the state final. The team's nine members - many wearing their medals - gathered at lunchtime in coach Ken Hibbitts' classroom, where they admired the dozen or so trophies they'd won and accepted the congratulations of their friends. During the weekend contest, Simi Valley beat teams from 15 other high schools - including defending national champion Moorpark High. Wearing three medals, Kevin White Kevin White may refer to:
``The great thing about Academic Decathlon is that it gives recognition to your academic skills,'' said White. ``And the nicest part of the contest is it's a friendly competition. And it's not like fateful enemies but friendly rivals. That is really nice. ``I even had one of the Moorpark parents congratulate me after the competition. And I wasn't watching, but my parents told me that when we got the award for being the top scorer, the Moorpark kids gave us a standing ovation.'' Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative scored 50,195 of a possible 60,000 points, compared with Moorpark's 49,528 points, for tests in 10 subjects. Hibbitts said Simi Valley High will have to get a new trophy case because of the number of honors won by the students, who studied an average of 35 hours each week - including weekends - in addition to regular school time and homework. ``We're very, very proud of what happened,'' he said. ``All of the hard work paid off in the end.'' Hibbitts' wife, Sally, the assistant coach, said the whole school is proud of the team's achievement. ``The school is 100 percent behind us,'' she said. ``We've had pats on the backs and congratulations all day long.'' But team members noted that Simi could still face rival Moorpark in next month's state finals. The top 10 teams in the state that didn't win a county title will compete as wild-card entries. And because the margin of victory over Moorpark was a relatively low 667 points, and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County champion Los Angeles High School Los Angeles High School, founded in 1873, is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Its colors are blue and white and the teams are called the Romans. is already gearing up, students will begin cramming again on Thursday. Entries from 40 counties will compete for the state title March 16-19 at Loyola Marymount University Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia. History Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. in Los Angeles. The winner of that contest will go for the national title. THE TEAM < Mike Truex is captain of the Simi Valley High School Academic Decathlon team, which includes members David Bartlett The Honourable David John Bartlett is the Minister for Education in Tasmania. He is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Denison. , Steve Mihalovits, Cary Opel, Jeff Robertson, Jennifer Tran, Justin Underhill, Kevin White and Randy Xu. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color in Simi edition only) Showing off Simi Valley High school's Academic Decathlon trophies and medals are, from left: front row, Jennifer Tran, Michael Truex and Randy Xu; middle row, Clement Kuo, David Bartlett, Katie Mercurio and Jared Horn; back row, Kevin White, Justin Underhill, Tommy Young and Jeff Robertson. Kuo, Mercurio and Young are in training, and will compete next year. (2 -- color) Clement Kuo, a senior in training for next year's competition, and Jared Horn, a sophomore and winning team member, admire one of the trophies Simi Valley High School's team won in Sunday's Academic Decathlon. (3 -- ran in Simi edition only) Kevin White, one of the school's Academic Decathlon team members, shows off his medals. Lilly Barrett/Special to the Daily News Box: (ran in Simi edition only) The Team (see text) |
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