MOORPARK DECATHLETES IN TIE FOR 1ST.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Daily News Staff Writer The state champions from 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] tied their top rivals from Taylor High School Taylor High School may refer to:
The two teams, considered favorites in the national competition, each answered 35 questions correctly, demonstrating their knowledge of the inner workings of the brain before an overflow crowd in the hall of Grace Church. ``It's great,'' said Moorpark senior John Ellis John Ellis may refer to:
The Moorpark team also includes Arturo Barragan, Alexandra Dove, Valerie Lake, Nick Lange, Mitul Patel, Ari Shaw and Rebecca Wershba. They are the first team from the Ventura County school to make an appearance at the national finals. Ellis said they were surprised at their showing because they have fewer team members than allowed. ``We only have eight people, and they (Taylor) have nine. We thought we would come in fourth or fifth with one less person. This is awesome,'' he said. Rounding out the top three places in the oral Super Quiz were Whitney Young High School Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, (commonly known as Whitney Young), is a highly selective-enrollment Chicago public school that opened its doors to students on September 3, 1975 as the city's first public magnet high school. from Chicago and Catholic Memorial High School from Waukesha, Wis., tying for second place with 32 correct answers; and North Canyon High School North Canyon High School (NCHS) is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Arizona and features an International Baccalaureate program. The school has approximately 2500 students. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District. from Arizona earning third place with 29 correct answers. The oral question-and-answer part of the Super Quiz is the only public session in the national 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. . The Super Quiz also includes a written test, which is worth 60 percent of the overall score, so the team's ranking on the orals does not necessarily indicate who will take home the trophy for that event. The overall national Academic Decathlon champions will be announced at a banquet in Anaheim Sunday. Friday's quiz involved technical terms for the functions and parts of the brain, including: Approximately what percentage of our brain does the cortex occupy? Answer: 85 percent. KTLA KTLA KCBS TV in Los Angeles newscaster Larry McCormick Larry McCormick may refer to:
A cheer went out whenever the California team answered correctly, but the players themselves barely cracked a smile. ``We have to focus on the next question,'' Moorpark team captain Nick Lange explained later. When they arrived at Grace Church, refreshed after taking the last five tests of the competition, the Moorpark students were greeted by hundreds of supporters from their small Ventura County community. Parents, teachers from Moorpark schools and fellow students were on hand to lend support and create a really large cheering section. ``I think they want to win this,'' said Tobey Shaw, Ari's mother, as the competition got under way. ``But they also know it's going to be hard. This is the best of the best that they're up against.'' Wearing green T-shirts, Moorpark High students from the school's B team gave the state champions a pep talk. ``I'm so excited for them,'' said senior Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence (born August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American actress and model. She is currently appearing in TBS's comedy The Bill Engvall Show, as Lauren Pearson, Engvall's oldest daughter Lauren. In the past, she has appeared on Cold Case, Medium, and Monk. . ``No matter what they do, wow.'' A group of secretaries, office workers and teachers from Moorpark High and other schools held up banners and waved pompoms in the church hall seats. ``We feel like we have a little part in this'' said Pam Hill, principal at Moorpark's elementary Flory School. ``Our book club read the same books and discussed them with them. And we helped judge their speeches. They're wonderful kids.'' Earlier in the day at California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is a part of the California State University system. The University is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County. , the students took the final five written tests of the competition. Unlike Thursday, when the stress of the math test showed on their faces, the Moorpark team members left the testing area Friday with smiles. Greeting one of her students during a break between exams, co-coach Michelle Bergman took note of the grin on the girl's face. ``You're smiling,'' she said. Alexandra, never dropping the smile, said, ``that's because I know I have to take another one after this.'' The tests were not without controversy. The Moorpark students said one of the questions on the art test was not taken from the text they'd been given to read. And they said it had two potentially correct answers. Although co-coach Larry Jones Larry Jones is also the real name of Atlanta Braves player Chipper Jones. Walter "Larry" Jones (born September 22, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA and ABA, from 1964 to 1974. filed a protest, it was rejected, and the question was allowed to stand. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Moorpark High School academic decathlon team members include, from left, Alexandra Dove, Rebecca Wershba, and Ari Shaw, who cheer on a teammate Friday. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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