SCHOOLS VIE TO BE FIRST IN SCIENCE NORTH HOLLYWOOD FAVORED TO WIN.Byline: Jennifer Radcliffe Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - There must be something in the water at North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey. . With six straight championships under its belt, the school is again considered the favorite to win the title in Saturday's regional Science Bowl, a fast-paced, quiz show-style competition being held at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. headquarters. Venice and Van Nuys high schools are also among those expected to do well in the contest, which will include 42 teams from 25 area high schools. The winner advances to the national competition, which starts April 29 in Washington, D.C. DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection spokesman Walter Zeisl promises that the North Hollywood students just have a knack for physics, chemistry and biology. He's not slipping in any science-knowledge-enhancing additives into their water. ``They just have a tradition of doing well, and they work real hard at it,'' said Zeisl, whose department has sponsored the event since its inception 12 years ago. But along with their success, North Hollywood students said they've also earned New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees-like resentment. Last year, students said they were booed at the competition. ``Everyone likes the underdog. We understand where they're coming from,'' said Tanya Marton, a 17-year-old senior from Encino. Last year, North Hollywood hung on to its record with a double-overtime win against Venice High School Venice High School may refer to:
``My excuse, of course, is that they're a highly gifted magnet The Highly Gifted Magnet (HGM) is one of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Gifted and Talented programs, restricted to students who meet the criterion of 99.9% on an intellectual assessment that meets the eligibility requirements of the district which is an IQ of 145 or ,'' said Venice coach Richard Erdman, adding that North Hollywood draws top students from across 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. Unified. Venice, on the other hand, has a magnet foreign language program. ``We'll take them on in German, Chinese, Japanese any day,'' he said. Success has pushed North Hollywood students to work and practice harder. They spend hours reading textbooks, dictionaries and practicing ``buzzing.'' They've tried to master how to buzz in to answer a question before the moderator has even finished reading it. ``Speed counts as much as knowledge,'' said Stephen Yao, a 17-year-old senior from Northridge. Jennifer Radcliffe, (818) 713-3722 jennifer.radcliffe(at)dailynews.com |
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