SIMI VALLEY PLACES 2ND ACADEMIC WINNERS ON WAY HOME.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. - In its first appearance at the U.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. finals, 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. took second place overall Sunday, besting schools from 36 states and earning the Rookie of the Year award Rookie of the Year award is newly established in 1985 that third season in K-League. Many star palyers were received this award such as Lee Dong-Gook, Lee Chun-Soo, and so on. . The underdog Ventura County team was beaten only by seasoned James E. Taylor High School James E. Taylor High School, also known as Katy Taylor High School, is a public high school in Harris County, Texas, near the city of Katy. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Katy Independent School District. from Katy, Texas Katy is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is located partially in the counties of Fort Bend, Waller, and Harris. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Katy's population was 11,775. , which won its second national title. 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. team members and their coach said although they didn't win they were proud to do so well. ``There are 48 other states that would like to be in our position. So, we are very, very proud,'' said coach Ken Hibbitts. ``Obviously, we would like to have taken first but we are very happy and very proud we took second,'' he said. ``Second in the nation is pretty good.'' ``You can't be disappointed,'' agreed team member Steve Mihalovits, who wore several medals for his individual effort in the competition. ``Texas is a great team and the team that deserved it,'' he said at an awards banquet Sunday in the San Antonio Convention Center. The nine-member Simi Valley team hit the books for months and logged 14-hour study days before the 19th national competition involving 38 schools. Before the awards were announced Sunday evening, the students showed hints of nervousness. Team captain Michael Truex twisted a dinner napkin napkin See Sanitary napkin. tightly around his left hand and Jeff Robertson bit his nails. The other top team Simi kept an eye on was Catholic Memorial from Wisconsin, which came in third. That school placed third in 1999, when 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] in Ventura County took first. ``I'm a little disappointed,'' said Simi team member Jennifer Tran. ``But I am so proud of how we did. I mean Texas and Wisconsin, they are just phenomenal, phenomenal schools. ``They really, really deserve it,'' she said. ``I met some of them. They are so intelligent, so nice and so friendly. I mean I am just happy for everybody right now. I'm a little down but it's going to be OK.'' Simi team member Kevin White Kevin White may refer to:
``I'm happy, yeah,'' he said. ``It may not be as good as first place but it will still be helpful in the future.'' Assistant Simi High principal Steve Pietrolungo said a contingent from the school will greet the students at 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 when they land today. ``These students are No. 1 in my book.'' he said. ``They're wonderful and I'm so proud for them. Principal Dennis Rast was beaming. ``It's an honor to be part of this school, a true honor,'' he said. ``These students are No. 1 in our hearts. They are No. 1 in everybody's hearts. We are so proud of them.'' The students, surrounded by family and school officials who traveled to San Antonio to show their support, will be taking home numerous individual medals for their achievement. Students of similar grade rank competed against each other in categories of honors for A students, scholastic for B students, and varsity for C students. Individual awards for Simi in the 10 subjects were: Essay: Steve Mihalovits, varsity, bronze. Music: Randy Xu, honors, bronze. Kevin White, scholastic, bronze. Cary Opel, honors, silver. Language and literature: Kevin White and Steve Mihalovits, varsity, bronze. 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. , varsity, silver. Justin Underhill, varsity, gold. Math: Jeff Robertson, scholastic, bronze. Randy Xu, honors, bronze. David Bartlett, varsity, silver. Cary Opel, honors, gold. Economics: Cary Opel, honors, bronze. David Bartlett and Justin Underhill, varsity, silver. Social Science: Randy Xu, honors, bronze. Justin Underhill and Steve Mihalovits, varsity, silver. Jennifer Tran, honors, silver. Speech: Michael Truex, scholastic, bronze. Super Quiz: Justin Underhill, varsity, bronze. Steve Mihalovits, varsity, gold. Randy Xu, honors, gold. Overall individual awards: David Bartlett, varsity, bronze and $1,000 scholarship. Cary Opel, honors, silver and $2,000 scholarship. Steve Mihalovits, varsity, gold and a $3,000 scholarship. Team award for Super Quiz: Simi Valley took second place behind Wisconsin, although Simi was first in the oral portion of the Super Quiz. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color -- ran in Simi edition only) From left, Michael Truex, Jennifer Tran and David Bartlett study the official results from their performance at the U.S. Academic Decathlon on Sunday. Simi Valley's team placed second. (2 -- color -- ran in Valley edition only) From left, Justin Underhill, Cary Opel and Jeff Robertson discuss Simi High's individual honors at awards banquet Sunday in San Antonio. Joe Mitchell/Special to the Daily News |
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