TEENS CRAM TO QUALIFY; 2 LOCAL SCHOOLS VIE IN DECATHLON.Byline: Jennifer Hamm Staff Writer BURBANK - 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. team members from Burbank and John Burroughs high schools will spend the next week in final cramming for an all-day state qualifying competition next weekend. The teams will be two of the 53 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 schools who will vie Saturday for the chance to compete in the state decathlon March 17-19 in Los Angeles. Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. took half of the exam this weekend and will finish Saturday in a separate competition. ``We consider it an intellectual competition that can promote self assurance, academic development and teamwork among high schoolers from all grade point categories,'' said Rick de la Torre, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. ``It's considered a prestigious competition.'' Teams consisting of A, B and C students will travel to 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. on Saturday to participate in the 10-event competition. Students must be ready to write essays, answer interview questions, present a speech and take part in other activities. The decathlon theme this year is ``sustainable Earth.'' The annual Academic Decathlon tests students in subjects ranging from science to cultural arts. The highlight of the competition is always the Super Quiz, which challenges students' knowledge in a game-show format. It is the only part of the decathlon open to the public. Last year, Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes High School (PVHS) is one of three public high schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California, USA (the others being Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (formerly Rolling Hills High School) and Rancho Del Mar High School. won the county competition and went on to the state level, as did Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as "Beverly" or as "BHHS") is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. (The other public high school in Beverly Hills, Moreno High School, is a small alternative school located on Beverly's campus. , which made it to the state level as a high-scoring wild card winner. County officials said Burbank is a strong contender this year. |
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