Granada Hills Charter won the U.S. Academic Decathlon for the second year in a row, marking the ninth time the North San Fernando Valley high school has won the academic title.
The April 23 competition featured multiple-choice exams, essays and speeches built around this year's theme:"California - Water: A Most Essential Resource."
Granada Hills Charter's nine-member team includes Zainab Al-Atya, Lily Fairbank-Bermejo, Vivian Le, Anthony Mercado , Vanessa Miller, Elyssa Nguyen , Kira Pospeshil, Matthew Salcedo, Colby Sapera, Garrett Scott, and Mason Wong. As well as head coach, Tyler Lee and assistant coach, Amy Contreras. In a statement, coach Lee said that the"team is thrilled to carry on Granada's winning tradition," and this latest win"is a great accomplishment."While Lee is thrilled that the team won, what really matters is that the students"all learned a lot."What questions do you have about Southern California?
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