Which LAUSD Academic Decathlon school team reigns supreme? Official results are in for 2022-23 competition.
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies won the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 42nd annual Academic Decathlon and was presented the Superintendent’s Trophy on Saturday, Feb. 25 in a room filled with excited students and their teachers at a banquet held at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar.
Van Nuys High School earned second-place honors with 36,545.8 points, in a tight competition with Verdugo Hills High School with 36,215.3 points. Close on their heels, the other top six schools were Bell High School with 35,958.6 points, James A. Garfield High School with 34,235.9 points and John Marshall High School with 33,766.5 points.
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho on Saturday noted that every student involved put in tremendous effort in the sprawling district, saying, “Since August 2022, our students have dedicated countless hours before and after school to prepare for this competition. Their perseverance and passion for academic achievement is inspiring.”
Hundreds of decathletes from 50 high schools, and their parents, friends, teachers and principals attended the awards, joined by LAUSD board members Scott M. Schmerelson, Rocío Rivas and Nick Melvoin, along with Deputy Superintendent of Instruction Dr. Karla V. Estrada and regional superintendents David Baca, Denise Collier and Jose P. Huerta.
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