El Camino Real High School takes home AcaDec victory
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today announced the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) El Camino Real High School took home its record-setting sixth victory in the United States Academic Decathlon over the weekend in Omaha, Nebraska.
"This victory is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of the decathlon students who matched wits with some of the smartest high school students in the nation - and they won," said O'Connell. "Congratulations to the students, and their parents, coaches, teachers, and the administrators at El Camino Real High School who supported their efforts."
According to the United States Academic Decathlon, members of the winning team from Woodland Hills are Vivian Cheng, Daniel de Haas, Evan Edmisten, Andrew Fann, Audrey Goldbaum, Jessica Lin, Daniel Moreh, Adriana Ureche, Michael Walker, and coaches John Dalsass and Stephanie Franklin. They scored the highest number of points, 49,951.7 out of 60,000 possible, when tested in art, economics, essay, interview, language and literature, mathematics, music, science, social science, and speech. This year's study topic was the French Revolution.
"Congratulations to El Camino Real's academic decathlon team and the coaches that led them on this extraordinary journey," added LAUSD Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines. "They are all to be commended for their hard work and commitment to learning, and I am proud of each and every one of them. I also have the distinction of serving as superintendent of the only school district in the country to boast 11 national titles."
Since 1991, El Camino Real High School has earned the school's sixth national title, which is a new record, and won nine state titles. Also, this is LAUSD's 11th national championship and California's eighth consecutive national title.
However, there was an unusual twist that occurred before the team went to the national competition. El Camino Real High School did not win this year's LAUSD Academic Decathlon competition, but came in second place. But because of their high score, the team was invited to the state competition as a wild card team, along with nine other LAUSD schools. The rest is history.
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