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Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement Congratulating Moorpark High School
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement after Moorpark High School
in Moorpark, CA, won the U.S. Academic Decathlon:
"I applaud the nine students from the Moorpark High School
decathlon team for winning this year's competition. These students join a long
list of California
teams to earn this badge of academic excellence, and they make all of us in our
great state proud."
Moorpark was one of 41 teams vying for this year's title. California has taken
home more than half of the 25 U.S. Academic Decathlon titles, and the state set
a record today for the most wins in a row at six.
The Academic Decathlon is a team competition in which students match
their intellects with students from other schools. Students are tested in ten
categories. Each high school enters a team of nine students: three
"A" students, three "B" students and three "C"
students.
