[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S3081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   2012 ACADEMIC DECATHLON CHAMPIONS

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the hard work and remarkable accomplishments of Granada 
Hills Charter High School's Academic Decathlon team for winning the 
2012 Academic Decathlon--its second consecutive national championship. 
I want to congratulate all the members of the team: Christian Koguchi, 
Stella Lee, Priscilla Liu, Kimberly Ly, Hamidah Mahmud, Lev Tauz, Julia 
Wall, Sean Wejebe, and Jimmy Wu, as well as its coaches Matthew Arnold, 
Nick Weber, and Spencer Wolf.
  Each year, hundreds of high schools throughout our Nation compete for 
the honor of becoming Academic Decathlon National Champions. This year, 
Granada Hills Charter High School not only became one of three schools 
to ever win consecutive national championships, but also set the 
highest score ever achieved at the Academic Decathlon National 
Championships.
  Competing in an Academic Decathlon is a daunting task. The Academic 
Decathlon's intense 2-day national final competitions include multiple-
choice testing in seven different events, speeches, essay writing, and 
interviewing exercises. Students spend many hours studying, practicing, 
and competing, often away from their family and friends. I invite all 
of my colleagues to join me and the State of California in 
congratulating California's Granada Hills Charter High School Academic 
Decathlon team on becoming 2012 National Academic Decathlon 
Champions.

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