[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7541-7542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the great work 
and remarkable accomplishments of El Camino Real High School's Academic 
Decathlon team for winning the 2010 Academic Decathlon and its sixth 
National Championship. Members of the National Championship team 
include: Vivian Cheng, Daniel de Haas, Evan Edmisten, Andrew Fann, 
Audrey Goldbaum, Jessica Lin, Daniel Moreh, Adriana Ureche, Michael 
Walker, and team coaches John Dalsass, and Stephanie Franklin.
  With this win, El Camino Real High School has earned the distinction 
of becoming six-time Academic Decathlon National Champions and nine-
time State Champions. This milestone gives El Camino Real High School 
the distinction of being the Nation's all-time leader in national 
academic decathlon championships.
  Competing in an Academic Decathlon is a daunting task. The Academic 
Decathlon's intense two-day national final competitions include 
multiple-

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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, the Woodland Hills community and the State 
of California in congratulating California's El Camino Real High School 
Academic Decathlon team for becoming 2010 National Academic Decathlon 
Champions.

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