El Camino Real Charter High wins state Academic Decathlon honors, moves on to nationals

El Camino Real Charter High School won the California Academic Decathlon in Santa Clara this weekend and will represent the state at the national competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in April, officials announced on Sunday, March 24.

Additional teams moving on to the USAD National Competition include Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in Tarzana as a large school representative at the in-person competition in Pittsburgh. Granada Hills Charter High School — which has won the national competition nine times — also advanced and will represent California in the online USAD National Competition.

The state competition was held Match 22-24 at the Santa Clara Marriott. The USAD National Competition will take place April 25-27. “The academic decathlon helps students become life-long learners and gain key critical thinking skills,” said George Wong, one of the California Academic Decathlon’s founding members.

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