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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles high school has again won the national Academic Decathlon, besting competitors from all over the country.
The victory Saturday for Granada Hills Charter High School is the fifth time in the last six years it has claimed the title.
The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1X2ec9Y) the perennial powerhouse scored 54,195 out of a possible 60,000 points to win the overall competition in Anchorage, Alaska.
The rigorous three-day national competition included multiple-choice tests, interviews, essays, speeches and a "Super Quiz" round in front of a live audience. The study topic this year was India.
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