{"id":199768,"date":"2026-03-01T22:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199768\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:52:11","slug":"garfield-lincoln-and-marshall-high-schools-head-to-california-academic-decathlon-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199768\/","title":{"rendered":"Garfield, Lincoln and Marshall high schools head to California Academic Decathlon | Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eastsider staff photo by Monica Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n

Teams from three Eastside high schools\u2014Garfield High<\/a> in East Los Angeles, Lincoln High<\/a> in Lincoln Heights and Marshall High<\/a> in Los Feliz\u2014are among the eight LAUSD schools that will compete in the statewide academic decathlon after emerging as the top scorers in the district competition, officials announced Saturday.<\/p>\n

The results of the L.A. Unified School District’s 45th Annual Academic Decathlon\u00a0competition were announced Saturday at an awards ceremony at Garfield, which won the Superintendent’s Trophy after scoring 44,336.10 out of 60,000 points.<\/p>\n


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The Garfield team consisted of Derek Dominguez, Ana Santos, Davian Valladares, Joseph Villa, Liana Lopez, Julie Lopez, David Ventura, Kimberly Palacios and Briana Zuniga.<\/p>\n

Also advancing were Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies with 42,263.20 points, Van Nuys High School with 41,714.60 points, John Marshall High School with 41,241.70 points, Bell High School with 41,129.50 points, Abraham Lincoln High School with 40,181.70 points, Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy with 40,056.80 points, and The Science Academy STEM Magnet with 39,849.30 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a joy to see Board District 2 schools among the top-performing teams in this competition,\u201d Board Vice President Roc\u00edo Rivas said in a statement. \u201cCongratulations to the students and educators of James A. Garfield High School and all our top teams. This reflects the real progress taking shape across our district and the momentum we\u2019re building as they represent our communities at the California Academic Decathlon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top students who earned the highest scores district-wide included:<\/p>\n

Jiali Huang from Abraham Lincoln High School\u00a0was honored as the overall second highest-scoring student with 8,450.0 points out of 10,000 points.Joseph Villa from James A. Garfield High School\u00a0\u00a0was recognized as the third-highest-scoring student overall, with 8,267.5 points out of 10,000.<\/p>\n

The LAUSD teams will now compete at the California Academic Decathlon<\/a> on March 19-22 in Santa Clara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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