The Region : Beverly Hills Gets an ‘A’

For the fourth year in a row, Beverly Hills High School has captured first place in the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon, county schools officials announced. West High School in Torrance won second place and Cerritos High School came in third. West also won the “Super Quiz” portion of the decathlon, which this year tested students’ knowledge of U.S. immigration history and law. The decathlon, held Nov. 15 at Warren High School in Downey, also included written tests in six academic subjects, an oral interview and a speech. Teams from 55 high schools participated. Officials said the Beverly Hills team will go on to the statewide competition in Santa Ana in January. Last year, Beverly Hills won the state decathlon and came in second in the national competition.