The Western Center Academy was crowned again Saturday, Feb. 1, in an awards ceremony after the Super Quiz, a gameshow-style contest on the event’s last day at the Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center in downtown Riverside.
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Edwin Gomez is seen Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, with the Academic Decathlon team from the Western Center Academy in Hemet. The school won its third county crown in a row during competition at the Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center in Riverside. (Courtesy of Riverside County Office of Education)
Maddox McAvaney, left, and David Pelazini, students from the Western Center Academy in Hemet take part Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in the Super Quiz during the Riverside County Academic Decathlon at the Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center in Riverside. The charter school won its third consecutive county title. (Courtesy of Riverside County Office of Education)
Students from Great Oak High School in Temecula react to award announcements Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at the Riverside County Academic Decathlon at the Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center in Riverside. (Courtesy of Riverside County Office of Education)
Students from the Western Center Academy in Hemet react Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, after being named champions of the Riverside County Academic Decathlon at the Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center in Riverside. It was the charter school’s third county crown in a row. (Courtesy of Riverside County Office of Education)
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Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Edwin Gomez is seen Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, with the Academic Decathlon team from the Western Center Academy in Hemet. The school won its third county crown in a row during competition at the Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center in Riverside. (Courtesy of Riverside County Office of Education)
The academy, located next to the Western Science Center at the entrance to Diamond Valley Lake, outlasted 10 other school teams on its way to the championship.
Beaumont High School’s Team A finished second; its Team B came in third. In the Super Quiz, the Western Center Academy and Beaumont’s A Team tied for first.
The 42nd annual event, with the theme of “Our Changing Climate,” began with virtual competition Jan. 16.
The decathlon involves teams of high school students competing in 10 academic events and the Super Quiz.
The Western Center team will move onto the California Academic Decathlon from March 20 through March 23 in Santa Clara. California’s champion will advance to the United States Academic Decathlon, set for May 1 through May 3, in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Hemet school appeared in the nationals last year.
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