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William Daylor High School captures Sacramento County Academic Bowl crown January 5, 2012 Students from William Daylor High School earned first place honors at the 4th Annual Academic Bowl, held on December 14 at Rosemont High School. Daylor defeated five other local community/continuation high schools on their way to capturing the crown. This year’s theme was “Astronomy and Space Exploration.” “We are very proud of and excited for our students who represented Daylor admirably at the Academic Bowl this year,” said Tom Martens, principal at Daylor. “It is wonderful to see them rewarded on a job well done after devoting many hours to prepare for this event. I would also like to thank the team’s coaches, David Adams and Maria Sanchez, as well as guest lecturer David Dabaghian for their time and dedication to coaching the team to a tremendous first place finish.” Daylor’s team won both the Super Quiz and presentation events. The team received the perpetual Champions Trophy which will remain at Daylor until the next competition in December 2012. The following students represented Daylor at the competition:
Each year, the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) holds the Sacramento County Academic Bowl for students attending community and continuation schools. Teams of students from each school compete in two academic events – “Super Quiz” and a live presentation on the competition’s theme. To prepare for the competition, students spend time both in class and after-school honing their skills. Click here for more information about the Sacramento County Academic Bowl.
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