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California Academic Decathlon 2013

Jae Kyung Chong of Granada Hills Charter heads to the podium to accept the top individual award at the state Academic Decathlon.

Jae Kyung Chong of Granada Hills Charter heads to the podium to accept the top individual award at the state Academic Decathlon.   (Robert Durell / For The Times)

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High school students from all over California gather to compete in the state Academic Decathlon at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento.

Tears and laughs

Jenny Baek, left, and Beatrice Dimaunahan of Granada Hills Charter have different reactions to their team’s win. Granada Hills had the highest score.   (Robert Durell / For The Times)

Congratulatory hugs

Hamidah Mahmud, center, hugs Granada Hills Charter teammates Jenny Baek, left, and Kimberly Ly.  (Robert Durell / For The Times)

Site of a scholarly competition

Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium, site of the California Academic Decathlon. The event is the culmination of months of study.  (Robert Durell / For The Times)

Right answer

El Rancho High students Jaquelyn Escobar, left, Andreas Moghimi and Jacob Rodriguez celebrate answering a question correctly during the state Academic Decathlon Super Quiz in Sacramento.  (Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Franklin High team

Students from Franklin High in Los Angeles wait for the state Academic Decathlon’s Super Quiz to start.   (Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Statewide contest

Students from throughout California compete at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento.  (Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Resting up

Students from Troy High School in Orange County try to relax before the Super Quiz.  (Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Intense

Bryan Marquez from El Rancho High laments a wrong answer during the Super Quiz.  (Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

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