CAMARILLO : High School Junior Wins Regional Quiz

A Camarillo High School junior won first place in the regional finals of the California Citizen Bee held Saturday.

The competition--which included high school students from the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and Ventura and Santa Barbara counties--was one of seven held throughout Southern California on Saturday. Nearly 300 students from 94 high schools participated in the seven competitions, which were sponsored by The Times.

Steven Chen won first place by correctly answering a question about Henry Clay’s “American System.”

Chen was awarded $500, said Times spokeswoman Terri Niccum. The top three competitors from each region will compete in state finals at USC on April 28.