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LAGUNA HILLS : State’s Decathlon Champs Tour Capital

By LISA MASCARO
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Lunch at the Capitol Athletic Club, honors from the state Legislature and a tour of the capital were among fast-paced activities Monday for the Laguna Hills High School Academic Decathlon team.

As the state’s top Academic Decathlon team, and the second best team in the nation, members, their coaches, their principal and a school board member enjoyed a whirlwind tour of Sacramento.

Although the group had tenative plans to meet with Gov. George Deukmejian, “he was tied up with the budget and unable to see us,” said Jeff McCombs, the 18-year-old team captain.

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The trip to the capital for the nine young men was part of the winning team’s prize, and included a full day of meetings, honors and tours.

The team lunched with state senators and members of the Assembly and was honored by the state legislative bodies in separate ceremonies.

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Lisa Mascaro

Lisa Mascaro previously covered Congress in Washington, D.C., for the Los Angeles Times. She left in February 2018. A Los Angeles-area native, she has reported across Southern California, edited, traveled the States and worked in Texas. While the Washington correspondent for the Las Vegas Sun, she contributed as the paper won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. An economics and political science graduate of UC Santa Barbara, she also studied in Budapest, Hungary.

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