Costa Mesa wins medal at academic decathlon...
Costa Mesa wins medal at academic decathlon
Costa Mesa High School won a first-place team medal and an overall
second place ranking in an academic decathlon last month.
The school, which competed with 80 teams representing Orange
County’s public and private high schools, had three teams compete.
The competitions consisted of 10 categories -- art, music,
economics, social science, math, literature, essay, speech, interview
and a “super quiz.”
Costa Mesa High received a second-place team ranking in its
division for all 10 categories. The school won its first place team
medal in the “super quiz” category, during which students were
required to answer a series of questions about the ocean in only 30
seconds.
Many of the team members who competed also came home with
individual awards.
Cox to oversee larger Policy Committee
Rep. Chris Cox will preside over a slightly larger House Policy
Committee in the new session of Congress.
“Due to a record amount of interest, we have added two new member
positions to the Policy Committee,” said Cox, a Republican who
represents Newport Beach. “These 47 outstanding members of the House
will help our leadership define Republican policy in the House.”
The Policy Committee, which will have 48 members, acts a forum for
Republican members of the House to discuss proposed legislation. As
its chairman, Cox is among the leaders of the Republican Party in the
House.
Among the notable members are Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert,
(R-Ill.), Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and California Republicans John
Doolittle, David Drier, Darrell Issa and Bill Thomas.
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