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Bagpipes, pom-poms greet Academic Decathlon champs at Granada Hills Charter High
The national champion Academic Decathlon team got a hero’s welcome Monday at Granada Hills Charter High School. The team returned this weekend — from Alaska — after winning the competition for the fifth time in six years. By Gregory J. Wilcox, Los Angeles Daily News

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