Supervisor Dianne Jacob Awards Proclamation to Champion Santana Academic League Team

Dianne Jacob made a visit to Santana High School on Monday afternoon to congratulate the school's Academic League team for winning the district championship two years in a row and to officially proclaim "this April 25 ' Academic League Team Day' throughout San Diego County."

Supervisor Jacob congratulated the team, saying the County Supervisors wanted to show their appreciation for their scholastic excellence.

"It takes a lot of confidence to get up in front of people and compete intellectually like that," she said.

The short recognition was held in a classroom in the new 800 Building on campus and was attended by students, parents and school staff.

The team will be competing in the Countywide Semi-finals on Thursday. Santana v Torrey Pines will air on April 28 LIVE at 5pm on ITV Channel 16.

Santee's high school teams dominated this year's Academic League season. In February, the GUHSD championship game came down to Santana and West Hills, and in a close game, Santana came away with the championship for the second season in a row.

The proclamation given to the team read in part: "The Academic League Team on campus, which started 28 years ago, keeps American democracy alive by laying the foundation for good citizenship."