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Riverside, Calif.)� For the seventh consecutive year, a team of employees from Altura Credit Union recently helped young academic athletes in their competition for academic recognition.
The employees served as proctors for the Super Quiz portion of the 33
rd annual Riverside Academic Decathlon. Students from 19 Riverside County high schools competed for a chance to represent their school at the California Academic Decathlon later this month.
The Super Quiz is the only portion of the event open to the public.� Altura volunteers check answers for accuracy and keep score while student teams answer multiple choice questions in a variety of topic areas.
Elsinore High won the Super Quiz and West Valley High School was named overall champion, for the second consecutive year, in the event sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education.
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An Altura Credit Union team of volunteers assisted academic athletes at the 33
rd annual Riverside Academic Decathlon. Team members, from left, are:� Jamie Ledford, Tina Covington, Karena Chum, Samantha Ewertz, Vianca Gonzaga, Denise Hunt, Patrice Rodgers, Amanda Nichols and Yvette Avila
Based in the Inland Empire for 58 years, Altura Credit Union serves 118,000 Members, has $1.15 billion in total assets and operates 13 branch offices in Riverside County.� Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Riverside and San Diego counties; selected cities in San Bernardino and Orange counties; as well as U.S. Military, U.S. Government and Civilian employees working at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County; and retirees of the United States Armed Forces. For more information on Altura, visit www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.
