Last month saw 11 students from Del Mar High School compete in a global academic competition in Athens, Greece. Now the team is gearing up for its next challenge, a “tournament of champions” at Yale University Nov. 9-14.

The team hailing from Campbell participated last month in the World Scholar’s Cup, competing against more than 3,000 middle and high school students. The international competition challenges students to research solutions to global issues while working in teams. It was founded in 2007 by Daniel Berdichevsky.

The Del Mar squad will compete in categories like team debate, collaborative writing, multiple choice tests and a team quiz in a game show format. They will be tested at Yale on art, science, history and literature.

To get to Athens, the team needed to raise $2,600 for each student’s airfare, accommodations and registration. Jessica Olamit, Del Mar High School’s organizer for the local round, said a last-minute donor made the trip happen for the team. The students will need to raise money once more to find their way to Yale.

The team scored well enough in an April local competition to earn the right to compete in Athens. The students could have also chosen to compete in Hanoi, Vietnam, or Cape Town, South Africa. The local round saw more than 80 middle and high school students compete and was the first time a local round was held in the South Bay since the competition was established .

The team was in Athens July 18-23 at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre.

For more information, visit scholarscup.org.