Stacey Smith
This is the 14th consecutive district title for UIL Academics.
The UIL Academics teams competed at the district meet this past Saturday and won the district sweepstakes title for the 14th consecutive year. The teams earned a combined total of 644 points. The campus is sending 32 students to Regionals in a total of 17 contests.
Individual results are as follows:
Accounting: 1st – Paige McKee (Regional qualifier), 4th – Michelle Bradley, 6th – Basar Nabil, 1st place team: Paige McKee, Michelle Bradley, Basar Nabil, Madison Loupe
Calculator Applications: 1st – Santiago Ramirez Contreras (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Calie Brones (Regional qualifier), 5th – Jannath Bhojani, 6th – Breanna Waits, 1st place team: Santigago Ramirez Contreras, Calie Brones, Jannath Bhojani, Breanna Waits
Computer Science: 1st – Raymond Arrington (Regional qualifier), Jeremiah Rust (Regional qualifier), Marshall Vaught (Regional qualifier), 4th – Andrew Boudreaux, 5th – David Paul, 1st place team: Raymond Arrington, Jeremiah Rust, Marshall Vaught, Andrew Boudreaux
Copy Editing: 1st – Louis McClelland (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Annabelle Claybar (Regional qualifier)
Editorial Writing: 1st – Taylor Huckaby (Regional qualifier), 2nd – Jannath Bhojani (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Laura Hughes (Regional qualifier)
Feature Writing: 1st – Liberty Trupke (Regional qualifier), 2nd – Rachel McDow (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Laura Hughes (Regional qualifier)
Headline Writing: 1st – Annabelle Claybar (Regional qualifier), 2nd – Louis McClelland (Regional qualifier), 6th – Laura Hughes
Informative Speaking: 3rd – Nathan Sherwin (Regional qualifier), 4th – Arden Robison
Lincoln Douglas Debate: 2nd – Peyton Brewer (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Aubrie Woods (Regional qualifier), 4th – Ella Stark, 5th – Kolbiann Fountain
Literary Criticism: 6th – Laura Hughes
Mathematics: 1st – Wyatt Wilson (Regional qualifier), 2nd – Calie Brones (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Santiago Ramirez Contreras (Regional qualifier), 5th – Isaac Pinder, 1st place team: Wyatt Wilson, Calie Brones, Santiago Ramirez Contreras, Isaac Pinder
News Writing: 1st – Liberty Trupke (Regional qualifier), 2nd – Jannath Bhojani (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Rachel McDow (Regional qualifier)
Number Sense: 1st – Wyatt Wilson (Regional qualifier), 5th – Sam Mashaney, 1st place team: Wyatt Wilson, Sam Mashaney, Basar Nabil, LaLanna Sanders
Persuasive Speaking: 2nd – Peyton Brewer (Regional qualifier), 5th – Kaitlynn Jarreau
Poetry Interpretation: 1st – Zoe Henning (Regional qualifier), 4th – Canyon Gaulden
Ready Writing: 1st – Bailey Gorham (Regional qualifier), 3rd – Carley Portie (Regional qualifier)
Social Studies: 1st – Paige McKee (Regional qualifier), 2nd – Aubrey Temple (Regional qualifier), 6th – Kylie Reed, 1st place team: Paige McKee, Kylie Reed, Aubrey Temple, Tor’Shanti McDaniel
Spelling: 3rd – Caleb Hamilton (Regional qualifier)
1st place teams: Accounting, Calculator Applications, Computer Science, Journalism, Mathematics, Number Sense, Social Studies
The Regional qualifiers will compete on April 26 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches.