UIL brings home gold

Academics team, theatre and speech win district sweepstakes

Former UIL coordinator Denise Nipper and current UIL coordinator L. Sellers hold up the first place academic team plaque while sophomore Niles Nelson watches in the background.

Margaret Edmoson

Former UIL coordinator Denise Nipper and current UIL coordinator L. Sellers hold up the first place academic team plaque while sophomore Niles Nelson watches in the background.

Emma Sipple, Web Editor

The UIL academic team took home the UIL sweepstakes at district competition on March 25. They also won first place overall in academics, second place and first place in journalism.

The individual results are listed below. Next, the team will go to regional competition at UTSA on April 8.

Accounting

2nd Place: Davis Jones

Calculator – 2nd Place Team

5th Place: Aleacia Messiah

Copy Editing

1st Place: Rebecca Covington

2nd Place: Emma Sipple

3rd Place: Audrey Pauletti

Current Events

5th Place: Bradie Dean

Editorial

2nd Place: Laney Rendon

4th Place: Rebecca Covington

5th Place: Emma Sipple

Feature

3rd Place: Rebecca Covington

6th Place: Laney Rendon

 

Headline

3rd Place: Emma Sipple

5th Place: Rebecca Covington

Informative Speaking

4th Place: Danielle Payne

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

1st Place: Paige Brann

5th Place: Calli Pesina

Math

6th Place: Ross Stoutamyer

News

3rd Place: Emma Sipple

4th Place: Laney Rendon

6th Place: Rebecca Covington

Number Sense – 1st Place Team

1st Place: Ross Stoutamyer

4th Place: Audrey Pauletti

Persuasive Speaking

1st Place: Alex Warner

4th Place: Julia LaFond

Prose

5th Place: Hannah Marfin

6th Place: McKaelyn Clark

Ready Writing

4th Place: Bradie Dean

Science – 1st Place Team

1st Place: Jared Pauletti

3rd Place: Jacob Foster

4th Place: Nick Belovoskey

5th Place: Aubrey Medrano

Top Chemistry: Jared Pauletti

Alternate for Chemistry: Nick Belovoskey

Top Physics: Jared Pauletti

Alternate for Physics: Jacob Foster

Social Studies – 1st Place Team

2nd Place: Bradie Dean

3rd Place: Brandon Warren

4th Place: Jared Pauletti

Spelling

6th Place: Abby White