This past Saturday, SHS competed at the UIL Academic District Meet hosted in Big Spring many students place.
Accounting:
Richee Sosa 2nd place
Calculator Applications:
Benjamin Kerr 3rd place
Computer Science:
Carlos Galindo 1st place
Brandon Fisk 5th place
Copy Editing:
Rhys Grant 3rd place
Current Issues and Events:
Benjamin Kerr 6th place
Feature Writing:
Ian McLeod 6th place
Headline Writing:
Modesto Estrada 1st place
Informative Speaking:
Jaxon Angeley 4th place
Carson Posey 5th place
Tana Rackley 6th place
Lincoln Douglas Debate:
Yasmin Thamez 2nd place
Xachariah Johnson 5th place
Tana Rackley 6th place
Literary Criticism:
Elizabeth Smith 4th place
Persuasive Speaking:
Shelby Powell 2nd place
Kyle Beights 5th place
Xachariah Johnson 6th place
Poetry Interpretation:
Jaxon Angeley 5th place
Prose Interpretation:
Carson Posey 5th place
Science:
Benjamin Kerr 4th place
Social Studies:
Xachariah Johnson 6th place
And along with Carson Posey and Kyle Beights, the Social Studies team placed 2nd overall
Spelling:
Yasmin Thamez 4th
The Speech and Debate Team also placed second overall and SHS placed third overall as a school.
Those who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will advance to the Region meet, which will be held at Texas Tech University on April 26th and 27th.
Congratulations to all of those who placed, as well as all the students who took time out of their schedule to practice and compete, the teachers who helped coach and sponsor, Mr. Tate for showing up at the meet to support our students, and Mr. Gillespie for serving as our UIL academic coordinator.