Last week the Wimberley High School Academic University Interscholastic League team competed at the Medina Valley High School in Castroville. WHS won the meet with a 100-plus point cushion over the second-place team of Boerne Champion High School.
First Place Team winners were:
Myles Van De Walle, 1st place; Corbin Willis, 3rd place; and Oliver Benamau, 4th place.
First Place Team Science: Coached by Laquita Sellers
Zorah Schwalb, 1st place; Hunter Hodgson, 5th place; and Jack Malone, 6th place. Jack Malone was Top Biology Scorer and Zorah Schwalb, won 2nd in Biology and 2nd in Chemistry.
First Place Team Speech and Debate: Coached by Kyla De Leon
The team earned 122 points. The second place team was Boerne Champion with 54 points.
Poetry: Emma Schmidt, 1st place; Austin Howard, 2nd place.
Prose-Walker Williams, 1st place; Carys Bowling, 2nd place.
Extemporaneous Informative Speaking: Anna Krause, 1st place; Austin Howard, 2nd place; and Bella Bober, 4th place.
Extemporaneous Persuasive Speaking: Carys Bowling, 1st place; Nathan Valley, 3rd place; and Abrah Belkin, 4th place.
Lincoln Douglas Debate: Nathan Valley, 2nd place; Anna Krause, 3rd place; Bella Bober, Quarterfinalist; and Abrah Belkin, Quarterfinalist.
2nd Place Team Current Issues and Events: Coached by Bo Bowman
Ellie Jennings, 3rd place; and Noah Ramirez, 5th place.
4th Place Team Journalism Team Results: Coached by Laquita Sellers
Copy Editing: Carys Bowling, 5th place.
Headline Writing: Josh Cisneros, 4th place; and Carys Bowling, 6th place.
Accounting: Coached by Roberto Frontera
Nate Riser, 2nd place; and Madeline Plant, 3rd place.
(Important to note that Nate and Madeline’s score combined was higher than the 1st place team score but because they weren’t a team of 3 they couldn’t win team)
Mathematics: Coached by Roberto Frontera
Zorah Schwalb, 3rd place winner.
Computer Science: Coached by Brannon Gilley
Josh Cisneros, 4th place in the Novice Division.
Spelling and Vocabulary: Coached by Jennifer Gold
Urvi Dutta, 2nd place; and Katherine Gallaher, 4th place.
