WHS UIL academics now district champs
Wimberley High School students qualified for regionals in 23 individual spots at the District 28-4A UIL Academic Meet on March 25-26 in Wimberley. In addition, five teams placed first in the team competitions, qualifying them to compete at regionals as well. In all, WHS placed first at the meet, 96 points ahead of second-place Boerne HS, to win the Academic UIL District Championship.
Quinton Mendoza, the defending state champion in both Current Issues and Social Studies, was the district champion in each event, also leading each of those teams to first-place finishes. Senior Ava Armstrong qualified for regionals in three individual events: Mathematics, Number Sense, and Physics. Seniors Carson Ramsey, Jack Garrett, Elysia Becken and sophomore Kathryn McKinney qualified for two individual events each.
The full list of those who scored at the UIL meet is below:
Accounting
1st - Shatoya McCoy
2nd - Mi Guerra
5th - Aiden Boger
6th - Austin Benavides
Current Issues
1st - Quinton Mendoza
2nd - John Moore
4th - Alex Caldwell
6th - Harrison Mayhew
Copy Editing
1st - Carson Ramsey
Computer Science
4th - Tony Diehl
6th (tie) - Liam McLemore
Editorial Writing
6th - Carson Ramsey
Feature Writing
2nd - Carson Ramsey
4th - Peyton Shaw
Informative Speaking
2nd - Elysia Becken
5th - Sophia Vitela
Lincoln Douglas Debate
3rd - Ella Fertitta
6th - Kathryn Kinser
Literary Criticism
3rd - Kathryn McKinney
Mathematics
3rd - Ava Armstrong
News Writing
6th - Peyton Shaw
Number Sense
3rd (tie) - Ava Armstrong
3rd (tie) - Jack Boyle
Persuasive Speaking
1st - Jack Garrett
5th - Gage Trudeau
6th - Chloe Swindle
Poetry Interpretation
1st - Eveleigh Jennings
3rd - Chloe Swindle
5th - Elysia Becken
Prose Interpretation
1st - Azula Hunter-Thiam
2nd - Jack Garrett
Ready Writing
1st - Elysia Becken
2nd - Kathryn McKinney
4th - Emma Brushaber
Science
4th - Ava Armstrong
(1st in Physics portion)
5th - Tate Murphy
Social Studies
1st - Quinton Mendoza
2nd - Tillman Martinez
3rd - Trinity Rivera
5th - John Moore
Team Competitions
Accounting - 1st
Current Issues - 1st
Computer Science - 2nd
CX Debate - 3rd, 4th, 5th
(three different teams)
Literary Criticism - 2nd
Mathematics - 2nd
Number Sense - 1st
One Act Play - Advancing Play
Science - 1st
Social Studies - 1st
Speech - 1st (cumulative scoring - individual events at regionals only)
The Region IV Academic Meet will be held in LaVernia on April 22-23.