Update: Teague ISD results added below at 4:50 p.m. on April 24, 2024.
High School students in the Freestone County area have been hard at work, competing in UIL Academic contests.
Fairfield and Oakwood were named Champions in their Districts. Teams and individual students will be advancing in competitions.
Here are the details for Fairfield, Oakwood and Wortham high schools (Teague results were not available at press time. Check back next week):
Fairfield High School earned the title of District 20 3A UIL Champions and Fist Place School overall at the Academic Meet held in Buffalo on Tuesday, April 2nd and Friday, April 5th, 2024.
Thirty (30) students (at top) are advancing in 14 events and will compete at the Regional Meet at Blinn College in Brenham on Saturday, April 27, 2024. All First Place teams, and all First-Third Place individuals will be participating.
District Results are as follows:
–Accounting: 1st Place Team, Eashan Kalyanji – 1st, Avie Robinson – 2nd, Preston Scott – 3rd, & Cooper Craddick – 4th
–Calculator: 2nd Place Team, Avery Thaler – 2nd
–Computer Applications: 1st Place Team, Preston Scott – 1st, Eashan Kalyanji – 2nd, & Aiden Adams – 3rd
–Computer Science: 1st Place Team, Newton Hartley – 1st, Luke Cruce – 2nd, Preston Scott – 3rd, & Eashan Kalyanji – 3rd
–Literary Criticism: 1st Place Team, Anna Moyer – 1st & Lydia Morgan – 2nd
–Math: 1st Place Team, Newton Hartley – 3rd, Mason Edwards – 4th, Luke Cruce – 6th, & Noah Hoskins – 7th
–Journalism: 2nd Place Team
–Copy Editing: Anna Moyer – 2nd
–News Writing: Kynzee Payne – 5th & Tiffany Jauregui – 6th
–Feature Writing: Kynzee Payne – 4th & Tiffany Jauregui – 5th
–Editorial Writing: Carolyn Dunlap – 2nd & Blake Phillips – 6th
–Headline Writing: Callie Morgan – 2nd, Adalyn Peterson – 3rd, & Antonio Jauregui – 4th
–Number Sense: 1st Place Team, Alfonso Rodriguez – 1st
–Science: 1st Place Team; Lydia Morgan – 1st Overall, 1st Chemistry, 1st Physics; Noah Hoskins – 2nd Overall, 1st Biology; Brayden Haley – 3rd Overall; & Laiken Carlson – 4th Overall
–Social Studies: Kaden McCrory – 6th
–Spelling: 1st Place Team, Yahir Yepez – 1st, Austin Smith – 3rd, Tevin Eam – 4th, & Madysen Farris – 5th
–Informative Speaking: Justin Johnson – 5th
–Persuasive Speaking: Cole Coufal – 5th
–LD Debate: Claire Guillotte – 3rd, Jerry Draper – 4th, & Aiden Cobb – 5th
Congratulations to these students on a job well done!
Oakwood High School is the District UIL Champion, with many teams and students earning top awards.
Both the Journalism and Speech Teams brought home 1st Place. The Current Events Team earned 3rd Place and the Mathematics Team took 4th Place.
Individual placings are as follows:
–Poetry: A Peralta – 2nd & A Johnson – 3rd
–Ready Writing: K Simmons – 1st, G. Kelley – 3rd, & L Releford – 5th
–Social Studies: K. Koym – 1st
–Lincoln Douglas Debate: M Brauer – 1st
–Current Events: K. Koym – 6th
–Persuasive Speaking: M. Brauer – 1st, A. Peralta – 2nd, & K. Simmons – 4th
–Informative Speaking: K. Alatorre – 3rd
–Editorial Writing: L. Releford – 3rd & K. Simmons – 6th
–Feature Writing: K. Simmons – 1st, G. Kelley – 3rd, & D. Robinson – 5th
–News Writing: C. Carr – 1st, L. Releford – 3rd, & G. Kelley – 4th
–Copy Editing: G. Kelley – 5th
–Headline Writing: L. Releford – 1st, K. Simmons – 2nd, & K. Koym – 3rd
–Mathematics: K. Alatorre – 4th
–Spelling: K. Walker – 6th
Great job, ladies and gentlemen!
Wortham High School had several students placed at the District Academic UIL Meet held last week.
District Results are as follows:
–Headline Writing: Nicholas Shelton (Junior) – 1st
–Social Studies: TJ Grela (Senior) – 1st
–Feature Writing: Braidee Taylor (Senior) – 3rd & Donald Rosencrans (Senior) – 4th
–Chemistry: Addison Erler (Sophomore) – 3rd
Nicholas, TJ, and Braidee will advance to the Regional Meet.
Though they did not advance to regionals, the Calculator Team placed second. Members include TJ Grela (Senior), Trett Carroll (Senior), Donald Rosencrans (Senior), and Megan Cryer (Junior).
Congratulations!
Teague ISD had several students compete at the District UIL meet held the first week of April.
The Social Studies Team took Second Place and will be competing at the Regional Meet. The team includes Sophia McKenzie, Leo Hernadez-Morales, E’leyshia Roblow, and Omar Perez.
Also placing at the District Meet were:
–Calculator Applications: Omar Perez – 6th
–Accounting: Aspyn Perry – 6th
–Headline Writing: Korree Risken – 6th
–Computer Science: Dylan Cates – 5th
–Literary Criticism: Madaline Smitson – 4th
–Persuasive Speaking: Melody Fierro-Nava – 6th
–Poetry Interpretation: Miley Steen – 5th place and Yaneli Diaz-Calixtro – 6th
–Prose Interpretation: Korree Risken – 6th
Great job!
