EARNING MEDAL AT DISTRICT LEVEL in UIL Academic contest include Front Row (lefr-right):  Lanicole Butcher, Jayde Hamilton, and Summer Settlemyer; Middle Row (l-r):  Mika-Lyn Gargis, Reagan Stuver, Ben Havens, Jackson Tacker, Skylar Phillips, Abby Jenkins, Ashley Mao, and Kat McKeand; Back Row (l-r): Samantha Lee, Hayden Chaney, Dallas McGee, and Nick Hergett.  (Submitted Photo)

District UIL Results for Wortham High School

  Wortham High School sent thirty-one students to Axtel on Monday, March 25, 2019 to compete in the District 2A UIL Academic contest. 

  Out of those participants, thirteen awesome students are advancing to Region UIL! 

  Regionals will be held in Carthage at Panola College on April 12th-13th.

  Congratulations to the UIL Academic participants that brought home the following medals:

–Lincoln-Douglas Debate: 1st Place Ben Havens

–Accounting: 1st Place Davis Garrety & 2nd Samantha Lee & 3rd Hayden Chaney

–Accounting Team: 1st Place Overall 

–Calculator: 5th Place Ashley Mao

–Calculator Team: 2nd Overall including Mika-Lyn Gargis & Eden Linney

–Current Issues: 1st Place Abby Jenkns & 2nd Jackson Tacker

–Current Issues Team: 1st Place Overall including Dallas McGee

–Editorial Writing: 3rd Reagan Stuver

–Feature Writing: 6th Coco Butcher

–Headline Writing: 3rd Nick Hergett

–Informative Speaking: 4th Niek Putters

–Literary Criticism: 1st Samantha Lee & 2nd Summer Settlemyer

–News Writing: 5th Mika-Lyn Gargis & 6th Jayde Hamilton

–Persuasive Speaking: 2nd Kat McKeand & 5th Skylet Rogers

–Ready Writing: 2nd Samantha Lee & 4th Skylar Phillips

–Biology: 1st Jackson Tacker

–Chemistry: 1st Ashilyn Cartwright

–Physics: 1st Travis Laminack

–Science (overall): 6th Jackson Tacker

–Social Studies: 3rd Jackson Tacker & 4th Abby Jenkins–Social Studies Team: 1st Place including Dallas McGee