UIL academic sets record with 784 points

Haley Stack, Reporter

Journalism district champions plaque

Last week students competed in UIL academics and placed 1st in the meet. Together the teams scored 784 points, setting a new record for Prosper ISD.

Placing as district champions were the journalism team, speech/debate/oral interpretation, and one act advanced to bi-districts.

The results for the meet follow as below:

 

Accounting – Coach – Lindsey Smith

District champion team – Meghan Carlee, Turner Fleske, Melanie Mertzlufft, Jackson Thetford – Regional qualifier

4th place – Jackson Thetford and Melanie Mertzlufft

 

Calculator Applications – Coach – Thomas Gomez

District champion team – John Davenport, Austin Garner, Austin Keith, Alex Windon –Regional qualifier

District champion – John Davenport – Regional qualifier

2nd place – Austin Keith – Regional qualifier

3rd place – Alex Windon – Regional qualifier

4th place – Austin Garner

 

Current Issues and Events – Coach – Samantha Cates

2ND place team – Jade Pointon, John Sermania, Zane Smith, Taylor Sweet

3rd place – Zane Smith – Regional qualifier

4th place – John Sermania

 

Computer Applications – Coach – Nina Chantanapuma

District champion– Evan Ballard – Regional qualifier

2nd place – Kelly Trinh –Regional qualifier

3rd place – Pardhasaradhi Eluri –Regional qualifier

 

Computer Science – Coach – Caroline Woody

District champion team – Jason Brown, Alex Corbeill, Logan Davenport, Rosie Wang –Regional qualifier

District champion – Jason Brown –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Logan Davenport –Regional qualifier

4th place – Alex Corbeill

5th place – Rosie Wang

 

Editorial Writing – Coach – Lori Oglesbee

3rd place – Kennedy Wyles –Regional qualifier

4th place – Isabella Abraham

5th place – Haley Stack

 

Headline Writing – Coach – Lori Oglesbee

District champion – Isabella Abraham –Regional qualifier

4th place – Neha Madhira

 

Informative Speaking – Coach – Seth Phillips

District champion – Bryan Derebery –Regional qualifier

5th place – Grace Yochem

 

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Coach – Seth Phillips

District champion – Alec Antonakakis –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Kaleb Simes –Regional qualifier

 

Literary Criticism – Coach – Amy Widman

2nd Place Team – Rachel Arnold, Paige Morton, Jade Pointon, Taylor Sweet

District champion – Jade Pointon –Regional qualifier

6th place – Paige Morton

 

Mathematics – Coach – Thomas Gomez

District champion team – Jason Brown, Andrew Crawford, John Davenport, Rosie Want –Regional qualifier

District champion– Rosie Wang –Regional qualifier

2nd place – John Davenport –Regional qualifier

3rd place – Andrew Crawford –Regional qualifier

5th place – Jason Brown

 

Number Sense – Coach – Emma Patrick

District champion team – Jonathan Scherer, Daniel Trautmann, Carter Derebery, Austin Derebery –Regional qualifier

District champion– Jonathan Scherer –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Daniel Trautmann –Regional qualifier

3rd place – Carter Derebery –Regional qualifier

4the place – Austin Derebery

 

News Writing – Coach – Lori Oglesbee

District champion – Isabella Abraham –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Neha Madhira –Regional qualifier

5th place – Peyton Jefferson –Regional qualifier

 

Persuasive Speaking – Coach – Seth Phillips

District champion – Hunter Jordan –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Zane Smith –Regional qualifier

5th place – Jordan Ramsey

 

Poetry Interpretation – Coach – Michael Stephens

District champion – Julia VanDuren –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Logan Riseling –Regional qualifier

4th place – Brittany Wood –Regional qualifier

 

Prose Interpretation – Coach – Michael Stephens

District champion – Josie Loving –Regional qualifier

2nd place – Myah Durham –Regional qualifier

3rd place – Allyson Dymond –Regional qualifier

 

Science – Coach – Yolanda English

2nd place team – Collin Aldridge, Amanda English, Krista English, Caroline Firmin, Nathan Morrow, Jordan Shaw

3rd place – Nathan Morrow –Regional qualifier

5th place – Amanda English

District champion physics – Nathan Morrow –Regional qualifier

 

Social Studies – Coach – Samantha Cates

District champion team – Blake Barnes, Aryan Dhanraj, Zane Smith, Taylor Sweet –Regional qualifier

District champion – Aryan Dhanraj –Regional qualifier

4th place – Zane Smith

5th place – Taylor Sweet

 

Spelling and Vocabulary – Coach – Lauren Hodum

District champion team – George Frederick, Joshua Hare, Khayla Silverio, Zane Smith

2nd place – Joshua Hare –Regional qualifier

3rd place – George Frederick –Regional qualifier

5th place – Khayla Silverio