UIL academic sets record with 784 points
March 28, 2018

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








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