The WHS Academic UIL team competed at the Brock Invitational “A” Speech and Academic Tournament on Friday, January 17th. With sponsors rebuilding teams after a number of excellent and experienced seniors graduating following last year’s District 3-6A Runner-Up finish, the team is very young, however with these results, they are hard workers and learning as much as they can. 

“I love getting to further my relationships with my friends and even my teachers through academics and sharing our intellect is a memory that will follow me after high school.”  said Jenna Karcher. Ella Jester added “ What I love most about UIL is spending time with my friends as we grow academically. I’ve learned so much more about literary terms than I ever thought possible.”

Special Recognition:

Science: Team Champions

Literary Criticism: Team Champions

Carter Pruitt: Double gold medalist in Feature Writing and Current Issues and Events

Overall Results for WHS:

Number Sense – 6th Place, Addison Meyer

Science (grades 11-12) – 2nd Place, Jared Griffith (high point individual, Chemistry)

4th Place, Mason Johnston (high point individual, Physics)

Science (grades 9-10) – 3rd Place, Eldalyn Flores

Overall Team Champions, Science.

Current Issues and Events – 1st Place, Carter Pruitt

Feature Writing – 1st Place, Carter Pruitt

Ready Writing – 4th Place, Emily Ortiz

5th Place, Abigail Leckman

Literary Criticism – 1st Place, Ella Jester

2nd Place, Jenna Karcher

3rd Place, Alicia Duran

5th Place, Noelle Jones

6th Place, Jack Miller

Overall Team Champions, Literary Criticism

Persuasive Speaking – 1st, Asa Dowling

Informative Speaking – 4th, Addison Thomas

6th, Elizabeth Miller

Thanks to the sponsors who have dedicated themselves to rebuild teams and gotten new team members ready to compete.👍