As promised, here are our results from the UIL Academics District Meet in Grandview! Please help me thank the following UIL coaches for pouring into our learners daily: David Bushdiecker, Stephen Johnson, Emma Swonke, Katy Barrett, Larita Nunez, Laura Christopher, Dawn Welch, Kashieka Popkin-Duncan, and Natalie Wilson!! 🎉 🥳

Accounting

• Skylar Ross 1st place
• Opey Alabi 2nd Place
• Sebastian Cushanick 4th place

Calculator Apps

• Hai Tran 1st Place
• Aaron Fung 2nd Place
• Luke Dickey 4th Place
• Brayden Thomas 6th Place

Computer Science

• Dustin Nguyen 1st Place
• Aaron Fung 3rd Place
• Luke Dickey 4th Place
• Hai Tran 5th Place

Current Issues and Events

• Efe Okugbaye 2nd Place
• Lauren Betts 3rd Place

Headline Writing

• Lauren Betts 4th Place

Mathematics

• Luke Dickey 1st Place
• Uzma Banaganapalle 2nd Place
• Hai Tran – 3rd Place
• Dustin Nguyen 4th Place

Number Sense

• Aaron Fung 1st Place
• Reza Imanraharja 2nd Place
• Luke Dickey 3rd Place
• Shabbir Yousuf 4th place

Ready Writing

• Amy Lindsey 2nd Place
• Anthony Betty 3rd Place
• Poornima Srivastava 5th Place

Science

• Phu Nguyen – 1st Place, Top Physics
• Ashlyn Potter – 2nd Place, Top Biology, Top Chemistry
• Michael Yamoah 3rd Place
• Christopher Agyei 4th Place
• Vivaan Dasari 5th Place

Social Studies

• Ishaan Kapil 1st place
• Efe Okugbaye 2nd place

Spelling

• Sophia Duong 1st Place
• Aaron Fung 2nd Place

State TPSA Winners Took Galveston by Storm!

Huge shout‑out and major congratulations to our State TPSA winners who traveled to Galveston last week and showed up and showed out! Big props and sincere congratulations to Jessica Soto for leading this team of future public servants with the entire department pitching in to coach and mentor - Victoria Dean, Cedric Clark, and Patrick McCray.

1st Place - Crime Scene Investigation

• Ayslyn Arredondo, LHS
• Dayana Carlson, LRHS
• Rachel Tucker, MHS

1st Place - Parliamentary Procedure

• Addison Biondi, LHS
• Mariana Aguilera Canchola, MHS
• Lewis Reid, FSA
• Erin Walker, LRHS

1st Place - Opening Statement

• Aubrey Kate Evans, LHS

2nd Place - Felony Traffic Stop

• Jalissa Aguilar, LHS
• Denise Cepe, MHS
• Victoria Conklin, LHS
• Addison Thiot, LRHS

2nd Place - Fire Press Conference

• Maelee Davis, FSA

3rd Place - Drone Search & Rescue

• Heather Cheng, MHS
• Marlenne Manzano, MHS

$1,500 Scholarship Awarded to Lewis Reid, FSA!v