Northside students excelled at the UIL District 28 Academic Meet held at Clark High School. Congratulations to the students who advanced to Regional competition April 12-13 at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Listed as results for each category are the top three individuals and top teams, as applicable.
Accounting
Team – Clark HS
Individuals – RoseMarie Garza, Clark HS; Matthew Peterson, Brandeis HS, and Isaac Palacio, Clark HS
Calculator Applications
Team – Warren HS
Individuals – Rithvik Pakala, Health Careers HS; Yohahn Cho, Warren HS, and Abigail Ketchum, Warren HS
Copy Editing
Individuals – Sebastian Baetz, Jay HS; Sabrina Felden, Stevens HS; and Seva Hester, O’Connor HS
Current Issues
Team – Taft HS
Individuals – Diego Gutierrez, Health Careers HS; Lauren Garanzuay, Taft HS; and Ahn Adams, Taft HS
Computer Applications
Individuals – Jackson Bengele, Holmes HS; Daniella Macias, Stevens HS; and Alexis Herrera, Brandeis HS
Computer Science
Team – Health Careers HS
Individuals – Chris Weeks, O’Connor HS; Mathew Wilson, O’Connor HS; and Miguel Fabrigas, Health Careers HS
Cross Examination Debate
Team – Brandeis HS
Editorial Writing
Individuals – Hailey Townsend, Brandeis HS; Hannah Floyd, Brandeis HS; Isabelle Elenes, Health Careers HS
Feature Writing
Individuals – Sabrina Fielden, Stevens HS; Ruben Andrade, Stevens HS; and Isabella Garcia, Clark HS
Headline Writing
Individuals – Sabrina Fielden, Stevens HS; Alyssa Myers, Brandeis HS, and Ruben Andrade, Stevens HS
Informative Speaking
Individuals – Evelyn Huang, Brandeis HS; Kyle Huang, Brandeis HS; and Anabella Cantu, O’Connor HS
Journalism
Team – Stevens HS
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Individuals – Sandy Gonzalez, Warren HS; Micah Alcala-Bach, Warren HS; and Madison Lunt, O’Connor HS
Literary Criticism
Team – Taft HS
Individuals – Jasmine Manansala, Taft HS; Taylor Dwyer, Taft HS, and Lauren Garanzuay, Taft HS
Mathematics
Team – Health Careers HS
Individuals – Richard Feng, Health Careers HS; Trang Do, Brandeis HS, and Daniel Cao, Brandeis HS
Number Sense
Team – Health Careers HS
Individuals – Richard Feng, Health Careers HS; Trang Do, Brandeis HS, and Rithvik Pakala, Health Careers HS
News Writing
Individuals – Isabella Garcia, Clark HS; Alyssa Myers, Brandeis HS; and Sabrina Fielden, Stevens HS
One Act Play
Team – Brennan HS
Persuasive Speaking
Individuals – Cody Swanson, Brandeis HS; Riley Laugterbach, Brandeis HS; and Jackson Salmon, O’Connor HS
Poetry Interpretation
Individuals – Inaya Briscoe, O’Connor HS; Alonzo Martin- Frazier, O’Connor HS, and Jennie Smith, Marshall HS
Prose Interpretation
Individuals – Adriana Villalvazo, Marshall HS; Kayla Medina, Brennan HS; and Madison Hall, O’Connor HS
Ready Writing
Individuals – Adrianna Tejeda, Taft HS; Adrianna De La Garza, O’Connor HS; and Annie Villarreal, Brandeis HS
Biology
Individuals – Daniel Cao, Brandeis HS
Chemistry
Individuals – Ethan McAvoy, Marshall HS and Daniel Cao, Brandeis HS
Science
Team – Brandeis HS
Individuals – Daniel Cao, Brandeis HS, Trang Do, Brandeis HS; and Ethan McAvoy, Marshall HS
Physics
Individuals – Eric Qi, O’Connor HS
Social Studies
Team – Holmes HS
Individuals – Ethan Apawon, Brandeis HS; Emma Humble, Brandeis HS, and Duncan Kneeland, Holmes HS
Speech
Team – O’Connor HS
Spelling and Vocabulary
Team – Taft HS
Individuals – Julianne Bantayan, Taft HS: Hannah Payne, Brandeis HS; and Grant Scherer, Clark HS
In the sweepstakes category, the top three teams were Brandeis HS, O’Connor HS, and Taft HS.
Full results for District 28 can be found on the UIL website.