The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team competed in the District 15-5A UIL Academic Meet on April 6 at Hallsville High School. Overall, 9 MPHS students advanced to the Regional Meet in 6 events with many others placing in their events.
Team members advancing to Regionals include:
Spelling (2nd place team)
Sophie Greco 2nd, Brissia Alvarez 5th, Jenny Luna 6th, Karen Hernandez
Calculator Applications (2nd place team)
Nathaniel Martinez 2nd, Clinton DeBord 4th, Luke Thurman 6th, Yahaira Piña
Mathematics (2nd place team)
Nathaniel Martinez 3rd, Luke Thurman 5th, Yahaira Piña 5th, Clinton DeBord
Social Studies Estven Perez 3rd
Ready Writing Brissia Alvarez 2nd
Prose Kiara Rundles 1st
Also placing in their events were Makayla Spigner, 4th place in Ready Writing, Sophie Greco, 5th place in Ready Writing, Brissia Alvarez, 5th place in Copy Editing and 5th place in Headline Writing, Idania Castanon, 6th place in News Writing, Evelyn Hernandez, 6th place in Headline Writing, and Angelina Hernandez, Top Speaker and 5th in Lincoln Douglas Debate and 6th in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Advancing teams and individuals will compete at the Regional Meet to be held April 26-27 at The University of Texas at Arlington. Those placing in the top 3 in each event will qualify for the State meet in May. Regional qualifying coaches are Gina Crouch
(Spelling), David Clark (Social Studies), Osias Hernandez (Calculator Applications and Mathematics), and Gabrielle Robbins (Ready Writing).
Photos:
1. Math and Calculator: MPHS Math and Calculator team Regional qualifiers (L to R) Luke Thurman, coach Osias Hernandez, Nathaniel Martinez, Yahaira Piña; Not pictured Clinton Debord
2. Ready Writing: MPHS Ready Writing Regional qualifier, Brissia Alvarez (left) and coach Gabby Robbins
3. Social studies: MPHS Social Studies Regional qualifier, Estven Perez (right) and coach David Clark
4. Prose: MPHS Prose Regional qualifier, Kiara Rundles (right) and coach Gina Crouch
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