A handful of Hays High students earned high honors at the UIL District Academics contest, which was held March 24.
Students who claimed top finishes were:
Dylan Cousins
3rd in Current Issues and Events; Regional Qualifier
Levi Barksdale
4th in Mathematics, 5th in Computer Science
Bret Johnson
5th in Mathematics, 6th in Number Sense
Georgia Cardosa
4th in Calculator Applications
Josh Skadberg
6th in Computer Science
Current Issues and Events – 2nd Place Team (Dylan Cousins, Jordan Clements, Holden Bukowsky, Jude McClaren)
Mathematics – 2nd Place Team (Melanie Chida, Levi Barksdale, Aaron Barlow, Bret Johnson)
Calculator Applications – 2nd Place Team (Georgia Cardosa, Levi Barksdale, Aaron Barlow, Bret Johnson)
On March 27, the Hays Speech and Debate team competed at the District 25 UIL Speech and Debate portion of the UIL Academics contest. Ten Hays students advanced to finals, garnering enough sweepstakes points to finish in second place just behind Lake Travis.
Those students who earned honors at Speech and Debate were:
Lincoln Douglas Debate:
Kevin Cervenka - 5th Place
Vince Johnson - 3rd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Patrick Fox - 2nd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Interpretation of Poetry:
Merisa Van Schalkwyk - 3rd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Brough Cosgrove - 1st Place (Regional Qualifier)
Interpretation of Prose:
Alena Hernandez - 5th Place
Catherine Porfirio - 3rd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking:
Jordan Clements - 4th Place
Jude McClaren - 2nd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Informative Extemporaneous Speaking:
Ryan Coffey - 5th Place
Vince Johnson - 3rd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Current Issues and Events:
Dylan Cousins - 3rd Place (Regional Qualifier)
Information provided by
Gina Lozano, Jack C. Hays High School Director of Speech and Debate, UIL Academic Coordinator
