Whitesboro High School (WHS) sent 40 students to Ponder on March 26 to compete at the UIL District Academic Meet. The group earned the title of District Champions with a total of 534 points in sweepstakes, surpassing the second-place team by 72 points. Additionally, the Speech Team was named District Champion in its category with a score of 133 points, surpassing the second-place team by 51 points.
Any team placing first; individuals placing first, second or third; and Top Physics automatically advance to regional. Wildcard slots for second-place teams are yet to be determined.
WHS results for this competition are as follows:
Calculator – 1st place team
Jeremy Krause (1st individual), Luke McAdoo (3rd individual), James White and Kaylee Niles
Computer Science – 1st place team
Jake Niles (2nd individual), Jeremy Krause (3rd individual), Colby Lamb (4th individual) and Siena Bensley (5th individual)
Copy Editing
Jacqueline Hensel – 5th place
Kayle Niles – 6th place
Current Issues and Events – 1st place team
William Hall (3rd individual), Mason Pierson (6th individual), Joseph Keller and Layke Cole
Editorial Writing
Jacqueline Hensel – 5th place
Feature Writing
Jacqueline Hensel – 1st place
Emily Cogburn – 6th place
Headline Writing
Jacqueline Hensel – 3rd place
Informative Speaking
Ada Pierson – 2nd place
Emerson Knabenshue – 4th place
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Ada Pierson – 2nd place
Ireland Lawler – 3rd place
Emma Hancock – 4th place
Literary Criticism – 1st place team
Lydia Calderon (1st individual), Kaylee Niles (2nd individual), Jacqueline Hensel (3rd individual) and Presley Lawson (4th individual)
Math – 2nd place team
Jeremy Krause (1st individual), Luke McAdoo (5th individual), Kaylee Niles and Bryce Thompson
News Writing
Alexis Bingham – 4th place
Emily Cogburn – 6th place
Number Sense – 2nd place team
Jeremy Krause (3rd individual), Elijah Barrett (4th individual), Luke McAdoo and Bryce Thompson
Persuasive Speaking
Ripley Harper – 1st place
Mason Pierson – 4th place
Poetry
Emily Cogburn – 1st place
Landry Harper – 4th place
Prose
Layla Carey – 1st place
Ripley Harper – 2nd place
Lauren Culligan – 3rd place
Ready Writing
Alexis Bingham – 4th place
Science – 2nd place team
Bryce Thompson (5th individual and Top Physics), Jeremy Krause, Lydia Calderon and James White
Social Studies – 1st place team
Lydia Calderon (1st individual), Micah Velten (3rd individual), Savannah Howard and David Villanueva
Spelling – 3rd place team
David Villanueva (5th individual), Jillian Snow (6th individual), Sarah Childress and Harrison Glenn