OHS Wins Regional UIL Contest
Twenty-eight OHS students traveled to Grayson College in Denison,Texas, to compete on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, in the Regionals University Interscholastic League contests.
Olney finished first with 275 points out of 1564 points awarded. The second and third places were Lindsay and Era with 210 points and 134 points, respectively. Of the students competing, 12 will advance to State on May 19-20. The state contest will be held at the University of Texas at Austin.
It’s a great day to be a Cub!
Here are the results of the Regional contest: Accounting: (Kaitlyn Ward, Samantha Sanborn, Allison Alvarado) Coached by Sherry Livingston Kaitlyn Ward - 6th Place State Alternate Calculator Applications: 1st Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Caleb Johnson, Sophie Roach, Jeffry Flores) Advancing to State Coached by Tim Orsak Jeffry Flores - 1st Place State Qualifier Aidyn Bitner - 3rd Place State Qualifier Caleb Johnson - 5th Place State Alternate Sophie Roach - 6th Place State Alternate Computer Science: 1st Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Caleb Johnson, Nate Elmore, Jaxx Laurent) Advancing to State Coached by Sabrina Laurent Caleb Johnson - 1st Place State Qualifier Aidyn Bitner - 2nd Place State Qualifier Nate Elmore - 6th Place State Alternate Jaxx Laurent - 9th Place Feature Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro Lauren Pham - 2nd Place State Qualifier Headline Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro Lauren Pham - 3rd Place State Qualifier Informative Speaking: Coached by Lani Caffey Morgan Simmons 3rd Place State Qualifier Ava Stewart - 5th Place State Alternate Lincoln Douglas Debate: Coached by Lani Caffey Sawyer Edgington 4th Place State Alternate Mathematics: 1st Place Team (Caleb Johnson, Aidyn Bitner, Adrian Gonzalez, Jeffry Flores) Advancing to State Coached by Dr. Greg Roach & Rashane Dabuet Aidyn Bitner - 1st Place State Qualifier Jeffry Flores - 2nd Place State Qualifier Adrian Gonzalez - 3rd Place State Qualifier Number Sense: 2nd Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Sophie Roach, Adrian Gonzalez, Caleb Johnson) Coached by Dr.
Greg Roach Sophie Roach - 4th Place State Alternate Aidyn Bitner - 6th Place State Alternate Adrian Gonzalez - 7th Place Caleb Johnson - 8th Place Persuasive Speaking: Coached by Lani Caffey Sawyer Edgington 3rd Place State Qualifier Will Caffey - 5th Place State Alternate Maddox Johnson - 6th Place State Alternate Prose Interpretation: Coached by Kathy Harper Maddox Johnson - 3rd Place State Qualifier Ready Writing: Coached by Marla Kellogg Lauren Pham - 1st Place State Qualifier Morgan Simmons 2nd Place State Qualifier Science: Coached by Sabrina Laurent Aidyn Bitner - 12th Place Individual Social Studies: 4th place team (Foster Sullivan, Camron McComack, Ben Baran, Isaac Rios) Coached by Sherry Livingston Foster Sullivan - 14th Place Individual Ben Baran - 19th Place Individual Spelling: 5th place team (Natashia Eversole, Jasmine Bryan, Victoria Pint) Coached by Marla Kellogg Natashia Eversole 12th Place individual Barbara Jordan Historical Essay: Coached by Jina Nickel JoJo Acuna - State Finalist Speech Team 1st Place: Coached by Lani Caffey and Kathy Harper Morgan Simmons Ava Stewart Sawyer Edgington Will Caffey Maddox Johnson