OHS wins Regional UIL contest
Not only did Olney High School place first in the Region 2 University Interscholastic League contest, the team’s overall sweepstake scores were 92.5 points ahead of the other three competing regions.
Thirty OHS students traveled to Grayson College in Dennison, TX, to compete on Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, in the Regionals UIL contests. Olney finished 1st with 302.5 points out of 1619 points awarded. The second and third places were Lindsay and Hico with 159 points and 140 points respectively. Of the students competing, sixteen (16) will advance to State on May 13-16. The state contest will be held at UT in Austin, TX. It’s a great day to be a Cub!
Accounting: 1st Place Team (Jacob Hernandez, Allie Barrington, Lindsy Piedra, Kaitlyn Ward) Advancing to State Coached by Sherry Livingston Allie Barrington - 1st Place State Qualifier Lindsy Piedra - 2nd Place State Qualifier Kaitlyn Ward - 3rd Place State Qualifier Jacob Hernandez - 6th Place Calculator Applications: 1st Place Team ( Angel Alvarado, Aidyn Bitner, Sophie Roach, Jeffry Flores) Advancing to State Coached by Courtney Hantz Angel Alvarado- 1st Place State Qualifier Aidyn Bitner - 2nd Place State Qualifier Sophie Roach - 5th Place State Alternate Jeffry Flores - 10th Place Computer Science: 1st Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Angel Alvarado, Caleb Johnson, Nate Elmore) Advancing to State Coached by Sabrina Laurent Aidyn Bitner - 1st Place State Qualifier Caleb Johnson - 3rd Place State Qualifier Angel Alvarado - 5th Place State Alternate Nate Elmore - 6th Place State Alternate Current Issues: Coached by Sherry Livingston Ellie Hinson - 4th Place State Alternate Editorial Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro Darla Castillo - 6th Place State Alternate Lincoln Douglas Debate: Coached by Lani Caffey Sawyer Edgington - 1st Place State Qualifier Literary Criticism: 2nd Place Team (Peyton Valdez, Sophie Roach, Seth Nash, Jeffry Flores) Coached by Kathy Harper Peyton Valdez - 6th Place State Alternate Sophie Roach - 9th Place Seth Nash - 12th Place Jeffry Flores - 17th Place Mathematics: 1st Place Team (Angel Alvarado, Aidyn Bitner, Adrian Gonzalez, Brason Brock) Advancing to State Coached by Courtney Hantz Angel Alvarado - 1st Place State Qualifier Aidyn Bitner - 2nd Place State Qualifier Adrian Gonzalez - 3rd Place State Qualifier Brason Brock- 5th Place State Alternate News Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro Lauren Pham - 1st Place State Qualifier Number Sense: 2nd Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Sophie Roach, Angel Alvarado, Peyton Valdez) Advancing to State as Wildcard Coach by Greg Roach Aidyn Bitner- 3rd Place State Qualifier Sophie Roach - 6th Place State Alternate Angel Alvarado - 9th Place Peyton Valdez -11th Place Persuasive Speaking: Coached by Lani Caffey Sawyer Edgington - 5th Place State Alternate Ready Writing: Coached by Kathy Harper Morgan Simmons - 3rd Place State Qualifier Science: 3rd Place Team (Peyton Valdez, Angel Alvarado, Aidyn Bitner, Colby Johnson) Coached by Sabrina Laurent Peyton Valdez - 2nd Place State Qualifier