Eisenhower HS Wins Second Place at UIL Academic Meet
The events challenge students to think critically and creatively in more than 20 categories.
Eisenhower HS’s speech team shows off their medals from the District 16 UIL Academic Competition.
[dropcap color=”#888″ type=”square”]H[/dropcap]undreds of students recently competed in the District 16 UIL Academic Meet. Eisenhower High School medaled in several events.
Students compete in many different events ranging from mathematics to literature. These activities complement the academic curriculum. The events are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge. UIL Academic Meets provide students with the opportunity to show mastery of specific skills. The events challenge students to think critically and creatively. They have to exhibit much more than knowledge and comprehension.
Eisenhower HS’ numbers sense team.
The competition held at Wunsche Senior High School in Spring ISD was intense. Eisenhower High School came in second behind Westfield High School (Spring) with total points compiled. Eisenhower racked up 359 points to Westfield’s 361.
The following Eisenhower HS students and teams placed among the top 10:
Calculator Applications
2nd Place — Eisenhower HS Team
2nd Place — Xavier Lopez
4th Place — James White
5th Place — Raul Longoria
Computer Applications
5th Place — Xavier Lewis
Cross Examination Debate
3rd Place — Eisenhower Team 1
4th Place — Eisenhower Team 2
5th Place — Eisenower Team 4-
6th Place — Eisenhower Team 3
Editorial Writing
3rd Place — Abdul Adaya
Headline Writing
4th Place — Abdul Adaya
Informative Speaking
3rd Place — Willie Stewart
4th Place — Gregory Licone
Lincoln Douglas Debate
4th Place — Mahogany Carroll
Literary Criticism
2nd Place — Eisenhower HS Team
6th Place — Thanh Du
Mathematics
2nd Place — Eisenhower HS Team
5th Place — James White
6th Place — Xavier Lopez
Number Sense
2nd Place — Eisenhower HS Team
3rd Place — James White
News Writing
2nd Place — Abdul Adaya
6th Place — Lance Stewart
Persuasive Speaking
3rd Place — Aurora Wallace
4th Place — Anthony Christopher
6th Place — Tasia Tisino
Poetry Interpretation
2nd Place — Gia Heard
5th Place — Javarhea Thompson
6th Place — Kayla Williams
Prose interpretation
1st Place — Bryan Sarabia
Ready Writing
1st Place — Valentin Urrutia
2nd Place — Alexandra Castaneda
3rd Place — Joceline Gonzalez
Science
2nd Place — Xavier Lopez
5th Place — James White
6th Place — Xavier Lewis
Under Science
Xavier Lopez scored the highest in chemistry; James White scored the highest in physics
Social Studies
2nd Place — Eisenhower HS Team
6th Place — Aurora Wallace
Spelling & Vocabulary
2nd Place — Eisenhower HS Team
3rd Place — Jocelin Gonzalez
5th Place — Linda Duong
(Information provided by campus.)
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