March 25, 2017 - Shelbyville High School competed in the District 22AA Academic UIL Spring Meet held at SFA on March 22nd. Shelbyville competitors scored points in eighteen events and qualified students in fourteen events for the Region III-AA Academic UIL Meet.
Shelbyville students who received medals at the district meet:
First Place
Hannah Nicosia - Editorial Writing
Hannah Nicosia - Headline Writing
Perla Caporali - Informative Speaking
Hannah Nicosia - Literary Criticism
Christian Schilder - Number Sense
Hannah Nicosia - Ready Writing
Kurtrick Allen - Science
Kurtrick Allen – Top Chemistry
Hannah Jamison - Top Physics
Hannah Nicosia, Raylen Black, Logan Hernandez, Angel Hubble - Literary Criticism Team
Kurtrick Allen, Samantha Ferrebee, Skylar Sigler, Hannah Jamison - Science Team, Speech Team
Second Place
Tori Gilchrist - Feature Writing
Logan Vickers - Lincoln Douglas Debate
Christiam Schilder - Mathematics
Logan Vickers - Persuasive Speaking
Madison Taylor - Prose Interpretation
Tori Gilchrist - Ready Writing
Lizbeth Bautista, Courtney Bass, Brisa Martinez, Yadira Reyes - Accounting Team
Christian Schilder, Justin Harbison, Austin Crocker, Mariana Mendoza – Mathematics Team
Christian Schilder, Ty Fox, Kurtrick Allen, Logan Vickers - Number Sense Team
Kalina Bradshaw, Brittany Payne, Mallory Permenter, Rachel Powell - Spelling & Vocabulary Team, Journalism Team
Third Place
Jasmine Osby - Computer Applications
Angel Hubble - Editorial Writing
Jake Bragg - Informative Speaking
Logan Hernandez - Literary Criticism
Kyle Dodd - Persuasive Speaking
Samantha Ferrebee - Science
Nick Powell, Elijah Johnson, Jessica Garrett - Computer Science Team
Fourth Place
Jake Bragg - Current Issues & Events
Kaitlin Campbell - Informative Speaking
Angel Hubble - Literary Criticism
Angel Hubble - News Writing
Kurtrick Allen - Number Sense
Kaitlin Campbell - Prose Interpretation
Fifth Place
Lizbeth Bautista - Accounting
Laney Vickers - Lincoln Douglas Debate
Ty Fox - Number Sense
Kiersten Johnson - Persuasive Speaking
Hannah Jamison - Prose Interpretation
Kalina Bradshaw - Spelling & Vocabulary
Sixth Place
Vivian Mendoza - Computer Applications
Raylen Black - Literary Criticism
Tori Gilchrist - News Writing
Laney Vickers - Poetry Interpretation
Jessica Garrett - Ready Writing
Hannah Nicosia, Perla Caporali, Christian Schilder, Kurtrick Allen, Hannah Jamison, Samantha Ferrebee, Raylen Black, Logan Hernandez, Angel Hubble, Tori Gilchrist, Logan Vickers, Madison Taylor, Jasmine Osby, Jake Bragg, Kyle Dodd, Ty Fox and Kaitlin Campbell will attend the 2017 Region III-AA Academic Regional Spring Meet at Panola College on April 7th and 8th.
Shelbyville Academic UIL coaches who will be attending the regional meet are: Brooke Harrison (Science), Claire Windham (Ready Writing, Editorial Writing, Feature Writing, News Writing, Headline Writing), Cole Harrison (Number Sense), Emily Sowell (Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Literary Criticism), Jeane Taylor (Prose Interpretation), Crystal Harrison (Mathematics) and Mario Osby (Computer Applications).
“Students who compete in UIL events devote countless hours preparing for UIL academic competition”, said Dr. David Stevens, UIL director of academics. “Like their athletic counterparts, they practice before, during and after school and attend invitational meets and competitions. For virtually every school in Texas, it serves as an extension to the regular classroom for highly motivated, intelligent young men and women.”
“In its own way, each contest is intended to teach the thinking skills students will need in college and in their careers,” Stevens said. “We have tremendous anecdotal evidence from students who testify to the importance UIL academic contests played in their high school careers. We also know that employers want workers who can solve problems, speak effectively and write clearly. Each contest is designed to help students reach those goals.
