JHS UIL Academic team runs away with competition

The Joshua High School UIL Academic team had quite the showing in the large school division at their competition in Grandview on Saturday, February 10!

With five teams taking first and three more earning second place, JHS won the Sweepstakes Award for most overall points with 380. The closest team had 256 points. 

The accounting, computer science, math, number sense and current issues and events teams took first place. 

The calculator applications, journalism and speech and debate teams each placed second. 

Individual results: 

Accounting
• 1st - Julia Pena

Feature Writing
• 1st - Nickolas Smith

Editorial Writing
• 3rd - Vee Hewett
• 5th - Folu Olajide

Headline Writing
• 4th - Folu Olajide

News Writing
• 3rd - Nickolas Smith

Literary Criticism
• 1st - Brianna Schooler

CX Debate
• 3rd - Alexis Patlan and Autumn Allen
• 6th - Tobias Holleman and Carlie Green

LD Debate
• 2nd - Cole Anderson
• 6th - Rylie Fleming

Informative Speaking
• 3rd - Nathaniel Houston
• 6th - Julian Bustamante

Persuasive Speaking
• 3rd - Shane Waits

Number Sense:
• 2nd - Jaxon Dial
• 3rd - Jaedon Cox

Calculator Applications
4th Luke Breedlove

Current Issues and Events
• 2nd - Rehder Myhre
• 5th - Mason Adams

Ready Writing
• 5th - Brianna Schooler

Computer Science
• 1st - Jaxon Dial
• 2nd - Jaedon Cox
• 3rd - Kaitlyn Tyk
• 4th - Rehder Myhre
• 5th - Arfan Hossain
• 6th - Logan Danton

Math
• 3rd - Luke Breedlove
• 4th - Jaxon Dial

Social Studies
• 4th - Aiden Gresham