LHS Students Earn Title: UIL Sweepstakes Winners
by Michelle Grajeda, UIL Director
April 02, 2008
On March 28-29, the Lytle High School UIL academic team earned the title of Sweepstakes winner at the District 27 3A contest held in Pleasanton.
Along with the award winning One Act Play, which performed, "As you Like It" to advance to Area, the following students contributed to the victory after months of hard work and practice:
Sharon Cadena and Vincent Gonzales, 1st place CX debate, District
Nathan Palacios:6th-Calculator Applications, 5th-Computer Applications and Computer Science
Michael Carreon: 2nd-Current Issues, 1st-Lincoln Douglas Debate,1st-Persuasive Speaking
Bobby Flores, 5th-Current Issues1st-Feature Writing, 1st-Headline Writing, and 2nd-News Writing
Michael Rodgriguez: 6th-Current Issues
Carlo Mannino: 1st-Computer Applications, 3rd- Computer Science, 1st- Literary Criticism,
5th Mathematics, 3rd-Number Sense
Kim Owen: 3rd-Computer Applications, 6th-Computer Science
Charlotte Metzger:2nd-Editorial Writing, 1st-Spelling
Christopher Contreras:3rd-Editorial Writing, 4th-Feature Writing, 4th-News Writing
Rebekah Sykes: 3rd-Headline Writing
Riley Kreger: 1st-Informative Speaking, 1st-Lincoln Douglas Debate
Eric Pitty: 3rd-Persuasive Speaking, 3rd-Lincoln Douglas Debate
Sean Douglas: 2nd-Literary Criticism, 4th- Prose Interpretation
Emily Smith: 4th-Literary Criticism, 6th- Poetry Interpretation
Melanie Rodriguez: 5th-Literary Criticism
Anthony Castro: 5th-Number Sense
Jordyn Riege: 3rd-Interpretation
Sharon Cadena: 5th-Prose Interpretation
Sean Simons: 1st-Ready Writing
First-Place Teams included:Spelling, Journalism, Speaking, and Literary Criticism
Second-Place Teams included:Current Issues, Computer Science, and Number Sense
Coaches are: Suzanne Casias, Joe Corona, William Emley, Michelle Grajeda, Kenneth Lagleder,
Jill Suarez, Joe Shirtum, and Debra Vickers
A total of 16 students will advance to Regional UIL contest in Kingsville April 11 and 12.
Great job and good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!
