The Hooks UIL (University Interscholastic League) academic teams are still needing spots to be filled! The open events along with their coach are the following:
Science with Mrs. Sartor ([email protected])
Current Events with Ms. Griffin ([email protected])
One Act with Ms. Woods ([email protected])
Accounting with Mr. Thomas ([email protected])
News Writing with Mrs. Turner ([email protected])
Feature Writing with Mrs. Turner ([email protected])
Copyediting with Mrs. Turner ([email protected])
Editorial Writing with Mrs. Turner ([email protected])
Keep in mind, that competitive involvement in UIL academics is a requirement for many clubs and organizations such as: Mu Alpha Theta, Gifted and Talented, and Ms. Wood’s speech classes.
Over the past three years alone, our UIL Academics have been highly successful. We have sent several people to the state meet each year, with some individuals even competing multiple times and some individuals even placing among the top of the state. Our most notable individual achievements include: James DeAnda winning a state championship in Congressional Debate and placing third in Social Studies his senior year; Guen Cannon placing fifth at state in Social Studies her junior year and placing second her senior year; Jonathan Tinajero Juarez competing in Current Events at state every year in high school so far; and Emma Hughes placing fifth at state in Headline Writing her sophomore year.
Several UIL teams have also been highly successful. Hooks as a whole was the overall best school in our district in 2023, earning the highly competitive UIL Academics Sweepstakes award. The 2022 Social Studies team, consisting of James DeAnda, Guen Cannon, Rylan Baird, and DK Shackleford, was the third-place team out of five. Most notably, the 2023 District Champion Cross-Examination Debate team of Damian Vazquez and Jonathan Tinajero Juarez reached the elimination rounds of the state competition, earning a finish as a State Cross-Examination Debate Quarterfinalist team among the top 16 in the state.
UIL Results Over Past Three Years:
2020
- James DeAnda: Regional Congress 3rd Place, State Qualifier
2021
- James DeAnda: State Congress Finalist, 10th Place
- Jonathan Tinajero Juarez, Caydon Coleman, Jayden Baird, Rylan Baird: Current Events Team Regional Champion, State Qualifier
- James DeAnda: Regional Congress Champion, State Qualifier
- Jayden Baird: Regional Congress 3rd Place, State Qualifier
2022
- James DeAnda: State Congress Champion
- Jayden Baird: State Congress Finalist, 7th Place
- Jayden Baird and James DeAnda: District CX Runner-Ups, State Qualifier
- Jonathan Tinajero Juarez: Current Events Regional Champion, State Qualifier
- Emma Hughes: Headline Writing Regional 5th Place, State Second Alternate
- James DeAnda: Social Studies Regional Runner Up, State Qualifier
- Guen Cannon: Social Studies Regional 4th Place, State Alternate
- James DeAnda, Guen Cannon, Rylan Baird, Dakkarius Shackleford: Social Studies Team Regional Wild Card, State Qualifier
- James DeAnda: Persuasive Extemp Regional Champion, State Qualifier
- James DeAnda, Guen Cannon, Rylan Baird, Dakkarius Shackleford: Social Studies Team State 3rd Place
- James DeAnda: Social Studies State 3rd Place
- Guen Cannon: Social Studies State 5th Place
- Guen Cannon: Regional Congress Runner Up, State Qualifier
- Jonathan Tinajero Juarez: Regional Congress 3rd Place, State Qualifier
2023
- Guen Cannon: State Congress Finalist, 7th Place
- Damian Vazquez and Jonathan Tinajero Juarez: District CX Champions, State Qualifier
- Guen Cannon and Rylan Baird: District CX Runner-Ups, State Qualifier
- Damian Vazquez and Jonathan Tinajero Juarez: State CX Quarter Finalists
- Hooks High School: UIL Academic District Champion School
- Jonathan Tinajero Juarez: Current Events Regional 3rd Place, State Qualifier
- Emma Hughes: Headline Writing Regional 4th Place, State Alternate
- Guen Cannon: Social Studies Regional Runner Up, State Qualifier
- Emma Hughes: Headline Writing State 5th Place
- Guen Cannon: Social Studies State 2nd Place
