On April 1st, HHS academic teams went to the Region 8 Center, in Pittsburg, to compete in the UIL Academic District Tournament. Then, they returned on April 8th for the UIL Speech District tournament.
The school took a total of 33 kids to compete and took home 32 top 6 placements, along with one academic event team placing second overall and another two placing first overall. Of those placements, 19 of them were in the top 3, meaning they advanced to the UIL Academic Regional Tournament, and the two first place teams also advanced as a team.
Each placement earns the school points towards a shot at winning the academic sweepstakes award, as well as the journalism and speech sweepstakes awards. With Hooks total points combined, the school earned the Academic Sweepstakes award for the second year in a row.
The speech team also took home first overall, earning them the Speech Sweepstakes award.
Calculator Apps: 1st team overall advancing to Regionals
Slayton Batts – 1st place
Calvin Duncan – 3rd place
Jackson Balette – 6th place
Computer Applications:
Carson Hill – 2nd place
Takeyia Forte – 3rd place
Current Events: 1st team overall advancing to Regionals
Jonathan Tinajero Juarez – 1st place
Damian Vazquez – 2nd place
Walker Davis – 7th place
Caleb Woods – 9th place
Literary Criticism: 2nd Team overall
Jonathan Obenoskey – 1st place
Ely Bates – 7th place
Takeyia Forte – 8th place
Slayton Batts – 11th place
Mathematics:
Slayton Batts – 1st place
Number Sense:
Calvin Duncan – 6th place
Accounting: 3rd team overall
Evan Steward – 9th place
Alaska Baker – 12th place
Ale Duran – 13th place
Ready Writing:
Zachary LaRose – 1st place
Abby Baggett – 6th place
Science:
Slayton Batts and Calvin Duncan – 6th place
Aiden Ashmore – Top Physics Score
Spelling:
Na’Shayla Nabors – 3rd place
Journalism: 2nd team overall
Copy Editing:
Jonathan Tinajero Juarez – 1st place
Emma Hughes – 2nd place
News Writing:
Emma Hughes – 4th place
Feature Writing:
Emma Hughes – 4th place
Headline Writing:
Emma Hughes – 1st place
Damian Vazquez – 5th place
Jonathan Tinajero Juarez – 6th place
Speech and Debate: 1st team overall
Prose Interpretation:
Damian Vazquez – 1st place
Caleb Woods – 4th place
Evan Steward – 5th place
Poetry Interpretation:
Rachel Tyree – 3rd place
Sa’Miyaa Robinson – 5th place
Informative Extemporaneous Speaking:
Jonathan Tinajero Juarez – 1st place
Aiden Jeffs – 4th place
Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking:
Damian Vazquez – 2nd place
Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
Emma Hughes – 1st place
Landon Kahler – 5th place
