The Los Fresnos High School UIL Academics team is celebrating after capturing UIL Academics District 32-6A title. The team scored 507.5 points to beat out seven other schools at the 2022 District meet held at Los Fresnos High School on March 26. Harlingen High School finished second with 261.5 points and Harlingen South High School came in third with 258 points.
The competition returned to full speed following a pod-based structure last year to respect social distancing guidelines. This year there were twenty-five individual categories and fourteen team categories.
A total of nineteen LFHS students placed in the top three spots in the individual competition to advance to the Regionals. In the team categories, three LFHS teams won the District championship and will also move forward.
The winners will now head to Regional meet set for the University of Texas - San Antonio (UTSA) Campus on April 22-23.
The following LFHS teams advanced to Regionals:
- Calculator Applications
- Journalism
- Spelling and Vocabulary
The following LFHS students advanced to Regionals:
Current Issues: Valeria Rodriguez, 3rd Place
Calculator Applications: Jodi Montes, 4th Place - Alternate
Computer Applications: Reiana Apacible, 3rd Place; Jonas Apacible, 4th Place - Alternate
Copy Editing: Niobe Tovar, 1st Place; Bryan Villarreal, 2nd Place
Editorial Writing: Karina De La Garza, 1st Place; Dante Barajas, 2nd Place
Feature Writing: Karina De La Garza, 1st Place; Holsen Moore, 3rd Place
Headline Writing: Karina De La Garza, 1st Place; Niobe Tovar, 4th Place - Alternate
Informative Speaking: Jenibelle Leal, 2nd Place; Alexander Duran, 4th Place - Alternate
Lincoln Douglas Debate: Victoria Ortiz, 1st Place; Angelique Dewailly, 2nd Place; Anthony Galvan, 3rd Place; Manuela Gracia, 4th Place – Alternate
Literary Criticism: Karla Jimenez, 1st Place; Roberta Torres, 2nd Place
Mathematics: Aaron Molina, 4th Place - Alternate
Number Sense: Jodi Montes, 3rd Place; Roberto Nieto, 4th Place - Alternate
News Writing: Karina De La Garza, 1st Place; Dante Barajas – 4th Place - Alternate
Persuasive Speaking: Karla Jimenez, 1st Place; Savannah Torres, 3rd Place
Prose Interpretation: Savannah Torres, 2nd Place
Ready Writing: Holsen Moore, 1st Place, Iliana De La Rosa, 2nd Place; Sylvia Rodriguez, 3rd Place
Spelling and Vocabulary: Sydney Pena, 2nd Place; Allan Peralez, 3rd Place; Melissa Sosa, 4th Place - Alternate