WHS Academic Team wins 4th straight meet

Some of the winners taking the Whitehouse UIL Academic Team to its fourth straight sweepstakes at the Quitman Tournament on Feb. 9 were, left to right, (front) Lehia Hill, Caitlin Giddens, Alyssa Bennington, Danielle Macedo, Taylor Sulser, (second row) Natalie Townsend, Brittni Barnett, Shiv Rawal, April Fleming and Rachael Rischard.

Congratulations to the Whitehouse High School UIL Academic Team for winning their fourth straight tournament on Feb. 9 at Quitman High School.

The Whitehouse Team won in a field of over 20 schools competing in 21 events.

The Academic Team will next travel to College Station to compete in the Texas A&M Consolidated UIL Invitational Meet on Feb. 22-23.

The following were winners at the Quitman meet:

Journalism: first place team

- Feature Writing: Caitlin Giddens, third place; Brittni Barnett, sixth.

- Headline Writing: Barnett, second place; Giddens, third.

- Editorial Writing: Barnett, first place; Giddens, second; Alyssa Bennington, fourth.

- News Writing: Barnett, second place; Giddens, third.

Literary Criticism: Gabby Gesulgon, second place.

Calculator: Heath Mayo, first place.

Science: Mayo, first place; second place team, Mayo, Shiv Rawal, Tanner Odom, Danielle Macedo; top physics score, Mayo.

Current Issues and Events: Taylor Sulser, first place; Barnett, second; second place team, Sulser, Barnett, Giddens, Lehia Hill.

Spelling: April Fleming, fourth place.

Ready Writing: Natalie Townsend, second place; Rawal, third; Gesulgon, fifth.

Social Studies: Mayo, third place; second place team, Mayo, Sulser, Rachael Rischard.