Whitehouse continues UIL success

Among Whitehouse High School students placing at the A&M Consolidated UIL practice meet Feb. 22-23 were, left to right, (front) Kate Mohr, Allison Adams, (second row) Rachel Cook, Cody Faisst, Brittni Barnett, Rachael Rischard, Keerin Dewet, (third row) Daniel Herrig, Kathleen Carpio, Shiv Rawal, Andrea Crawford, April Fleming, Sara Peymon, (back) Byron Dunlap, Trent Chudej, Zach Bishop, Alex Barnes.

Congratulations to the Whitehouse High School UIL Academic Team which captured second place overall in a field of 53 schools competing at the A&M Consolidated UIL Academic Tournament Feb. 22-23.

Whitehouse was edged out only by 5A Aldine McArthur.

Individual first place winners included Sarah Stewart, news writing and ready writing; Shiv Rawal, math and science; Brenna Middleton, informative speaking; and Sara Peymon, Lincoln/Douglas debate. Middleton and Peymon both competed against a field of more than 70 speakers and debaters.

The following students placed:

Journalism: second place team.

Editorial Writing: Brittni Barnett, fourth place.

News Writing: Sarah Stewart, first place; Barnett, second.

Literar y Criticism: Kate Mohr, fifth place; Brittany Wink, sixth; second place team - Byron Dunlap, Rebecca Stewart, Kate Mohr, Brittany Wink.

Calculator: Trent Chudej, fifth place (11-12th grade category).

Math: Shiv Rawal, first place (9-10th grade); Daniel Herrig, third (11-12th grade).

Number Sense: Zach Bishop, second place (9-10th grade); Herrig, fifth (11-12th grade).

Science: Rawal, first place (9- 10th grade).

Computer Science: Herrig, third place; Andrea Crawford, sixth; Peter Galbraith, seventh; first place team - Herrig, Crawfrod, Galbraith, Leah Pierce.

Informative Speaking: Brenna Middleton, first place; Rachel Cook, fifth. Lincoln/Douglas Debate: Sara Peymon, first place.

Ready Writing: Stewart, first place; Keerin Dewet, third place.

Spelling: Cody Faisst, fourth place; Kathleen Carpio, fifth place; second place team - Faisst, Carpio, April Fleming, Chudej.

Computer Applications: Allison Adams, fourth place; Megan Nelms, fifth.

Social Studies: Alex Barnes, second place; second place team - Barnes, Travis Tincher, Adams, Rachael Rischard.