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2024 Regional Competition
Posted by Mrs. Caroline Maas on 4/29/2024We took a great group of students to Commerce this past weekend for the UIL Academics Regional Competition.
Mya Mendez - ready writing and copy editing
Vianet Garcia - ready writing
Idaly Ramirez - copy editing
Nyima Kijera - current events
Qin Zhu - number sense
Adrian Rubio - number sense
Geronimo Torres - number sense
Dai'Juan Williams - prose
Ariel Ramirez - social studiesMya Mendez was our only student that earned a medal. She placed 4th in Ready Writing, which makes her the first alternate for state.
I'd like to thank all our coaches that have worked with these kids all year in preparation for this event. If you know of any kids that would excel in UIL academics next year, please send them my way.
Sanks - ready writing, lit crit, and spelling
Cook - social studies and current events
Lagunas - journalism
Ryon - speaking events
Rock - science
Maas - math, calculator, and number sense -
2024 District Results
Posted by Coach Sanks on 4/8/2024This past Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, Western Hills competed at the UIL Academics District Meet and came away with some very big wins! Below are the events in which we competed and placed:
READY WRITING
Mya Mendez - 1st Place
Vianet Garcia - 3rd Place
Enrique Montanez - 5th PlaceCOPY EDITING
Mya Mendez - 1st Place
Idaly Ramirez - 3rd PlaceEDITORIAL WRITING
Adrian Rubio - 5th PlaceFEATURE WRITING
Vianet Garcia - 5th PlacePROSE INTERPRETATION
Dai'Juan Williams - 1st PlaceNUMBER SENSE- First Place Team
Qin Zhu - 1st Place
Adrian Rubio - 5th Place
Geronimo Torres
Mya MendezCURRENT ISSUES & EVENTS
Nyima Kijera - 2nd Place
Mya MendezSOCIAL STUDIES - 2nd Place Team
Ariel Ramirez - 2nd Place
Nyima Kijera - 4th Place
Dai'Juan Williams - 5th Place
Vianet GarciaLITERARY CRITICISM - 2nd Place Team
Enrique Montanez
Mya Mendez
Idaly Ramirez
Vianet GarciaThe names in bold are those students who have qualified to advance to the Regional Meet at Commerce A&M on April 26 & 27.
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Saginaw Meet
Posted by Coach Sanks on 12/11/2023This past Saturday, several of our WHHS UIL Academics competitors attended their first meet of the season and came away with some big wins. In fact, every contestant medaled in the events in which they participated! If you know any of the following students, be sure to congratulate them for representing us well among many, much larger schools!
Mya Mendez - 2nd Place - Ready Writing
Enrique Montanez - 3rd Place - Ready Writing
Vianet Garcia - 4th Place - Ready Writing
Dai'Juan Williams - 1st Place - Persuasive Speaking
Dai'Juan Williams - 4th Place - Prose Speaking
Nyima Kijera - 4th Place - Informative Speaking -
UIL 4A Regionals
Posted by Coach Sanks on 4/24/2023This past weekend, five of your Western Hills Cougars traveled to Commerce, Texas to compete in the UIL Academics 4A Regional Tournament.
Mya Mendez, Benecia Galvez, Dai’Juan Williams, Vianet Garcia, & Qin Zhu represented our school well in the competitions of Ready Writing, Social Studies, Persuasive Speaking, Informative Speaking, & Number Sense. They all deserve your congratulations!
Give special recognition, though, to Dai’Juan Williams for making it to the finals round of Persuasive Speaking and being ranked #7 of the top 8 persuasive speakers in our region. Also, feel free to congratulate their coaches, Mrs. Maas, Mr. Cook, Coach Sanks, & Mr. Uhler, for the hard work they put in over the course of this year!
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2023 UIL District Results
Posted by Caroline Maas on 3/28/2023We took a great group of kids to Benbrook MHS this past Saturday to compete in the UIL Academics 4A District Meet. The following students earn medals by placing in the top 6 of their event. The students marked with an asterick will get to move on to compete at regionals which is at Texas A & M Commerce on Saturday, April 22. Thank you for continuing to support our kids...WE ARE WESTERN HILLS!
*Mya Mendez - 1st place Ready Writing
*Benicia Galvez - 2nd place Ready Writing
*Dai'Juan Williams - 1st place Social Studies
*Qin Zhu - 2nd place Number Sense
*Vianet Garcia - 2nd place Informative Speaking
*Dai'Juan Williams - 3rd place Persuasive Speaking
Qin Zhu - 4th place Mathematics
Mya Mendez - 4th place Spelling
Benicia Galvez - 3rd place Physics
Daphne Garcia - 4th place Chemistry
Enrique Montanez - 5th place Computer Apps
Addison Dudley - 6th place Computer Apps
Orlando Lopez Aguilar - 6th place Current Events
Andrea Torres Rodriguez - 6th place Social Studies
Enrique Montanez - 6th place Literary Criticism -
Ready Writing Tournament
Posted by Coach Sanks on 3/25/2022Enrique Montanez, Vianet Garcia, Mya Mendez, Benicia Galvez, Verenice Torres, and Belle Galvez all competed in UIL Ready Writing, an event that requires students to write extemporaneously on a given prompt. For most, it was their first time competing, and all did well! Mya Mendez placed sixth overall, which is a huge accomplishment at such a big tournament. Congratulations to all of our Ready Writers!