Results: 2023 - present

We 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 studies

Mya 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

This 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 - 1^st Place
Vianet Garcia - 3^rd Place
Enrique Montanez - 5^th Place

COPY EDITING
Mya Mendez - 1^st Place
Idaly Ramirez - 3^rd Place

EDITORIAL WRITING
Adrian Rubio - 5^th Place

FEATURE WRITING
Vianet Garcia - 5^th Place

PROSE INTERPRETATION
Dai'Juan Williams - 1^st Place

NUMBER SENSE- First Place Team
Qin Zhu - 1^st Place
Adrian Rubio - 5^th Place
Geronimo Torres
Mya Mendez

CURRENT ISSUES & EVENTS
Nyima Kijera - 2^nd Place
Mya Mendez

SOCIAL STUDIES - 2^nd Place Team
Ariel Ramirez - 2^nd Place
Nyima Kijera - 4^th Place
Dai'Juan Williams - 5^th Place
Vianet Garcia

LITERARY CRITICISM - 2^nd Place Team
Enrique Montanez
Mya Mendez
Idaly Ramirez
Vianet Garcia

The names in bold are those students who have qualified to advance to the Regional Meet at Commerce A&M on April 26 & 27.

This 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 - 2^nd Place - Ready Writing
Enrique Montanez - 3^rd Place - Ready Writing
Vianet Garcia - 4^th Place - Ready Writing 
Dai'Juan Williams - 1^st Place - Persuasive Speaking
Dai'Juan Williams - 4^th Place - Prose Speaking
Nyima Kijera - 4^th Place - Informative Speaking 

This 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!

 

 

We 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 - 1^st place Ready Writing
*Benicia Galvez - 2^nd place Ready Writing
*Dai'Juan Williams - 1^st place Social Studies
*Qin Zhu - 2^nd place Number Sense
*Vianet Garcia - 2^nd place Informative Speaking
*Dai'Juan Williams - 3^rd place Persuasive Speaking
Qin Zhu - 4^th place Mathematics
Mya Mendez - 4^th place Spelling
Benicia Galvez - 3^rd place Physics
Daphne Garcia - 4^th place Chemistry
Enrique Montanez - 5^th place Computer Apps
Addison Dudley - 6^th place Computer Apps
Orlando Lopez Aguilar - 6^th place Current Events
Andrea Torres Rodriguez - 6^th place Social Studies
Enrique Montanez - 6^th place Literary Criticism