The Veterans Memorial High School academic UIL team returned home this past weekend with Sweepstakes honors earned at the Regional UIL meet held in San Antonio, Texas. The team results included the participation of the One Act Play. VMHS will also be advancing students to the state UIL competitions to be held May 19-21 at The University of Texas at Austin.
The Calculator Applications Team, Math Team, and Number Sense Team will all be advancing to the state meet.
The Calculator Applications Team consisting of Matthew Sparks, Darius Davis, Henry Davis, and Kimberly Garza placed first at regionals. Sparks placed first, individually at regionals. Darius Davis placed second at regionals. Henry Davis placed fourth.
The Math Team consisting of Darius Davis, Hector Iglesias, Feliciano Escobedo, and Matthew Sparks placed first at regionals. Individually, Davis placed first and Iglesias placed third at the regional meet.
The Number Sense Team consisting of Darius Davis, Feliciano Escobedo, Hector Iglesias, and Kellen Shults placed first at regionals. Individually, Darius Davis placed first and Feliciano Escobedo placed third.
Other members of the regionals sweepstakes campus team include: Jaime Bazaldua, Judith Haro, Ethen Pena, Rene Olivarez, Janessa Farias, Michelle Mata, Benjamin Garcia, Alex Hinojosa, Jessica Valero, Briana Cantu, Caroline Galvez, Kimberly Garza, Cassandra Galvez, Mirna Rodriguez, Brian Mueller, Emily Cantu, Micaela Cantu, Karina Gamboa, Sara Olivarez, Jose Garcia, Isaac Martinez, Miranda Morales, Joel Ocanas, Marisol Cervantes, Estefany Mendez, Clarissa Garza, Jenni Gonzalez, Debanhi Cespedes, Megan Bledsoe, Alyssa Hernandez, Andrew Cruz, Andrea Garcia, Leeann Cota, Brittany Bazaldua, Alex Hernandez.
Pictured are the students advancing to state competition, bottom to top, left to right: Kimberly Garza, Matthew Sparks, Feliciano Escobedo, Henry Davis, Darius Davis, Kellen Shults, Hector Iglesias.
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