Several Burkburnett High School students showcased their academic talents at the UIL Academic District Meet held last Thursday at Decatur High School. Multiple students earned medals across various events, with 11 students and two teams qualifying for the regional competition.
Regional Qualifiers
The following students and teams placed high enough to advance to the regional meet, which will be held April 26-27 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock:
Individual Events:
Accounting: Jazmyn Anderson (1st), Chloe Loya-Hiner (2nd)
Headline Writing: Sarah Marker (1st)
Literary Criticism: A'layja Cok (2nd)
Mathematics: Peyton Tolle (3rd)
Poetry: Katie Miltner (1st), Zahra Djidda (2nd)
Science: Peyton Tolle (1st), Yan Rodriguez Vega (2nd)
Team Events:
Accounting Team (1st): Jazmyn Anderson, Chloe Loya-Hiner, Addison Copeland, Elliott Dumas
Literary Criticism Team (1st): A'layja Cok, Zahra Djidda, Allysen Jones, Summer Daniel, Autumn Daniel
Science Team (1st): Peyton Tolle, Yan Rodriguez Vega, Summer Daniel, Autumn Daniel
Additional Medal Winners
Several other Burkburnett students earned medals at the competition:
Individual Events:
Calculator Application: Addison Ridgely (4th), Summer Daniel (5th), Addison Phillips (6th)
Copy Editing: Delaney Reitz (6th)
Current Events: Miranda Gutierrez (5th)
Feature Writing: Raylie McCleskey (5th), Camilla Grisci (6th)
Headline Writing: Mallory Davis (4th), Delaney Reitz (5th)
Mathematics: Cooper Ellett (5th), Mason Reed (6th tie), Addison Ridgely (6th tie)
News Writing: Camilla Grisci (4th)
Prose: Zaiden Manuel (6th)
Science: Summer Daniel (4th)
Chemistry: Hailey Schnick (1st tie), Peyton Tolle (1st tie)
Biology: Yan Rodriguez Vega (1st), Peyton Tolle (2nd tie), Summer Daniel (2nd tie)
Social Studies: Albi Dokolli (6th)
Team Events:
Calculator Team (2nd): Addison Ridgely, Summer Daniel, Addison Phillips, Julie Stauffer
Computer Science Team (2nd): Addison Ridgely, Eli Tran, James Hickman, Atley Haskins
Current Events Team (2nd): Miranda Gutierrez, Mitchell Roberts, Andrew Krach, Amy Le
Social Studies Team (2nd): Albi Dokolli, Chloe Loya-Hiner, Andrew Krach, Thomas Veron
Burkburnett ISD congratulates all participants for their dedication and academic excellence. We wish our regional qualifiers the best of luck as they prepare to compete at Texas Tech University later this month.