BURTON STUDENTS EXCEL AT UIL DISTRICT ACADEMIC MEET

  

Nineteen Burton High School students have qualified for the Regional UIL Academic meet.

The students placed in the top three in their events at the District 26/2A Academic Meet at Normangee High School, this past weekend.

The Panthers scored points in 17 of the 22 academic contests and advanced 19 students across 13 events to the Regional Meet.

The Regional UIL Academic Meet will be held in Thrall, April 16th and 17th.

District Standings
1. Normangee - 640.83
2. Burton - 408.83
3. Iola – 234
4. Snook – 101
5. Colorado River Collegiate Academy, Bastrop – 94
6. Mumford - 60.33
7. Somerville - 18

Individual Results - Regional Qualifiers (1st - 3rd Place)
Sabrina Burke - Feature Writing - 1^st
Jett Cowan - Science (Physics) - 1st (T)
Allie Holt - News Writing - 1^st
Aurelio Miranda - Current Issues - 1st; Social Studies - 3^rd
Jeremy Quinton - Mathematics - 1st; Number Sense - 1^st; Accounting - 2^nd
Kody King - Informative Speech - 2^nd
Brinn Rhodes - Prose Interpretation - 2^nd
Michaela Wilke - News Writing - 2nd
Kirstin Dyess - Headline Writing - 3^rd
Olivia Flores - Poetry Interpretation - 3^rd
Mitchell Hensley - Computer Science - 3^rd
Trinity Pope - Computer Applications - 3^rd
CJ Smith - Feature Writing - 3^rd

Team Results - Regional Qualifiers (1st Place)
Current Issues - 1st - Aurelio Miranda, Mitchell Hensley, Benjamin Zapalac, Jayden Brown
Number Sense - 1st - Jeremey Quinton, Jett Cowan, Peyton Franklin, Noelia Casas

Individual Results - Regional Alternates (4th - 6th Place)
Jett Cowan - Computer Science - 4th(T), Number Sense -4^th
Maddie Dixon - Literary Criticism - 6^th
Keegan Flinn - Computer Science - 4th (T)
Eric Flores - Science - 6th (T)
Peyton Franklin - Accounting - 4th, Number Sense - 6^th
Bailey Gober - Computer Application - 5^th
Mitchell Hensley - Current Issues - 5^th
Allie Holt - Editorial Writing - 6^th
Jeremy Quinton - Calculator - 5^th
CJ Smith - Headline Writing - 5th; Literary Criticism - 4^th
Crysta Smith - News Writing - 6^th
Justin Walker - Computer Science - 6th (T)
Katy Whitfield - Literary Criticism - 5^th
Michaela Wilke - Editorial Writing - 5^th
BJ Zapalac - Current Issues - 6th; Science - 4th

Team Results - Regional Alternates (2nd Place)
Accounting - 2nd - Jeremy Quinton, Peyton Franklin, Vicente Veliz, Patrick Tavery
Computer Science - 2nd - Mitchell Hensley, Jett Cowan, Keegan Flinn, Justin Walker
Literary Criticism - 2nd - CJ Smith, Katy Whitfield, Maddie Dixon, Ella Hensley
Science - 2nd - BJ Zapalac, Eric Flores, Jett Cowan, Mitchell Hensley, Jackson Dixon, Briana Torres
Social Studies - Aurelio Miranda, Jackson Dixon, Eric Flores, Jayden Brown

The Academic Coordinator for the Panthers, Kurt Ramsey, stated, "Saturday was the best team and individual showing for Burton in years.  I'm extremely proud of what they were able to accomplish, especially considering the disruption that COVID had caused."