BURTON STUDENTS COMPETE AT REGIONAL STATE
Burton High School students traveled to Caney Creek High School in Conroe on Tuesday for the Region 6 Congressional Meet.
The Panthers entered six students into the contest to compete against all other 2A schools in the region for three State qualifying spots.
The students were Amelia Brown (Sr.), Dane Cleboski (Sr.), Dylan Dallmeyer (Jr.), Kinley Frank (Jr.), Mason Helton (Sr.), and Rubi Rios (Sr.).
After six hours of open forum, congress style debate, Burton qualified one competitor to the state meet, as well as, both of the alternate spots.
Brown finished third overall individually and advances to State.
The alternate spots went to Helton, who finished fourth, and Rios, who finished 5th at Regionals. The State Congressional Meet will take place across two days, January 6th and 7th, at the Capitol building in Austin.