PHS Students Placed at Academic Meets

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PHS Students Placed at Academic Meets By Tim Taylor, February 1, 2016

Paris High students placed at recent academic meets. Seniors Caroline Janes and Maggie Maxwell placed first in Duet Acting at the Austin chapter of the National Catholic Forensic League to qualify for the Grand National Tournament to be held over the Memorial Day weekend in Sacramento. Kendra Thomas placed second in Student Congress, Patxsonnia Brown is an alternate to Nationals, and Kyson Hogue also competed at the meet. Students also placed at UIL Academic meets in Lindale, North Lamar and Mt. Pleasant. Lindale results:  Ready Writing: 1. Shelby Wilson  Current Events: 4. Brendan Henry  Calculator: 6. Chelsea Savage North Lamar results:  Ready Writing: 1. Mason Hevron; 2. Shelby Wilson  Literary Criticism: 6. Rachel Young  Science: 2. Emma Napier; 4. Shreya Singh  LD Debate: Shreya Singh best speaker  Calculator: 2. Anna Floyd; 5. Chelsea Savage; 5. Justice Flowers; 6. Maria Gonzales Mt. Pleasant results:  Computer Applications: 3. Quinn Andrews  Science: 6. Emma Napier  News Writing: 2. Meghan Lamberson  LD Debate: Quarter Finalist. Shreya Singh  Accounting: 3. Shavionna Yates

UIL Academic Winners: (top, from left) Caroline Janes, Brendan Henry, Maggie Maxwell, Shelby Wilson, Kyson Hogue, Chelsea Savage; (seated) Rachel Young, Shreya Singh, Anna Floyd, Emma Napier; (not pictured) Mason Hevron, Kendra Thomas, Maria Gonzales, Justice Flowers, Patxsonnia Brown

UIL Academic Winners: (from left) Quinn Andrews, Emma Napier, Meghan Lamberson, Shreya Singh, and Shavionna Yates.