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Olney HS UIL District Champions


Posted Date: 04/16/2024

Olney HS UIL District Champions

District UIL Champions 2024
Forty-five (45) OHS students traveled to Archer City on Wednesday, April 3, and Monday, April 8
to compete in the District UIL contests. Olney finished 1st with 762 points out of 1647 points
awarded. Other competing schools include Archer City -- 2nd place, Nocona -- 3rd place,
Seymour -- 4th place, Windthorst -- 5th place, and Petrolia -- 6th place. Of the students
competing, thirty (30) will advance to Regional on April 26-27. The regional contest will be held
at Grayson College in Dennison, Texas. It's a great day to be a Cub!
Accounting: 1st Place Team (Jacob Hernandez, Allie Barrington, Lindsy Piedra, Kaitlyn Ward)
Advancing to Regional Coached by Sherry Livingston
Allie Barrington - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Lindsy Piedra - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Jacob Hernandez - 4th Place
Calculator Applications: 1st Place Team ( Angel Alvarado, Aidyn Bitner, Sophie Roach, Jeffry
Flores) Advancing to Regional Coached by Courtney Hantz
Clean Sweep!!!!
Angel Alvarado- 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Jeffry Flores - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Sophie Roach - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Aidyn Bitner - 4th Place
Caleb Johnson - 5th Place
Braelyn Castell - 6th Place

Computer Science: 1st Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Angel Alvarado, Caleb Johnson, Nate
Elmore) Advancing to Regional Coached by Sabrina Laurent
Clean Sweep!!!!
Aidyn Bitner - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Angel Alvarado - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Caleb Johnson - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Nate Elmore - 4th Place
Brason Brock - 5th Place
Rodolfo Arce - 6th Place

Current Issues: 3rd Place Team (Moira Watkins, Ellie Hinson, Lexi Paul, Ben Norris) Coached
by Sherry Livingston
Ellie Hinson - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Moira Watkins -3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Editorial Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro
Darla Castillo - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Braelyn Casteel - 4th Place
Ben Norris - 5th Place
Feature Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro
Lauren Pham - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Headline Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro
Zoey Hamby - 5th Place
Cheyenne Slattery - 6th Place
Informative Speaking: Coached by Lani Caffey
Clean Sweep!!!!
Joselyn Marquez - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Morgan Simmons - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Ava Stewart - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Lincoln Douglas Debate: Coached by Lani Caffey
Sawyer Edgington - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Literary Criticism: 2nd Place team (Peyton Valdez, Sophie Roach, Jeffry Flores, Seth Nash)
Advancing to Regional as wildcard Coached by Kathy Harper
Peyton Valdez - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Sophie Roach - 3rdPlace Regional Qualifier
Seth Nash - 6th Place

Mathematics: 1st Place Team (Angel Alvarado, Aidyn Bitner, Adrian Gonzalez, Brason Brock)
Advancing to Regional Coached by Courtney Hantz
Clean Sweep!!!!
Angel Alvarado - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Aidyn Bitner - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Adrian Gonzalez - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Brason Brock- 4th Place
Peyton Valdez- 5th Place
Ellie Hinson - 6th Place
News Writing: Coached by Mindi Kimbro
Lauren Pham - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Ryan Conder - 4th Place

Number Sense: 1st Place Team (Aidyn Bitner, Sophie Roach, Angel Alvarado, Peyton Valdez)
Advancing to Regional Coach by Greg Roach

Sophie Roach - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Angel Alvarado - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Peyton Valdez - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Aidyn Bitner - 4th Place
Caleb Johnson - 6th Place
Persuasive Speaking: Coached by Lani Caffey
Sawyer Edgington - 1st Place Regional Qualifier

Poetry Interpretation: Coached by Kathy Harper
Mallory Jeske - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier

Prose Interpretation: Coached by Kathy Harper
Maddox Johnson - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Allie Barrington - 2nd Place Regional Qualifier

Ready Writing: Coached by Kathy Harper
Clean Sweep!!!!
Morgan Simmons - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
JoJo Acuna- 2nd Place Regional Qualifier
Allison House - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier

Science: 1st Place Team (Peyton Valdez, Angel Alvarado, Aidyn Bitner, Colby Johnson)
Advancing to Regional Coached by Sabrina Laurent
Peyton Valdez - 1st Place Regional Qualifier
Aidyn Bitner - 3rd Place Regional Qualifier
Peyton Valdez - Biology Top Score
Peyton Valdez - Physics Top Score tie
Angel Alvardo - Physics Top Score tie
Rodolfo Arce - Physics Top Score tie

Social Studies: 1st Place Team (Allison House, Jacob Hernandez, Ben Baran, Hayden
Robinson) Advancing to Regional Coached by Sherry Livingston
Ben Baran - 4th Place
Hayden Robinson - 5th Place

Spelling: 2nd Place Team (Ben Norris, Brianna Galindo, Emily Marquez, Bladimir Ramirez)
Coached by Kathy Harper
Ben Norris - 4th Place
Brianna Galindo - 6th Place

Overall point totals
1st place Olney 762
2nd place Archer City 311
3rd place Nocona 221
4th place Seymour 192
5th place Windthorst 88
6th place Petrolia 73

Speech Points:
Olney 140 Overall winner
Archer City 53
Nocona 50
Seymour 42
Petrolia 8
Journalism
1st place Archer City 126
2nd place Olney 68
3rd place Seymour 30
4th place Windthorst 27
5th place Nocona 24