On Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, Southside High School UIL Academics competed at MacArthur High School for the district competition—and our Cardinals delivered an outstanding performance!
With 7 First Place Team wins and 8 Individual First Place finishes, our students showcased their dedication, hard work, and talent. A huge shoutout to our incredible competitors and coaches for their commitment and preparation. Way to represent, Southside!
Enjoy this video highlighting the UIL accolades.
The following are the placings for District:
Accounting-District 1st Place District Champs!
Giancarlo Garcia -1st Place (advance to region)
Linda Figueroa-Castellanos – 2nd Place (advance to region)
Mariana Cabrera (advance to region)
Jostin Benavides (advance to region)
Calculator Applications -1st Place District Champs!
Joslyn Hafner – 1st Place (advance to region)
Linda Figueroa-Castellanos – 2nd Place (advance to region)
Jolene Castillo (advance to region)
Amaya Gonzales (advance to region)
Current Events & Issues – 1st Place District Champs!
Tristan Johnson – 2nd Place (advance to region)
Caleb Smith – 3rd Place (advance to region)
Allen West – 4th Place (advance to region)
Alexa Chavez Reyes (advance to region)
Journalism- 1st Place Team District Champions!!!!
Kiera Johnson – 5th Place Copy Editing
Jeremy Vasquez – 6th Place Copy Editing, 5th Place Headline Writing
Caleb Smith -3rd Place Feature Writing (advance to region), 1st Place Headline Writing (advance to region), 3rd Place Editorial Writing (advance to region), 4th Place News Writing
Tanya Salazar – 2nd place Editorial (advance to region), 2nd place News Writing (advance to region)
Literary Criticism –
Ariana Carbajal – 5th Place
Alexa Celestino – 6th Place
Mathematics – District 2nd Place Team
Joslyn Hafner – 3rd Place (advance to region)
Catalina Solis – 4th Place (advance to region)
Briana Cantu – 6th Place(advance to region)
Ruben Reyes – 6th Place (advance to region)
Number Sense – District 2nd Place Team
Juan Palma – 2nd Place (advance to region)
Leo Maldonado – 4th Place (advance to region)
Jorge Garcia – 6th Place (advance to region)
Ready Writing
Juan Palma – 3rd Place (Advance to region)
Tanya Salazar – 4th Place
Gabriella Morales – 6th Place
Science – 1st Place District Champs!
Sima Daniel – 1st Place Biology, 2nd Overall Science (advance to region)
Kiera Johnson – 1st Place Physics, 5th Overall Science (advance to region)
Edgar Garcia – 4th Place Overall Science (advance to region)
Caleb Smith – 6th Place OVerall Science (advance to region)
Social Studies – 1st Place District Champs!
Gabriella Morales – 4th Place (advance to region)
Micah Henke – 6th Place (advance to region)
Alexa Falcon – 7th Place (advance to region)
Jolene Castillo – 7th Place (advance to region)
Spelling – District 2nd place Team
Catalina Solis – 3rd Place (advance to region)
SPEECH – 1st Place District Champs!
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Persuasive Speaking
Allen West – 1st Place (advance to region)
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Juan Palma – 1st Place (advance to region)
Mariah Owens – 4th Place (advance to region)
Informative Speaking
Addison Rodriguez – 2nd Place (advance to region)
Poetry
Carlos Herrera – 3rd Place (advance to region)
Prose
Emily Stockton – 1st Place (advance to region)
A Huge Congratulations for all students that competed and especially the coaches:
Speech- Mr. Johnathan Bishop, Ms. MariaLuisa Herrera, Mx. Ashely Ramirez, Ms. Penny Blalack
Journalism – Ms. Donna Martinez
Writing– Ms. Donna Martinez and Mr. Adan Garcia;
Math – Mrs. Norelisa Tovar, Mr. Benny Allgaier;
Science– Mr. Richard Casillas;
Social Studies– Mx. Ashley Ramirez;
Literary Criticism – Ms. MariaLuisa Herrera;
Accounting – Ms. MaryLisa Garza;
Spelling– Ms. Penny Blalack
Robotics– Mr. Jose Soto