STANTON - The Stanton Buffalo UIL and OAP students have been busy the last few weeks with multiple competitions.
The Stanton High School CX debaters traveled to Austin to compete in the state Cross-Examination meet on Mar. 14-15.
The debate teams were Stephen Sirois/Isaiah Ramos and Andrea Ellington/Addison Silva. Both teams debated four times; the freshmen team of Ellington/Silva advanced to Day 2 of the competition with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. They were defeated in the quarterfinal round by a panel judge decision of 2-1. It was an excellent showing for Stanton High School.
Also, the One-Act-Play participated in the Bi-district contest in Clyde on Mar. 24. The students had a marvelous performance and ranked as the Alternate Play.
Maddie Hull was named a member of the All-Star Cast, Kenyon Gee was named Honorable Mention All-Star Cast, and Ashley Hill was named to the Best Technical Crew. Then on Mar. 22, Stanton High School hosted the District 5-3A academic competition.
Stanton had a tremendous day, scoring 440 points and placing as the runner-up Academic Champion.
Sonora won the academic championship with 474 points.
Other schools in District 5 that competed were Coahoma, Compass Academy, Crane, Midland Early College High School, Reagan County, and UTPB STEM Academy. Stanton has 19 students advancing (in 21 spots) to the Region 1 Academic Contest on Apr. 22-23, 2022, at Abilene Christian University.
District UIL Results:
Accounting -
Aiden Stone, 4th place
Sierra Rayos, 5th place
Calculator -
Trandon Edmondson, 3rd place & Regional
Copy Editing -
Joe Vidal, 5th place
Computer Science
Dustin Sanchez, 2nd place & Regional
Brianna Martinez, 3rd place & Regional Qualifier
Editorial
Mia Melendez, 5th place
Jazmin Juarez, 6th place
Literary Criticism - 2nd place Team
Abbigayle Keesee, 4th place
Maddie Hull, 5th place
Mathematics -
Trandon Edmondson, 6th place
Number Sense -
Trandon Edmondson, 3rd place & Regional Qualifier
News Writing -
Madalyn Lawrence, 4th place
Science - 1st place
Team, Regional Qualifiers
Servando Romo, 2nd place & Top Biology
Sophia Cabuco, 3rd place & Top Chemistry
Joseph Sirois, 4th place
Jonathan Sirois, 5th place
Social Studies - 1st place
Team, Regional Qualifiers
Isaiah Ramos, 1st place
Marcos Ramirez, 4th place
Natalie Taylor
Spelling & Vocabulary
Miracle Carroll - 1st place & Regional Qualifier
Speech - 1st place Team
Informative Speaking -
Andrea Ellington, 1st place & Regional Qualifier
Vanity Perez, 2nd place &
Rylee Shelton, 4th place
Persuasive Speaking
Stephen Sirois, 1st place & Regional Qualifier
Reid Turney, 4th place
Poetry Interpretation
Chaselyn Smith, 2nd place & Regional
Kenyon Gee, 5th place
Karina Bustillos, 6th place
Prose Interpretation
Maddie Hull, 2nd place & Regional Qualifier
Hadlee Stalvey, 3rd place & Regional Qualifier
Reid Turney, 5th place
LD Debate -
Vanity Perez, 1st place & Regional Qualifier
Lola Plunkett, 2nd place & Regional Qualifier
Kaeden Baker, 3rd place & Regional Qualifier
Also competing were:
Adam Booth
Madeleine Mathes
Marcos Ramirez
Alondra Ramirez Pulido
Shelby Phillips
Juliana Escamilla
Chaselyn Fisher
Emma Denson
Ashley Hill
Lola Plunkett
Gabriel Arenivaz
Kallie O’Neal
Riley Mabry
Kaylea Day
Cooper Gernentz
Claire Poitevint