GHS UIL Academics places second at District Meet

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, Granbury High School UIL Academics competed in their District Meet. Out of the seven competing schools, Granbury came in second with several of our students advancing to Regional competition on April 25-26th in Lubbock. Join us in congratulating our outstanding scholars!

*Denotes moving to Region. 

Overall School Sweepstakes: District Runner-Up

 

Accounting

Taylor Dawley - 1st Place*

Ana Cristy Torres - 2nd Place*

1st Place Team - Taylor Dawley, Ana Cristy Torres, Everett Brown, Jonathan Wyatt Greene*

 

Calculator

Addison Shipp - 3rd Place* 

 

Current Events

Jaden Fuller - 6th Place Overall

2nd Place Team - Jaden Fuller, Cutter Croley, Caylee Alderman, Rebecca Dixon

 

Computer Science

Nolan Porter - 1st Place*

 

Journalism

Copy Editing 

Quinn King - 5th Place

Editorial 

Isabella Blair - 5th Place 

Xander Dunn - 6th Place

Headline 

Ryann Dunn - 3rd Place*

Dakota Pool - 6th Place 

News

Quinn King - 5th Place

Dakota Pool - 6th Place 

 

Literary Criticism

Emily Sullivan - 6th Place

2nd Place Team - Emily Sullivan, Jillian Wood, Rachael Jones, Giovanny Del Castillo

 

Ready Writing 

Thompson Hyde-Lawson - 2nd Place*

 

Science

Nolan Porter – 1st Place Overall, Top Score Chemistry, Top Score Physics*

Kenna Black – 2nd Place Overall*

Lelan Brown – 5th Place Overall

Rebecca Blair – Top Score Biology*

Nolan Porter, Kenna Black, Lelan Brown, Rebecca Blair - 1st Place Science Team*

 

Social Studies

Quinn King - 1st Place*

Cameron Ward - 2nd Place*

Carlee Jo Burnfield - 6th Place

1st Place Team - Quinn, King, Cameron Ward, Carlee Jo Burnfield, Peter O’Carroll*

 

Spelling

Alejandra Landa - 1st Place

Jocelyn Berry - 3rd Place

Preston Kirkland - 5th Place

1st Place Team -Alejandra Landa, Jocelyn Berry, Preston Kirkland, Grant Rogers

 

Speech & Debate

LD Debate

Scarlett Farner - 3rd place*

Lexi Scarpello - 4th place

Prose Interpretation

Taylor Liffner - 2nd place*

Brylea Hyde - 6th place 

Maddie Neal - 7th place

Poetry Interpretation

Carmen Wright - 4th place

Sara Martinez - 5th place

Kaleb Selfridge - 7th place

Persuasive Speaking

Lexi Scarpello - 2nd place*

Kadin Whiteside - 3rd place*

Informative Speaking

Jamie Ledesma - 1st place*

Scarlett Farner - 2nd place*

Kadence Solis-Ball - 3rd place*

 

1st Place Overall Speech & Debate

 

Overall School Sweepstakes: District Runner-Up