C.C.Winn High School UIL Academics District Meet

On Saturday, March 28, C. C. Winn High School hosted this year’s UIL Academic District meet and took 1^st place overall as a school, putting Eagle Pass back on the map. For the first time in approximately 15 years, C. C. Winn High School set a new record for our city and will be sending 26 contestants to the upcoming UIL Academic Regional meet. Students placing 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd will advance to Regionals to take place April 24.

Results are as followed:

In Calculator Applications: Andrea Martinez (1^st place), and Daisy Diaz (6^th place); In Computer Science: David Chavarria (1^st place), Jesus Vasquez (2^nd place), JP Jimenez (3^rd place), and Jose Sanchez(4^th place); In Editorial Writing: Alessandra Pereda (1^st place), and Jennifer Mireles (2^nd place); In Feature Writing: Irene Trevino (1^st place); In Headline Writing: Sofia Casas (2^nd place), Jazmin Hernandez (3^rd place) and Andrea Martinez (5^th place); In Informative Speaking: Stephanie Martinez (2^nd place), and Francisco Becerril (6^th place); In Lincoln Douglas Debate: Paola Garcia-Zuazua (1^st place); In Mathematics: Iram Olivares (1^st place), and Arely Perez (4^th place); In Number Sense: Luis Carmona (1^st place); In News Writing: Jennifer Mireles (1^st place), Andrea Martinez (2^nd place), and Aylin Garcia (3^rd place); In Persuasive Speaking: Adrian Gonzalez (2^nd place), Issac Turrubiate (4^th place), and Juan Ortiz (6^th place); In Poetry Interpretation: Sofia Casas (3^rd place), and Karina Esquivel (5^th place); In Prose Interpretation: Grecia De La Cerda (1^st place), and Frank Chavarria (2^nd place); In Ready Writing: Sofia Casas (1^st place), Alexia Villarreal (3^rd place), and Elvis Morales (5^th place); In Science: Luis Carmona (2^nd place); In Spelling and Vocabulary: Alessandra Pereda (6^th place); In Social Studies: Juan De Hoyos (2^nd place). C. C. Winn also took 1^st place team in Computer Science, Journalism, Mathematics, Number Sense and Speech. It took 2^nd place team in Calculator Applications and Social Studies.

“When I found out that our students took first place, I was overwhelmed with excitement. Such a prestigious achievement is truly outstanding, not just for our school, but for the district as well,” Principal Jesus Diaz-Wever said.  “It’s an amazing feeling to witness our students achieve such an accomplishment.”

C. C. Winn High School competitors and coaches worked diligently to prepare for the District event and for the visiting schools that would attend the meet. 

"Hosting district is a tremendous opportunity to showcase our school, our staff, and our students. We are able to demonstrate to other school districts that C.C. Winn High School has the talent and professionalism to take on any challenges that are presented. All district schools that attended our meet were extremely impressed," UIL Coordinator Jose Jimenez said.

It was a balancing act of preparing the teams to compete, as well as running the competitions simultaneously.

None of this would have been possible without the dedication of the students and the time and support of all the coaches, which resulted in an overall winning team. 

 “I expect nothing but great things from our team at Regionals, and then look forward to what awaits us at State,” Diaz-Wever said.

Written by:  Andrea Martinez and Jennifer Mireles, Journalism District Winners