Students from both Victoria East and Victoria West High Schools competed in the 22-5A UIL District Academic Meet held Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29. With more than 65 students representing VISD across multiple academic, speech, and debate events, both campuses earned top honors and secured spots at the upcoming UIL Regional Meet later this April.
Victoria East High School – Titans Rising!
A group of 40 mighty East Titans brought their A-game, with 12 students advancing to Region and several others earning Regional Alternate positions.
Congratulations to the following East Titans:
Computer Science
3rd – Mason Rhodes
4th – Alex Craig (Regional Alternate)
2nd Place Team – Regional Alternate
Mason Rhodes, Alex Craig, Avery Harriman, and Ramon Salinas
Headline Writing
1st – Ariana Salazar
Informative Speaking
6th – Steven Padillo (Regional Alternate)
Lincoln Douglas Debate
1st – Kiley Powell
Mathematics
5th – Mason Rhodes
Literary Criticism
2nd – Nevaeh Chavana
3rd – Avery Harriman
4th – Rebecca Felan (Regional Alternate)
1st Place Team – Regional Qualifiers
Nevaeh Chavana, Avery Harriman, Rebecca Felan, and Jocelyn McFail
Persuasive Speaking
2nd – Collin Flessner
Ready Writing
4th – Omyrah Rodriguez (Regional Alternate)
Science – Physics
2nd – Meixin Wang (Regional Alternate)
Spelling
1st – Aidan Valdez
5th – Kaylee Clewis (Regional Alternate)
1st Place Team – Regional Qualifiers
Aidan Valdez, Kaylee Clewis, Kiley Powell, Kevin Swanner, and Fabio Zavala
Speech Team Overall
2nd Place – Victoria East
Victoria West High School – Warrior Strong!
Victoria West had 28 competitors across academic, speech, and debate events and walked away with impressive results with three students advancing to Region and 13 named as Regional Alternates.
Congratulations to the following Warrior students:
Copy Editing
1st – Lauren Montgomery (Region)
2nd – Blaine Zimmermann (Region)
Persuasive Speaking
1st – Lauren Montgomery (Region)
6th – Celeste Barrientos (3rd Place Alternate)
Headline Writing
4th – Starleigh Lynch (Advancing to Region as 1st place winner dropped out)
Informative Speaking
4th – Phoenix Sauceda (1st Alternate)
5th – Jonathan Zuniga (2nd Alternate)
Prose Interpretation
4th – Celeste Barrientos (1st Alternate)
6th – Ryan Thompson (3rd Alternate)
Poetry Interpretation
6th – Cruz Pascual-Penades (3rd Alternate)
Computer Science
5th – Lucas Rosas (1st Alternate)
6th – Maanak Agrawal (2nd Alternate)
3rd Place Team – 2nd Alternate
Lucas Rosas, Maanak Agrawal, Tyler Williams, and Angel Cano
Spelling & Vocabulary
3rd Place Team – 2nd Alternate
Starleigh Lynch, Addison Olson, and Natalie Kiening
Mathematics
5th – Blaine Zimmermann (2nd Alternate)
Number Sense
6th – Blaine Zimmermann (3rd Alternate)
5th Place Team
Addison Olson, Natalie Kiening, and Blaine Zimmermann
Current Issues & Events
5th – Lauren Montgomery (2nd Alternate)
8th – Phoenix Sauceda
Calculator Applications
5th – Blaine Zimmermann (2nd Alternate)
Warrior pride runs deep—congratulations to all competitors and thank you to the incredible coaches and teachers who supported our students!
VISD is proud of all our Titans and Warriors who demonstrated academic excellence and perseverance. Good luck to those advancing to the UIL Regional Meet—we’re cheering you on as you continue to grow your genius and find your ‘&’!