High School - Academic UIL

Thirteen Spring Hill students competed at State UIL competition on May 25-26, 2009. Michael Bass placed 4th in Number Sense, and the Literary Criticism Team (Ariel Chipman, Skye Duncan, Caryn, Esch, Connie Esch) took 2nd place team honors. Other Spring Hill results at State include:

 

Academic UIL Honored at Banquet
submitted by Laura Jordan for the May 2009 newsletter


A large number of Spring Hill students (pictured above) have qualified to compete in the State Academic UIL Meet on May 25-26, at the University of Texas at Austin. These students have sacrificed, practiced, and studied to make it to this level of competition, and they have qualified in the following events: Number Sense, Calculator, Mathematics, Accounting, and Literary Criticism. The 2009 State Qualifiers in alphabetical order are Lisa Bass, Michael Bass, Anna Brown, Ariel Chipman, Gary Duncan, Skye Duncan, Caryn Esch, Connie Esch, Jeremy Hall, Tyler Nichols, Adrian Parr, Jessica Sorey, Michelle Thompson.

On May 12, a banquet was held to honor these students and all other Academic UIL participants for the current year. School board members and Wes Jones, our superintendent, served the tasty meal prepared by Mrs. Coker's foods classes. Our local PTA decorated the student center to set the stage for the special occasion, and academic coaches honored their individual teams during the dinner. Academic coordinator, Jennifer White, organized the event to recognize the hard work and dedication of students and teachers involved in Academic UIL.

2009 Academic UIL District Champs!
Results for UIL Conference 17-AAA Spring Meet

Accounting - First Place Team
            1.  Michelle Thompson
            2.  Adrian Parr
            3.  Jessica Sorey
            4.  Jeremy Hall
 Calculator Applications - First Place Team
            1.  Michael Bass
            2.  Gary Duncan
            3.  Adrian Parr
            4.  Lisa Bass
Current Issues - First Place Team
            2.  Amanda Harper
            3.  Hannah Reagh
Computer Applications
            4.  Danni Dial
Computer Science
            3.  Dylin Moran
Editorial Writing
            6.  Chris Lattier
Literary Criticism - First Place Team
            1.  Ariel Chipman
            2.  Connie Esch
            4.  Caryn Esch
Mathematics - First Place Team
            1.  Michael Bass
            2.  Gary Duncan
            3.  Lisa Bass
            6.  Tyler Nichols
Number Sense - First Place Team
            1.  Michael Bass
            2.  Gary Duncan
            3.  Lisa Bass
            4.  Tyler Nichols
Biology
            1.  Michael Bass           
Chemistry
            1.  Michael Bass
Science - First Place Team
            1.  Michael Bass
            3.  Rachel Baker
            5.  Gary Duncan
Spelling & Vocabulary - First Place Team
            4.  Annelies Beasely
            5.  Emily Woody
Social Studies - Second Place Team
            4.  Colton Kincy
            5.  Marley Barker
            6.  Dylan Droege
Ready Writing
            3.  Rachel Baker
Lincoln/Douglas Debate
            2.  Marley Barker
Persuasive Speaking
            3.  Taylor LaJoie
            6.  Marley Barker
Informative Speaking
            4.  Colin McNabb
            5.  Akanksha Sharma

 

Math/Science Team Competes at TMSCA State
submitted by Debby Bass for the April 2009 newsletter

On Saturday, March 21, Spring Hill HS attended the state Texas Math/Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) in San Antonio.  We were 3rd overall in the 3A division.  Michael Bass won 1st place in 12th grade and 1st overall in 3A in the Number Sense competition.  Michael was 2nd in Math (2nd overall in 3A), 5th in Calculator and 9th is Science.  Michael finished 2nd place in the "Top Gun" contest (all four tests combined).  Others attending the meet were Gary Duncan (SR) winning 4th in Number Sense, 9th in Calculator and 6th in Math; Adrian Parr (SR) winning 7th in Number Sense; Lisa Bass (SOPH) won 6th in Number Sense, 7th in Calculator and 10th in Science, Anna Brown (JR) winning 7th in Calculator; Rachel Baker (JR) won 9th in Number Sense, and 3rd in Science; Emily Woody (FR) won 6th in Number Sense, 4th in Calculator, 5th in Math and 9th in Science; Michael Buckner (FR) won 8th in Number Sense, 6th in Calculator, and 3rd in Science; Marley Barker (SOPH) won 11th in Science.

The coaches for the team are Allison Gillentine (Science) and Debby Bass (Math events).

 

Pine Tree Meet Results 1/10/09

Accounting - 1st place team
Adrian Parr 2nd, Michelle Thompson 3rd, Jeremy Hall 5th, Jessica Sorey 6th
Literary Criticism – 1st place team
Caryn Esch 2nd, Connie Esch 3rd, Skye Duncan 4th
Science
Rachel Baker 6th
Calculator – 2nd place team
Gary Duncan 4th, Adrian Parr 5th
Number Sense – 1st place team
Gary Duncan 4th, Lisa Bass 5th
Ready Writing
Anna Brown 2nd, Rachel Baker 3rd
Current Events
Amanda Harper 5th 

White Oak Meet Results 2/7/09

Accounting - 1st place team
Jeremy Hall 2nd, Michelle Thompson 4th, Adrian Parr 5th, Jessica Sorey 6th
Computer Applications
Danni Dial 6th
Literary Criticism
Ariel Chipman 1st, Skye Duncan 2nd, Michelle Goodman 5th
Spelling
Annelies Beasley 2nd, Emily Woody 4th
Current Events - 1st place team
2nd- Amanda Harper 2nd, Marley Barker 3rd, Colton Kincy 4th
Social Studies - 1st place team
Marley Barker 2nd, Colton Kincy 3rd, Jessica Sorey 6th
Number Sense - 1st place team
Michael Bass 1st, Gary Duncan 2nd
Calculator - 1st place team
Michael Bass 2nd, Gary Duncan 4th, Adrian Parr 6th, Lisa Bass 7th
General Math - 2nd place team
Michael Bass 3rd, Adrian Parr & Gary Duncan 4th-tie
Science - 1st place team
Michael Bass 3rd, Gary Duncan 4th