C.C. Winn High School Sweeps District UIL Academic Championship

By: Andrea Martinez and Jennifer Mireles, Journalism District Winners

The Eagle Pass C.C. Winn High School Mavericks swept the District 29-5 University Insterscholastic League (UIL) Academic District Championship with a team total of 460.5 points on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at C. C. Winn High School in Eagle Pass, Texas.

C. C. Winn High School hosted the 2015 UIL Academic District 29-5A Meet and took first place overall, 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 on April 24, 2015.

Placing second place in District 29-5A UIL Academic Meet was Laredo Nixon High School with 254.5 points, San Antonio Southside High School placed third with 199 points, Medina Valley High School came in fourth place with 193 points, Somerset High School placed fifth with 160 points, Early College High School came in sixth place with 99 points, Laredo Martin High School placed seventh with 52 points, Laredo Cigarroa came in eighth place with 41 points, and Uvalde High School placed ninth with 38 points.

The thundering Mavericks UIL Academic Team dominated District 29-5A winning by an astounding 204 points differential.

The following C. C. Winn High School students placed in their respective competitions:

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 first place team in Computer Science, Journalism, Mathematics, Number Sense, and Speech. Winn also took second place team honors 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 Eagle Pass Independent School District as well,” Principal Jesus Diaz-Wever said. “It’s an amazing feeling to witness our students achieve such an accomplishment,” added Diaz-Wever.

C. C. Winn High School competitors and coaches worked diligently to prepare for the District 29-5A 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,” added Jimenez.

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