Melissa High School students competed in the District Academic UIL competition, coming home with 18 Regional Qualifiers and one State Qualifier! The MHS Academic UIL team also had six students named District Champion in their event. Students excelled in a variety of individual and team academic contests, with students advancing to the Regional competition in the following categories: Calculator Applications, Informative Speaking, LD Debate, Literary Criticism, Persuasive Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Editorial Writing, Headline Writing, and News Writing.
The Regional Academic UIL competition will be held at Walnut Grove High School on April 25-26, 2025.
Congratulations to all the UIL participants and the teachers who helped these Cardinals train for the meet. Best of luck at Regionals!
UIL Academic Results
Calculator Applications - Coached by Jill Hare
Aneesh Thoram - District Champion/Regional Qualifier
Computer Science - Coached by Doug Bingman
Nathan Goodman - 4th Place
Current Events - Coached by Kyle Brenner
Aashritha Nerella - 6th Place
CX Debate - Coached by Brenden Dimmig
Ruby Terry & Lauren Nager - 2nd Place/State Qualifier
Hayden Maynard & Aliana Sheriff - 4th
Akshay Mootakoduru & Manya Kaushik - 6th Place
LD Debate - Coached by Brenden Dimmig
Ahmed Ashmaig - District Champion/Regional Qualifier
Francis Whittman - 2nd Place/Regional Qualifier
Josh Fine - 3rd Place/Regional Qualifier
Poetry Interp - Coached by Kyle Brenner
Halle Heywood - District Champion/Regional Qualifier
Riley Woods - 2nd Place/Regional Qualifier
Alyssa Sabo - 4th Place
Prose Interp - Coached by Kyle Brenner
Madelyn Selby - 2nd Place/Regional Qualifier
Avery Greene - 3rd Place/Regional Qualifier
Literary Criticism - Coached by Callie Barge
Archishman Ganguly - District Champion/Regional Qualifier
Tabatha Abarca - 5th Place
Mathematics - Coached by Jill Hare
Pranil Thatavarty - 4th Place
Spelling - Coached by Callie Barge
Ananya Talluri - 4th Place
Informative Speaking - Coached by Brenden Dimmig
Lillian Nabors - District Champion/Regional Qualifier
Sarah Orejuela - 2nd Place/Regional Qualifier
Sage Gillen - 3rd Place/Regional Qualifier
Persuasive Speaking - Coached by Brenden Dimmig
Ruby Terry - District Champion/Regional Qualifier
Pradnya Chakka - 2nd Place/Regional Qualifier
Keagan Brenner - 5th Place
Editorial Writing - Coached by Rachel Nelson
Vedasri Sai Kolla - 3rd Place/Regional Qualifier
Feature Writing - Coached by Rachel Nelson
Skylar Scott - 4th Place
Headline Writing - Coached by Rachel Nelson
Sarah Orejuela - 2nd Place/Regional Qualifier
Korinne George - 3rd Place/Regional Qualifier
News Writing - Coached by Rachel Nelson
Lily Smith - 3rd Place/Regional Qualifier
Overall
District Champion Speech and Debate Team
Calculator Applications Team - 2nd Place
Journalism Team - 2nd Place
Literary Criticism Team - 2nd Place