Royal High School students showcased their academic excellence at the UIL District 21-4A competition, earning the Sweepstakes Runner-Up title in their first year in a new, highly competitive district.
The competition, held March 24-28 across multiple locations, saw 32 Royal competitors achieve outstanding results, with 17 students qualifying for Regionals in 29 events. The Computer Science team secured 1st place, and the Journalism team brought home 2nd place overall. Notably, Valerya Vargas claimed 1st place in Editorial Writing, Gabriel Velasquez earned 3rd place in L-D Debate, and Eleanor Recinos qualified for Regionals in an impressive four events.
Regional Qualifiers & Top Performers
🏆 Computer Science – 1st Place Team
Joshua Kosmalski (1st)
Kylee Brown (2nd)
Ester Castro (3rd)
Armando Cruz (4th)
🎭 L-D Debate
Gabriel Velasquez (3rd)
Jesus Argueta (4th)
Elisha Glover (6th)
📖 Literary Criticism – 2nd Place Team
Kimberly Pedraza (1st)
Eleanor Recinos (4th)
📝 Journalism – 2nd Place Team
Valerya Vargas (1st, Editorial Writing)
Eleanor Recinos (2nd, Editorial & News Writing)
Kimberly Pedraza (3rd, News Writing)
📊 Mathematics – 1st Place Team
Cristian Sosa (1st)
Joshua Kosmalski (2nd)
Gabriel Velasquez (4th)
🔢 Calculator Applications – 1st Place Team
Cristian Sosa (1st)
Jade Lopez (4th)
Armando Cruz (6th)
📚 Additional Regional Qualifiers
Eleanor Recinos (Ready Writing, 3rd)
Gabriel Velasquez (Ready Writing, 6th)
Alejandro Rodriguez (Number Sense, 3rd)
Alicia Sepulveda (Social Studies, 5th)
Ester Castro (Copy Editing, 2nd)
Jareli Cazares (Copy Editing, 6th)
Dedicated Coaching & Future Competitions
This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication of RHS coaches: Dr. Enos Inniss, Mrs. Lisa Inniss, Mr. Jacob Menn, Mr. Nicholas Mojaver, Mrs. Katie Shearer, Mr. Johnathon Venable, Mrs. Veronica Webb, and volunteer coaches Ms. Laray Odum and Mr. Junior McKay.
Congratulations to all our UIL competitors for their hard work, dedication, and outstanding performances! 🎉