CSHS UIL ACADEMIC MEETS 2013-14

Annie Hollander Speaks at UT Austin

Congratulations to Annie Hollander who was invited to speak at the UIL Student Activities Conference at The University of Texas at Austin. Annie is a 2013 UIL State Finalist in Extemporaneous Persuasive Speaking. Jana Riggins, UIL Speech Director, extended an invitation to Annie to present a demonstration of her event at the prestigious UIL conference. In her invitation Riggins said, “Allow me to extend my sincere congratulations upon your success at the 2013 UIL State Meet. Your accomplishments in competitive speech will not only be a highlight of your high school career, but certainly will play a significant role in your success later in life.”

While at the conference Annie had an opportunity to demonstrate an extemporaneous speech in front of students and coaches from different parts of Texas—this was the largest crowd in front of which Annie has performed. After her demonstration Annie entertained questions from the audience and offered pointers on how to be successful in Extemporaneous Speaking. Her coach, Mr. Margarito Ayala said he received many wonderful comments on Annie’s performance.

“Ms. Hollander has certainly made Carrizo Springs High School and her community proud. Carrizo Springs should be very proud that it continues to make its presence known by sending us such excellent academic UIL students each year,” said one UIL official. Thank you to UIL coaches Mr. D. Valerio and Ms. Lucinda Galvan for accompanying Annie on her trek to Austin.

CSHS UIL Academic Participants Travel to UT Austin

CSHS UIL Academic Participants Travel to UT Austin

The Wildcat UIL Academic Team traveled to The University of Texas at Austin in order to attend the annual UIL Student Activities Conference.  This annual gathering of academic minds is designed to hone the skills of UIL students from all over Texas.  There were over one-hundred sessions that featured lectures and presentations by UIL contest directors, college professors and high school teachers. Sessions included discussions on contest preparation, demonstrations, performances and contest administration.

The Wildcat UIL students and coaches traveled to this conference in order to improve their academic skills and to prepare for the upcoming season.  “This conference will hopefully not only sharpen the skills of our veteran students, but also prime our beginning students with some important information that they will need to be successful—we have a lot of new young talent and we are very excited about that,” said Ruben Escamilla, UIL Academic Director.

Coaches and participants who attended this important conference include:  Natalya Doria, Samantha Battle, Dominique Ortiz, Marissa Jones, Oscar Ortiz, Erika Peralta, Michael Owolabi, Nicky Gomez, Belinda Moats, Hailey Alaniz, John Michael Escamilla, Alyssa Vargas, Nathalie Martinez, Krista Salinas, Estephanie Escamilla, Valerie Mata, Lois Owolabi, Allica Cardona, Emily Guerrero, Klarissa Carrizales, Aleigha Gutierrez, Jessica Ponce, Rebecca Smith, Clarisa Chapa, Klarissa Mendoza, Josue Carrazco, Micaela Uriegas, Annika Uriegas, D.J. Ramirez, Elysandra Solis, Gabriella Medrano, Angela Castillo, Tiffany Martinez, Priscilla Sanchez, Leslee Galvan, Annie Hollander, Victoria Orosco, Ines Valerio, Margarito Ayala, Daniel Valerio, Lucinda Galvan, Marisa Tobias, Victoria Linnard, Brian Byars, and Ruben Escamilla.

Thanks to all these students and coaches who gave up their Saturday in order to gain more knowledge of their event(s) and prepare for the upcoming season.  In addition, we commend these students for their excellent behavior and focus while at the conference—you exemplify the “true Wildcat spirit.” We invite everyone to come out and support the Wildcat UIL team and support the winning tradition of academic excellence.  Wildcat UIL:  Academic Excellence Through Competition!

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