GOOD THINGS

March 2015

In the Heights

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VIKINGATHLETICS

Gold medals

Swimming

Senior Harrison Jones won

two gold medals, while
freshman Julia Cook won a
gold and a bronze at the
Jamail Texas Swim Center.
Harrison won the 100-yard
butterfly with a body-length
lead at the finish for a time
of 48.54 seconds. He also
won the 200 individual
medley with a time of
1:49.95.
Cook took the lead off the
turn in the 50 freestyle and
won with a time of 23.50.
She also finished third in
the 100 backstroke with a
time of 56.23.

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VIKINGATHLETICS

Powerlifting

Basketball
Boys Basketball
Area round of the
Playoffs
13-1 District
Record

BHS finished 12th out of

24 teams at Regional
powerlifting meet.
Kaitlyn Harris earned 3rd
place in the 114 lb class.
Racquel Blue earned 5th
place in the 220+ class.
She will advance to the
state meet a qualifying
total of 870 lbs.

Girls Basketball
Bi-District round
of the Playoffs
17-16 Overall
Record

Signing Day

Football
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VIKINGATHLETICS

VIKING WRESTLING
The boys finished second in
the District 10-5A wrestling
tournament and advanced 10
of 14 wrestlers to region.
Bryan scored 250.5 points
to finish behind tournamentchampion Huntsville, which
scored 253.5.
Kenny Kelley won the 285pound division while Aaron
Salinas (106), David Frazier
(126) and John Quinonez
(152) placed second. Other
regional qualifiers from

Bryan include Larry Duron

(113), Spencer Pierce (120)
and Cooper McCall (145),
who all finished third and
Thomas Rojas (132), Jackson
Ross (182) and Ezra
Hernandez (195), who placed
fourth. Reggie Richardson
placed sixth at 220.
The boys wrestling team
finished 10th as a team with
85 points at the Class 5A
Region III tournament
Saturday at the Berry Center.

SHY-ANNES

ACADEMIC UIL COMPETITION

Consol Invitational
Editorial Writing
Robert Morgan 5th Place
Jesse Baxter 6th Place
Headline Writing
Robert Morgan 2nd Place
Jesse Baxter 5th Place
Literary Criticism
Ben Gerzik 2nd Place
Ben Gerzik, Lilly Chilek, Natalie
Fisher 2nd Place Team

John Quinonez (152), Ezra

Hernandez (195) and Kenny
Kelley (285) all qualified for
the state tournament next
weekend to lead the Vikings.
Hernandez placed second in
his weight division while
Quinonez took third and
Kelley earned a fifth-place
finish.
Also placing for the Vikings
over the weekend were Aaron
Salinas (106) at sixth and
Jackson Ross (182) and sixth.

Ready Writing
Natalie Fisher 3rd Place
Lilly Chilek 6th Place
Science
Patrick Blumenthal 3rd Place
Poetry
Robert Badgett III 6th Place

MRC Invitational
Ready Writing
Lilly Chilek 3rd Place
Ben Gerzik 6th Place

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The Shy-Annes attended a dance

competition in Killeen and earned
17 awards.
Solo Awards:
2nd Runner up: Grace Wall
1st Runner up: (Tie between Baylea
Johnson and Macy Ponzio)
WINNER: Destinee Vargas
Team and Ensemble Awards:
- Academic Champions 1st PLACE
(Team GPA avg. of 3.466)
- 3 small officer ensembles took 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place
- Team Sweepstakes
- Team Gussie Nell Davis Award of
Excellence
- 3 Judges awards for Pom, Jazz and
Hip-hop
- Best Overall Technique
- Best Overall Presentation
- Best Overall Precision
- Best Overall Choreography

CHOIR SOLO & ENSEMBLE

VIKING INDOOR PERCUSSION

On February 19th choir

students competed in UIL
Solo & Ensemble Contest.
-107 students competed
-79 received a division one
rating (the highest mark)
-41 qualified for State Solo
& Ensemble Contest in May
-30 of the State qualifiers are
(Juniors, Sophomores, and
Freshmen)

Viking Indoor Percussion had a program-best

performance at the Winter Guard International Houston
Percussion Regional held at Dekaney High School in
Spring on Saturday.

The following students

earned a division 1 ranking
and qualified for state:
Albright, Dillon (11)
Anderson, Myles (10)
Badgett, Robert (11)
Badillo, Victoria (11)
Ballard, Andrew (12)
Butt, Amina (10)
Chilek, Lilly (12)
Crawford, Cassidy (11)
Duane, Caleb (10)
Edge, Doug (12)
Farris, Kailey (10)
Fisher, Natalie (12)
Flores, Rebecah (10)

Gallego, Kaleigh (11)

Graves, Brittany (11)
Gutierrez, Marco (11)
Henry, Addie (12)
Herman, Witt (10)
Hicks, John (10)
Hirschler, Frances (11)
Johnson, Clifton (10)
Jones, Erica (11)
Jones, Taylor (10)
Krauter, Jaime (11)
Magby, Chris (12)
McGee, Grayson (10)
Morgan, Patric (11)
Peterson, Bethany (11)
Potts, Avery (11)
Pustejovsky, John (11)
Rosas, Saori (12)
Rosser, Taylor (11)
Saenz, Victoria (12)
Snelgrove, Jenna (10)
Stewart, Dakoda (10)
Stratton, Max (11)
Svatek, Katie (12)
Tarver, Robyn (12)
Waggoner, Jordan (10)
Wallis, Luke (9)

VOCAL LEGACY

VIP earned a spot in the finals competition Saturday

night and finished in 4th place and earned their highest
recorded score, 79.1

VIKING BAND
More than ninety Viking Band students participated in
the UIL North Zone Solo & Ensemble Contest hosted at
University High School\
Fourteen students earned the right to compete at the
Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin in
May of this year. They are:
Valeria Arriaga (12)
Kendall Callen (11)
Thomas Gusewelle (12)
Addie Henry (12)
Gayle Konderla (12)
Jessica Kramr (11)
Matthew Miller (12)
Darius Miranda-Sohrabji (11)
Allison Ottaway (10)
Edgar Rodriguez (11)
Jackson Ross (12)
Thomas Schwalen (11)
Morgan Torres (11)
Martha Vilas (12)
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SkillsUSA and FCCLA

Computer Programing
Applied Engineering-4th Place
Austin Carter
Danielle Van Orman
Alex Tag
Thomas Schwalen
Video Game Design-2nd Place*
Cread Dotson
Danielle Van Orman
Clancy Fisher

Automotive Skills
Diesel Hands-On Service-1st Place*
Josue Salazar
Automotive Tool ID Contest
4th Place Travis Rosati
8th Place Omar Gomez
10th Place Josue Salazar

Automotive Service Projects

1st Place Carlos Campo*
1st Place Emilio Rocha*
Culinary
1st Place Travis Rosati*
Cake Decorating
1st Place Jacob Waggoner*
Loghan Jordan Superior Rating*
1st Place Erick Moreno*
1st Place Mariano Quintero*
Cosmetology
1st Place Alberto Yanez*
Cosmetology Quiz Bowl-2nd place* 1st Place Omar Gomez*
Lori Flores, Annais Acuna, Melissa
Medina, Maria Tirado, Diana
Criminal Justice
Guerrero
Building Search-4th place
Sam Thomas, Trevor Noel, &
Cosmetology Hair Skills-4th place
Austine Santos
Janet Martinez- State Qualified
Design
Nail Art-4th place
Ad Design Projects-Best in Show*
Annais Acuna- State Qualified
Valeria Mendoza
Jorge Rico
Nail Care-4th place
Dalia Pineda- State Qualified
Ad Design Projects-Excellent Rating
Best of Show Innovative Salon*
Brianna Charles, Lexuz Equia, Elisa
Arias, Daphne Benson
Job Exhibits*
Annais Acuna, Jacqueline Bernal,
Daphne Benson, Diana Guerrero,
Maria Lopez, Melissa Medina,
Daphne Sanchez, Maria Tirado,
Elizabeth Turrubiartes (Seniors)
Mia Fuller, Tierca Moore,
QiaChassity Ford, Sonia Rios
(Juniors )
Job Exhibits- Excellent
Maria Ruiz, Antwone Wallace
Lilibeth Vazquez
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Coleman Pruitt
Ad Design On-Site Contest-4th
Valeria Mendoza
Photography
Autumn Korthanke 2nd place*
Madison Hines 4th place*
FCCLA
Hospitality - 1st
Keandra Garrison and Adriana
Valentine
Fashion Construction - 6th
Morgan Escobar