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District high schools participate in Texas Academic Invitational
Judson ISD competed in the Bandera Texas Academic Decathlon Invitational on December 9 and 10 to test their knowledge of this year’s theme - the American Revolution and the New Nation.
During the Bandera Invitational, Judson ISD competed against several districts from surrounding areas in Texas. Among those districts were last year’s Academic Decathlon State and National Champions, as well as multiple repeat state champions.
With such high-powered competition, Judson ISD was delighted to take home multiple medals and ribbons in both large and small school divisions. Wagner took 3rd place for the top overall school score in the small/medium school division.
Academic Decathlon is a national scholastic competition in which students take timed tests to demonstrate their knowledge of science, mathematics, music, art, literature, economics, and social science around a curricular theme. Additional portions of the competition include an essay, interview, and speeches.
Students compete as individuals and as part of their school team and competitors have the opportunity to compete for scholarship money. Competition levels are decided by school size and grade point averages. Judson High School competes in the large school division, while Wagner, Veterans Memorial, and JECA compete in the small/medium school division.
The following is a list of the students who won medals (1st-3rd place) and ribbons (4th-5th place) in their respective school and grade divisions:
Small/medium schools-It should be noted that the National and State Champions compete in the small/medium school division.
Name |
Placement |
Subject |
Grade Division |
School |
Wagner High School |
3rd |
Top scoring school |
small/medium schools |
Wagner |
Santiago Estrada |
1st |
Top scoring students overall |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Billy Braun |
3rd |
Top scoring students overall |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Serenitee Jackson |
4th |
Essay |
Varsity |
Wagner |
Daniel Muerte |
1st |
Essay |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Dontae Christie |
1st |
Essay |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Grace Carter |
2nd |
Essay |
Honors |
JECA |
Sam Choi |
3rd |
Essay |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Jason Choi |
5th |
Essay |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Noah Carter |
2nd |
Speech |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Jason Choi |
3rd |
Speech |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Paul McMillian |
1st |
Interview |
Scholastic |
JECA |
Vanessa Torres |
5th |
Interview |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Autumn Roper |
1st |
Interview |
Honors |
Wagner |
Ashley Landin |
3rd |
Interview |
Honors |
JECA |
Kristina Pena |
5th |
Interview |
Honors |
Wagner |
Serenitee Jackson |
5th |
Math |
Varsity |
Wagner |
Paul McMillian |
1st |
Math |
Scholastic |
JECA |
Santiago Estrada |
3rd |
Math |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Natalia Garcia |
5th |
Math |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Billy Braun |
2nd |
Math |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Serenitee Jackson |
4th |
Music |
Varsity |
Wagner |
Santiago Estrada |
1st |
Music |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Vanessa Torres |
2nd |
Music |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Paul McMillian |
4th |
Music |
Scholastic |
JECA |
Natalia Garcia |
2nd |
Art |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Brynden McEwen |
4th |
Art |
Scholastic |
JECA |
Santiago Estrada |
1st |
Economics |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Brynden McEwen |
2nd |
Economics |
Scholastic |
JECA |
Jason Choi |
1st |
Economics |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Billy Braun |
2nd |
Economics |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Ashely Landin |
4th |
Economics |
Honors |
JECA |
Serenitee Jackson |
3rd |
Science |
Varsity |
Wagner |
Jason Liserio |
5th |
Science |
Varsity |
JECA |
Daniel Muerte |
1st |
Science |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Paul McMillian |
4th |
Science |
Scholastic |
JECA |
Billy Braun |
1st |
Science |
Honors |
Veterans Memorial |
Santiago Estrada |
2nd |
Literature |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Daniel Muerte |
4th |
Literature |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Natalia Garcia |
5th |
Literature |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Laura Escobar |
4th |
Literature |
Honors |
Wagner |
Serenitee Jackson |
5th |
Social Science |
Varsity |
Wagner |
Daniel Muerte |
5th |
Social Science |
Scholastic |
Veterans Memorial |
Santiago Estrada |
5th |
Social Science |
Scholastic |
Wagner |
Large School Division-It should be noted that one of the teams Judson competed against has multiple state championships and has had a well-supported, stable team for 25 years.
Mary Hooper |
3rd |
Essay |
Honors |
Judson |
Mya Poindexter |
4th |
Speech |
Varsity |
Judson |
Destiny “Mint” Alvarado |
4th |
Speech |
Scholastic |
Judson |
Mary Hooper |
3rd |
Speech |
Honors |
Judson |
Celeste Flores |
2nd |
Interview |
Varsity |
Judson |
Mya Poindexter |
3rd |
Interview |
Varsity |
Judson |
Janae Thomas |
2nd |
Interview |
Scholastic |
Judson |
Mary Hooper |
2nd |
Interview |
Honors |
Judson |
Jabari Wells |
3rd |
Interview |
Honors |
Judson |
Hyrum Hooper |
4th |
Economics |
Varsity |
Judson |
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