With over 20 schools competing on Jan. 30, Academic UIL participants improve performance, as they prepare for the district meet in April.

While Argyle only offered individual events, the Spelling and Vocabulary team continued with top placements for Talha Akram (first), Donna Son (second), Hanna Chen (third) and Caden Young (fifth).

Other individuals placed as follows:
Computer Science: Brady Clayton (fifth)
Current Events & Issues: Alex Posten (seventh)
Literary Criticism: Lilly King (third)
Mathematics (Ninth Grade Division): Kesavan Srivilliputhur (overall winner)
Number Sense (Ninth Grade Division): Hannah Chen (overall winner)
Science (Ninth Grade Division): Kesavan Srivilliputhur (overall winner)
Feature Writing: Shelby DuPont (seventh)
News Writing: Shelby DuPont (third)

In addition to Seth Ross for spelling, the Academic UIL teams are coached by Barry Wagner (Computer Science); Julie Seeley (Ready Writing & Literary Criticism), Ashley Sharp (Current Events), Corrin Retzer (Science), Mathematics (Fred Mueller), Darby Morris (Speech & Debate) and Rebecka Frey (Journalism).

Information provided by UIL Academic Coordinator Fred Mueller