It’s back to the state academic meet again this year for Clarendon High School senior Caleb Cobb, and this time he’s bringing some folks along with him.
Cobb, last year’s regional champion in Current Issues and Events, narrowly missed winning a second straight individual title, placing 2nd at this year’s meet. But he led his team to the regional team title, and the group is headed for Austin May 23-25 to compete for a state championship.
Cobb is joined by fellow seniors Emilie Thompson and Cooper Bilbrey, and by freshman Noab Elam. The team has had an outstanding year, winning district earlier this year with one of the region’s best scores.
Another CHS senior who has had an outstanding academic year is Chesson Sims, who won the regional gold medal in Chemistry. Sims has competed in six meets this year and has won the Chemistry championship in five of them, capping off a stellar career in science competition. In regional competition Sims defeated last year’s state Chemistry champion to win a ticket to Austin.
Hannah Howard placed third in Chemistry, and Kendra Davis placed 6th in Headline Writing to complete those who placed at the meet.
The seniors travelling to the meet are eligible for TILF scholarships available only to UIL state academic competitors. The Science competition is slated for Tuesday, May 24, and the Current Issues contest for Wednesday, May 25, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
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