Eighteen Clarendon High School students competed last week at Odessa College in the regional academic meet, and several students qualified to move on to state competition in Austin May 4-5.
The Current Issues & Events team of Noab Elam, Andy Davis, Alex Bilbrey, and Orian Neal placed first as a team to win the regional championship and punch their ticket to state.
Elam placed 2nd overall, and Davis came in 4th. The team came in with the highest district score of any competing teams, and they came through with the best score in regional competition as well.
The Social Studies team of Elam, Bilbrey, Josh Cobb, and Sophie Bilbrey placed 2nd as a team and Noab Elam won the individual regional championship.
The Science team of Tessa Lutters, Grayson Burch, and Harmond Drenth placed 2nd as a team as well. Lutters placed 2nd overall and tied for 2nd in Chemistry and so qualified to go to state as an individual. Burch placed 4th overall and tied for 2nd in Chemistry with Lutters.
There are more than 7,000 students in Clarendon’s region, so for students to be in the top 4 in the region is a great achievement.
The state competition is the largest high school academic contest in the United States. Sponsors and competitors are excited about the chance to travel to the state capital and compete.
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