Joshua High School has won its eighth straight, and 15th overall, UIL Academic District Championship! 

The team nearly doubled up the second-place team in points. Congratulations to all the students and staff who put in so much time to achieve this terrific feat!

Accounting (1st place overall team also including Oscar Pena)
• 1st: Julia Pena
• 5th: Christina Sevilla
• 6th: Sarah Ingram

Calculator Applications
• 6th: Noah Johnson

Computer Science(1st place overall team)
• 1st: Trevor Seigler
• 2nd: Lincoln Kolhagen
• 3rd: Nolan Girtz
• 4th (tie): Austin Rees & Jacob Pena
• 6th: Ella King

Current Issues & Events(1st place overall team also including Emma Hand, Aiden Gresham and Emma Lopez)
• 1st: Layton Haydin
• 4th: Joseph Buhl

Literary Criticism (2nd place overall team also including Jordan Thompson and Emily Leon)
• 4th: Audrey Villegas
• 6th: Shikah Pokhrel

Mathematics
• 3rd: Noah Johnson
• 5th: Rylee Watts

Ready Writing
• 3rd: Brianna Schooler
• 4th: Presley Noojin

Science
• 5th: Sushanta Neupane
• 6th: Jacob Wright

Social Studies (2nd place overall team also including Subrav Pokhrel, Jacob Pena, and Hiya Patel)
• 1st: Noah Johnson

Spelling & Vocabulary (1st place overall team also including Tobias Hollmann)
• 1st: Mary Stiles
• 5th: Brianna Schooler
• 6th: Mallory Goodwin

Journalism: 1st place overall team) 

Copy Editing
• 2nd: Folu Olajide

Editorial Writing
• 2nd: Folu Olajide
• 3rd: Macey Dormady

Feature Writing
• 1st: Brian McCormick
• 3rd: Emma Rodgers
• 6th: Payton Hewett

News Writing
• 1st: Emma Rodgers
• 3rd: Thandeka Kabo

Headline Writing
• 1st: Emma Rodgers
• 2nd: Folu Olajide
• 4th: Payton Hewett

Speech: 1st place overall team

Informative Speaking
• 1st: Austin Rees
• 2nd: Aiden Gresham
• 4th: Julian Bustamante

Persuasive Speaking
• 1st: Shane Waits
• 2nd: Presley Noojin
• 3rd: Kiley Jones

Poetry Interpretation
• 2nd: Kaylee Yuan
• 5th: Mary Stiles

Prose Interpretation
• 4th: Jewell Bullard
• 5th: Redding Herr
• 6th: Payton Hewett

Lincoln Douglas Debate
• 4th: Matthew Carter

One Act Play
• All-Star Technician - Morgan Ansley
• All-Star Cast - Jayden Tryon
• All-Star Cast - Jewell Bullard
• Honorable Mention All-Star Cast - Jacob Wright