UHS
Academic Decathlon

Photo courtesy of James Butler The
Uvalde High School Academic Decathlon team competed with 14 other schools in
the Regional meet held at Alice High School this weekend, with senior Lok
Wong taking the individual regional championship in the Honors category with
a total score of 7,449.1 of a possible 10,000.
Wong won
both the Economics and the Science categories and finished second in
Mathematics and in Art.
Uvalde Coach
James Butler said that Wong’s victory was a result of hard work and
dedication.
“Lok did not
accomplish this overnight. This is a result of years of dedication to a goal
and hard work. His focus and motivation to constantly seek out opportunities
to improve are to be commended and his is a model for success to be
emulated.”
Overall, the
Coyotes finished fifth as a team, medaling in a very competitive region. The
host Alice Coyotes claimed the Regional championship and the automatic bid
to the Texas state competition that goes with it. The Coyotes must now await
the release of all team scores in the state to determine if they have
qualified for an at-large bid to the state meet.
Butler was
very pleased with the results. “This program has come a very long way in a
very short period of time. This weekend was a giant step forward. The tests
were much more difficult this year than in years past and virtually every
other school in our region saw scores much, much lower than last year, while
our scores improved significantly. Regardless of what happens with at-large
bids, our students served notice to the region that we are a rising force to
be reckoned with for some time to come. I could not be more proud of every
single member of this competition team.”
Other
Coyotes receiving awards at the meet were senior Rick Benavidez, who
finished second in the Varsity division in both Economics and Mathematics
and senior Javi Ruiz, who finished second in Mathematics.
Wong also
received a medal for being the Coyotes’ highest overall individual Honors
division scorer. Sophomore William Southerland medaled for highest overall
individual Scholastic division score, and senior Trace Horn medaled for
highest individual Varsity overall score.
Also
competing for Uvalde were: senior Neil Tobias and junior Garrett Courtney in
the Honors division, and sophomore Cassy Canales and senior Nicole English
in the Scholastic division. Sophomore Briana Vasquez is the team alternate.
Uvalde County
Commissioners Break Ground on New Jail

Staff photo by Mario Rangel
Pictured (left to right) former
Uvalde County Sheriff Kenneth Kelley, County Commissioner Jesse Moreno,
former Sheriff Beaumont Watkins, County Commissioners Jerry Bates and Danny
Sanchez, County Judge Bill Mitchell, project architect John Graves,
architect associate Ames Fender, construction manager Gary McClure, County
Treasurer Joni Deorsam, Sheriff Charles Mendeke and County Attorney John
Dodson.
Construction work on the future Uvalde County Jail is already underway.
Uvalde County Commissioners were joined by law enforcement, architects and
construction contractors for the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning
at the site which is behind the present-day Uvalde County Fairgrounds stock
barns.

Work on the 212-bed facility is expected to take about 17 months.

Uvalde
Night with the Spurs

Photo courtesy of Wendy Speer
Pictured at "Uvalde Night with the Spurs" from Jan. 31 game,
Spurs vs Nuggets are L-R: Joaquin Watson, Biggest Spurs Fan in
Uvalde Contest Winner; Jack Cuchran, Spurs Rep; Wendy Speer, Chamber
Director; Glenda Nelson, Chamber Member.
UIL District Realignment
Uvalde
school district football and basketball teams are aligned with
three new schools after the district announced its realignment
Monday, February 2nd. The Coyotes and Lobos will now face Boerne
Champion, Kerrville-Tivy and North side Brennan in addition to three
teams that will remain in the district, Medina Valley, Harlandale
and McCollum.
Pleasanton and Floresville have been move to a 3-A classification
and San Antonio Southside is now in District 29-4A.
Rushing-Estes-Knowles Adds New Service for
Bereaved Families

Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce officials join Uvalde Road Runners
and Chili Peppers in cutting the ribbon on the new
Rushing-Estes-Knowles Funeral Home Family Center, located behind the
funeral home. The center was added to the business to accommodate
families without church homes and
places to gather after funeral services for their loved ones.
Funeral home officials say the center will provide a place where
such families can gather to eat and have fellowship with one
another.
UHS Hi-Steppers Dance Clinic set for
Feb. 6, 2010

Hi-Steppers - Yolanda Marquez, Valerie Cervantes, and Deya
Lozano visit Uvalde Radio Friday morning.
UHS Hi-Steppers will
be providing their 2nd Annual Dance Clinic for Girls. Dance Clinic
is held Saturday February 6th for girls 2nd thru 4th grade only.
Registration Fee is Twenty Dollars. Only accepting the first 50
girls. For more information: Call Uvalde High School at 591-2950.
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