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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