Dateline: January 22, 2009

Hedley UIL group competes at West Texas Invitational

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Hedley High School’s UIL academic teams had a good start to the 2009 season with a strong showing at the West Texas High School Invitational meet in Stinnett last Saturday. The Science team placed first, led by Dylan Pettit, Pete Howard, and Reid Copelin. They finished 2nd, 3rd, and 6th individually in the contest, and Pettit won the Chemistry portion of the test. Kailee Burton (8th), Joey Allen (15th), Kayla Elam (18th), and Sierra Shelp (19th) also did well out of 58 contestants. The Calculator Applications team was 2nd place overall, with Amber Burnam coming in 2nd individually and Elizabeth Garcia placing 8th.  Katrina Johnson, Cheyenne Kosachata, and Sierra Shelp rounded out the team. The Social Studies team also placed 2nd, with Marlee Sargent placing 4th and Benedikt Grieger placing 5th. Number Sense and Mathematics teams placed 4th in the contest involving 13 schools, including Borger, Pampa, River Road, Perryton, Dalhart, West Texas, and Canadian.  Competitors in these events included Dylan Pettit (6th Number Sense), Pete Howard, Sarah Kwon (6th Mathematics), Amber Burnam, Katrina Johnson, Joey Allen, and Reid Copelin. Also competing for Hedley were Patricia Valles, Ethan Naylor, Sierra Shelp, and Kayla Elam  in Current Issues and Events, and Laura Howard, who competed in Spelling. Hedley was the smallest school in the competition, so sponsors feel good about their teams as they prepare for district competition March 31st in Silverton. The next contest for the students is February 14th at Canadian.