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In the HeightsIn the HeightsGOOD THINGSMarch 2015

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Senior Harrison Jones won two gold medals, while freshman Julia Cook won a gold and a bronze at the Jamail Texas Swim Center.

Harrison won the 100-yard butterfly with a body-length lead at the finish for a time of 48.54 seconds. He also won the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:49.95.

Cook took the lead off the turn in the 50 freestyle and won with a time of 23.50. She also finished third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.23.

Gold medalsGold medalsSwimmingSwimming

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BasketballBasketballPowerliftingPowerlifting

Signing DaySigning Day

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FootballFootball

BHS finished 12th out of 24 teams at Regional powerlifting meet.

Kaitlyn Harris earned 3rd place in the 114 lb class.

Racquel Blue earned 5th place in the 220+ class. She will advance to the state meet a qualifying total of 870 lbs.

Boys Basketball

Area round of the Playoffs

13-1 District Record

Girls Basketball

Bi-District round of the Playoffs

17-16 Overall Record

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The Shy-Annes attended a dance competition in Killeen and earned 17 awards.Solo Awards:2nd Runner up: Grace Wall1st Runner up: (Tie between Baylea Johnson and Macy Ponzio)WINNER: Destinee VargasTeam and Ensemble Awards:- Academic Champions 1st PLACE (Team GPA avg. of 3.466)- 3 small officer ensembles took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place- Team Sweepstakes- Team Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence- 3 Judges awards for Pom, Jazz and Hip-hop- Best Overall Technique- Best Overall Presentation- Best Overall Precision- Best Overall Choreography

ACADEMIC UIL COMPETITIONConsol Invitational

Editorial WritingRobert Morgan – 5th PlaceJesse Baxter – 6th PlaceHeadline WritingRobert Morgan – 2nd PlaceJesse Baxter – 5th PlaceLiterary CriticismBen Gerzik – 2nd PlaceBen Gerzik, Lilly Chilek, Natalie Fisher – 2nd Place Team

Ready WritingNatalie Fisher – 3rd PlaceLilly Chilek – 6th PlaceSciencePatrick Blumenthal – 3rd PlacePoetryRobert Badgett III – 6th Place

MRC InvitationalReady WritingLilly Chilek – 3rd PlaceBen Gerzik – 6th Place

The boys finished second in the District 10-5A wrestling tournament and advanced 10 of 14 wrestlers to region. Bryan scored 250.5 points to finish behind tournament-champion Huntsville, which scored 253.5. Kenny Kelley won the 285-pound division while Aaron Salinas (106), David Frazier (126) and John Quinonez (152) placed second. Other regional qualifiers from

Bryan include Larry Duron (113), Spencer Pierce (120) and Cooper McCall (145), who all finished third and Thomas Rojas (132), Jackson Ross (182) and Ezra Hernandez (195), who placed fourth. Reggie Richardson placed sixth at 220. The boys wrestling team finished 10th as a team with 85 points at the Class 5A Region III tournament Saturday at the Berry Center.

John Quinonez (152), Ezra Hernandez (195) and Kenny Kelley (285) all qualified for the state tournament next weekend to lead the Vikings. Hernandez placed second in his weight division while Quinonez took third and Kelley earned a fifth-place finish. Also placing for the Vikings over the weekend were Aaron Salinas (106) at sixth and Jackson Ross (182) and sixth.

SHY-ANNES

VIKINGATHLETICS VIKING WRESTLING

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Viking Indoor Percussion had a program-best performance at the Winter Guard International Houston Percussion Regional held at Dekaney High School in Spring on Saturday.

VIP earned a spot in the finals competition Saturday night and finished in 4th place and earned their highest recorded score, 79.1

CHOIR SOLO & ENSEMBLEOn February 19th choir students competed in UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest.-107 students competed-79 received a division one rating (the highest mark)-41 qualified for State Solo & Ensemble Contest in May-30 of the State qualifiers are (Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen)

The following students earned a division 1 ranking and qualified for state:Albright, Dillon (11)Anderson, Myles (10)Badgett, Robert (11)Badillo, Victoria (11)Ballard, Andrew (12)Butt, Amina (10)Chilek, Lilly (12)Crawford, Cassidy (11)Duane, Caleb (10)Edge, Doug (12)Farris, Kailey (10)Fisher, Natalie (12)Flores, Rebecah (10)

Gallego, Kaleigh (11)Graves, Brittany (11)Gutierrez, Marco (11)Henry, Addie (12)Herman, Witt (10)Hicks, John (10)Hirschler, Frances (11)Johnson, Clifton (10)Jones, Erica (11)Jones, Taylor (10)Krauter, Jaime (11)Magby, Chris (12)McGee, Grayson (10)Morgan, Patric (11)Peterson, Bethany (11)Potts, Avery (11)Pustejovsky, John (11)Rosas, Saori (12)Rosser, Taylor (11)Saenz, Victoria (12)Snelgrove, Jenna (10)Stewart, Dakoda (10)Stratton, Max (11)Svatek, Katie (12)Tarver, Robyn (12)Waggoner, Jordan (10)Wallis, Luke (9)

VIKING INDOOR PERCUSSION

More than ninety Viking Band students participated in the UIL North Zone Solo & Ensemble Contest hosted at University High School\

Fourteen students earned the right to compete at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin in May of this year. They are:

Valeria Arriaga (12)Kendall Callen (11)Thomas Gusewelle (12)Addie Henry (12)Gayle Konderla (12)Jessica Kramr (11)Matthew Miller (12)Darius Miranda-Sohrabji (11)Allison Ottaway (10)Edgar Rodriguez (11)Jackson Ross (12)Thomas Schwalen (11)Morgan Torres (11)Martha Vilas (12)

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Computer ProgramingApplied Engineering-4th PlaceAustin CarterDanielle Van OrmanAlex TagThomas Schwalen

Video Game Design-2nd Place*Cread DotsonDanielle Van OrmanClancy Fisher

CulinaryCake Decorating Loghan Jordan – Superior Rating*

CosmetologyCosmetology Quiz Bowl-2nd place*Lori Flores, Annais Acuna, Melissa Medina, Maria Tirado, Diana Guerrero

Cosmetology Hair Skills-4th placeJanet Martinez- State Qualified

Nail Art-4th placeAnnais Acuna- State Qualified

Nail Care-4th placeDalia Pineda- State Qualified

Best of Show Innovative Salon*Brianna Charles, Lexuz Equia, Elisa Arias, Daphne Benson

Job Exhibits*Annais Acuna, Jacqueline Bernal, Daphne Benson, Diana Guerrero, Maria Lopez, Melissa Medina, Daphne Sanchez, Maria Tirado, Elizabeth Turrubiartes (Seniors)Mia Fuller, Tierca Moore, QiaChassity Ford, Sonia Rios (Juniors )

Job Exhibits- ExcellentMaria Ruiz, Antwone Wallace Lilibeth Vazquez

Automotive SkillsDiesel Hands-On Service-1st Place* Josue Salazar

Automotive Tool ID Contest4th Place – Travis Rosati8th Place – Omar Gomez10th Place – Josue Salazar

Automotive Service Projects1st Place – Carlos Campo*1st Place – Emilio Rocha*1st Place – Travis Rosati*1st Place – Jacob Waggoner*1st Place – Erick Moreno*1st Place – Mariano Quintero*1st Place – Alberto Yanez*1st Place – Omar Gomez*

Criminal JusticeBuilding Search-4th placeSam Thomas, Trevor Noel, & Austine Santos

DesignAd Design Projects-Best in Show*Valeria MendozaJorge Rico

Ad Design Projects-Excellent RatingColeman Pruitt

Ad Design On-Site Contest-4thValeria Mendoza

PhotographyAutumn Korthanke 2nd place* Madison Hines 4th place*

FCCLAHospitality - 1stKeandra Garrison and Adriana Valentine

Fashion Construction - 6thMorgan Escobar

SkillsUSA and FCCLA