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LHS Students Star at Shiner Shootout Academic Meet

Congratulations to all students who represented La Grange High School at the “Shiner Shootout” UIL academic meet on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Results are: Computer Science - Coach John Pineda

6th place Overall - Gerardo Gomez

Current Events - Coach Melanie Bertsch

2nd place Team - Caleb Stokes, Audrey Green, Trace Chovanec, Emily Dornwell 3rd place Overall - Caleb Stokes

Editorial Writing - Coach Lucy Carr

1st place - Eleanor Carey 6th place - Nora Hunt

Extemporaneous Informative Speaking - Coach Laurie Stork

5th place - Rachel Smith

Extemporaneous Persuasive Speaking - Coach Laurie Stork

4th place - Vanessa Adams 6th place - Oliver Gunn

Feature Writing - Coach Lucy Carr

1st place - Eryn Kutchka

Literary Criticism - Coach Laurie Stork

1st place Team - Eleanor Carey, Lily Banks, Jackson Elliott, Deacon Wick 1st place Overall - Eleanor Carey 5th place Overall - Lily Banks

Mathematics - Coach Megan Schulze

5th place 9th grade - Daisy Castaneda

News Writing - Coach Lucy Carr

6th place - Kathryn Stephens

Number Sense - Coach Barry Donovan

2nd place Team - Oliver Gunn, Gabriel Haverda, Anthony Anzaldua, Kameron Behrens 2nd place Overall & 2nd place 12th Grade - Oliver Gunn 5th place Overall & 2nd place 10th Grade - Gabriel Haverda 6th place 12th Grade - Anthony Anzaldua

Ready Writing - Coach Laurie Stork

5th place - Mercedes Debrock

Science - Coaches Kevin Obkirchner & Lora Cherry 5th place Overall & 2nd place 12th Grade - Jacob Bridgefarmer 2nd place 10th Grade - Cesar Martinez 6th place 10th Grade Nora Hunt 3rd place 9th Grade - Trace Chovanec Social Studies - Coach Sarah Jurk Carey

1st place Team - Eleanor Carey, Caleb Stokes, Jeremiah Lenhart, Grayson Hart, Grayson Owens 1st place Overall - Eleanor Carey; 5th place Overall - Caleb Stokes