Two From LHS Headed to State UIL

Thirty-two students represented La Grange High School at the UIL Regional Academic Meet at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches on Saturday, April 17. Eight students earned medals and two of those students will advance to the State meet. Pictured, left: Landon von Minden (2nd place individual, Current Issues & Events) and Amanda Urban (1st place individual, Current Issues & Events). Urban & von Minden will advance to the UIL State Academic Meet on Saturday, May 1 at Liberty Hill High School. The Current Issues & Events team is coached by Melanie Bertsch. Below, UIL regional medalists. Pictured: From left, Kylee Kelley, 5th place Ready Writing, Coach Laurie Stork; Anna Eichler, 6th place News Writing, Coach Lucy Carr; Katie Gray, 4th place (alternate to State) Copy Editing, Coach Lucy Carr; Gus Herbrich, 6th place Copy Editing & 6th place Number Sense, Coaches Lucy Carr & David Cooper; Urban, 1st place individual & 2nd place Current Issues & Events team; von Minden, 2nd place individual & 2nd place Current Issues & Events team; Emma Allbritton, 2nd place Current Issues & Events team; Ella Pineda, 2nd place Current Issues & Events team.