GOOD THINGS

May 2015

Shy-Annes Spring Show

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VIKINGATHLETICS

Gold medals

Swimming

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.

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VIKINGATHLETICS

Powerlifting

Basketball
Boys Basketball
Area round of the
Playoffs
13-1 District
Record

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.

Girls Basketball
Bi-District round
of the Playoffs
17-16 Overall
Record

Signing Day

Football
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VIKINGATHLETICS

VIKING WRESTLING
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 tournamentchampion Huntsville, which
scored 253.5.
Kenny Kelley won the 285pound 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.

NEWSPAPER ILPC COMPETITION

The Norseman staff competed in
the ILPC state contest this
semester. Awards were announced
this weekend. The print edition of
the paper earned the highest honor.
Print Edition
Distinguished Merit (highest
honor)
Jesse Baxter: Honorable Mention
News Writing
Mariah Guerrero: Honorable
Mention News Feature Writing
Lucy Raleigh: Honorable Mention
Sports News Writing
Alanis King: Honorable Mention
Personal Opinion Column
Andy Ramirez: Honorable

Mention In-Depth News/Feature

Story
Staff: 3rd Place Headlines
Online Edition
Award of Achievement
Val Arriaga: 2nd Place Sports
Feature
Alanis King: Honorable Mention
Sports Feature
Val Arriaga: 1st Place
Entertainment Review
Emily Nash: Honorable Mention
Personal Column
Emily Nash: 2nd Place Personal
Opinion Column
Staff: 2nd Place Social Media

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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.

ACADEMIC UIL

The academic UIL team competed in

the district tournament held at
Huntsville High School on Sat. April
11. The following students took home
awards:
Douglas Edge Current Issues: 5th
Andy Ramirez Editorial Writing:
1st*, Feature Writing: 2nd
Jesse Baxter Feature Writing: 4th,
News Writing: 3rd*
Robert Morgan Feature Writing: 6th,
News Writing: 5th
Ben Gerzik Literary Criticism: 1st*
Jesse Baxter placed 6th at Region in
News Writing.

Color Guard
The color guard participated
in the WGI World
Championship and placed
11th out of 122 teams.

VIKINGART

Varsity color guard also

competed in the Texas Color
Guard Circuit State
Championships at Reed
Arena. For the second year in
the row they earned the gold
medal and are the
Champions of the Scholastic
National A division.

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CHOIR SOLO & ENSEMBLE

VIKING INDOOR PERCUSSION

On 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)

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.

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)

VOCAL LEGACY

VIP earned a spot in the finals competition Saturday

night and finished in 4th place and earned their highest
recorded score, 79.1

VIKING BAND
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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SkillsUSA and FCCLA

Computer Programing
Applied Engineering-4th Place
Austin Carter
Danielle Van Orman
Alex Tag
Thomas Schwalen
Video Game Design-2nd Place*
Cread Dotson
Danielle Van Orman
Clancy Fisher

Automotive Skills
Diesel Hands-On Service-1st Place*
Josue Salazar
Automotive Tool ID Contest
4th Place Travis Rosati
8th Place Omar Gomez
10th Place Josue Salazar

Automotive Service Projects

1st Place Carlos Campo*
1st Place Emilio Rocha*
Culinary
1st Place Travis Rosati*
Cake Decorating
1st Place Jacob Waggoner*
Loghan Jordan Superior Rating*
1st Place Erick Moreno*
1st Place Mariano Quintero*
Cosmetology
1st Place Alberto Yanez*
Cosmetology Quiz Bowl-2nd place* 1st Place Omar Gomez*
Lori Flores, Annais Acuna, Melissa
Medina, Maria Tirado, Diana
Criminal Justice
Guerrero
Building Search-4th place
Sam Thomas, Trevor Noel, &
Cosmetology Hair Skills-4th place
Austine Santos
Janet Martinez- State Qualified
Design
Nail Art-4th place
Ad Design Projects-Best in Show*
Annais Acuna- State Qualified
Valeria Mendoza
Jorge Rico
Nail Care-4th place
Dalia Pineda- State Qualified
Ad Design Projects-Excellent Rating
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- Excellent
Maria Ruiz, Antwone Wallace
Lilibeth Vazquez
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Coleman Pruitt
Ad Design On-Site Contest-4th
Valeria Mendoza
Photography
Autumn Korthanke 2nd place*
Madison Hines 4th place*
FCCLA
Hospitality - 1st
Keandra Garrison and Adriana
Valentine
Fashion Construction - 6th
Morgan Escobar