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SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD and the Board of Trustees recognize and applaud the outstanding achievements of AISD students. Tonight, a special meeting of the Board of Trustees recognizes student success. These recognitions cover a wide variety of skills and awards, and showcase some of the wonderful accomplishments students in the district have made. 

UIL State Swimming and Diving 

Austin High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Grant Reed - fifth place in 200-yard freestyle, sixth place in 100-yard freestyle 

State Wrestling Tournament 

Akins High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Anna Becerra - fifth place in 102-pound weight class 

Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Christian Moreno - third place in 106-pound weight class Riley Gatley - sixth place in 128-pound weight class 

Lanier High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Steve Diaz - fifth place in 220-pound weight class 

LBJ High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Shania Williams - fourth place in 165-pound weight class, Region IV Female Wrestler of the Year for 2015 

McCallum High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Juliana Olivo - second place in 95 -pound weight class Rondal Daniels - fourth place in 138-pound weight class 

2015 Texas Scholastic Chess Championship 

Garza High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Conner McLemore, David Boatwright, James Nye and Gavriel Rachael-Homann - third place 

Texas State Junior Classical League Latin Tournament 

Anderson High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Clio Harralson - third place for Latin Mottos and Quotes, second place for Latin Reading Comprehension Keita Bryce - third place for Latin Sight Recitation, first place for Latin Derivatives 5, first place for Classical Greek Veronika Holm and Will Deleery - third place for Open Certamen Sandra Weber - second place for Latin Reading Comprehension 

Liberal Arts and Science Academy Cass Plowman - first place for Mythology, first place for Academic Decathlon, Level 4 

Small Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Connor Tate - third place for Academic Decathlon, Level 1 

State, National and International Science and Engineering Fairs 

Murchison Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Emilie Cassar - first place, Computer Science, ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair; Qualifier for Broadcom MASTERS Science and Engineering Fair 

Liberal Arts and Science Academy Sai Sameer Pusapaty - first place and Best of Fair, Environmental Science, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Energy Regional Science Festival; Qualifier for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Lily Xu - first place and Best of Fair, Medicine and Health Sciences, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Energy Regional Science Festival; Qualifier for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 

State Youth Art Month Exhibit at the State Capitol 

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Shayna Nowicki, student artist 

Covington Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Natalie Walker, student artist 

Paredes Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Elisabeth Albritton, student artist 

Langford Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Angelina Briseno, student artist 

Youth Art Month 2015 Art T-shirt and Billboard 

Akins High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Rachel Davidson, student artist 

Patton Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Eiman Tauseef, student artist 

National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition Winners 

Liberal Arts and Science Academy Jenna Ma, student artist 

McCallum High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Calla Bordie, student artist Lizzie Fierro, journalism student 

Texas High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Short Film Competition at SXSWedu Film Festival Winners 

Anderson High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ellis Kauffman, Sage McCommas, Meredith Morran and Paxton Tye - Jury Award winner, Film: "It's a Thing" 

Career Competitions 

Lanier High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Cesar Arroyo, Cindy Rojas and Brenda Hernandez - first place in Technology Video 

Akins High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Aaron McInnes - second place in Impromptu Speaking, Human Services Branch Edwin Xeon Gutierrez - second place in Visual Basics for Programming, Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference 

State Thespian Competition 

Crockett High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Andy Gomez, Bobbie Greenough, Daylin Martinez, Libbie Barnes, Jesse Hernandez, David Pena, Casey Calderon-Smith, Sara Luna Newcomer, Samantha Overfelt, Alyssa Arellano and Cameron Smith - first place 

YMCA Youth and Government District Competition 

Ann Richards SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ For Young Women Leaders Maya Nuez - Overall Distinguished Delegate Willa Smith - Model United Nations Distinguished Delgate Maya Messinger - Top 5 Judge Josie MacLean, Libertad Escobar, Oceane Maher, Sadie Brown, Anjali Mani, Chloe Coronado Winn - Top 10 Mock Trial Team, Top Two Showcase Mock Trial Team, Top Texas Mock Trial Team (State Champions) Eliza Marin, Isha Patel, Donovan Olsen, Marissa Gonzales, Delaney Sparks, Katerina Witliff - Top 10 Mock Trial Team Libertad Escobar - Top Defense Attorney (State Champion and Scholarship Recipient) 

Austin High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Noah Genovesi - Outstanding Statesman/Top in State Senate Theo Symonds - Distinguished Delegate/House of Representatives Joseph Smith - Klein-Distinguished Delegate/Model UN 

Texas Forensics Associate State Tournament 

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Alex Estrada and Joseph Estrada - Policy Debate, first place overall, and first and third place respectively 

Anderson High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Nikki Dargahi - first place, Original Oratory 

Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ David Garza - second place, Dramatic Interpretation 

State and National Dance and Drill Team Competitions 

Eastside Memorial High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Alizae Durate, Angel Hernandez, Daniela Flores, Guadalupe Flores, Indiana Govea, Jennifer Perez, Kristal Ibarra, Lilianna Soto, Mai Pham, Marison Piedra, Mary Ortiz, Milca Ekanga and Serena Tijerina - first place, Military and Prop Routine, small team division 

Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Megan Hauck, Katherine Jones, Sarah Maaz, Hannah Parsons and Sydney Zahorik -First Division Awards for Solos Hannah Parsons - first place solo award Micaela Jimenez, Katherine Jones, Sarah Maaz, Hannah Rodriguez and Sydney Zahorik - First Division Awards Cameron Maldonado, Erin Ellis - Best Overall Small Ensemble Cameron Maldonado - Best Overall State for Solo Drill team - second place, Marching Auxiliaries Texas State Competition, Best Ensemble, seniors; first place, Large Team Category, American Dance and Drill Team Lonestar State Championship; GPA Academic Champions, Sweepstakes, Best Overall Technique, Best Overall Presentation, Best Overall Precision and Best Overall Choreography

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