PHS hosted an Invitational UIL competition on February 11th. Around 30 schools showed up to participate and compete. This big event had many students nervous, as they were going against many others. 

Overall all of the PHS students did a fantastic job in their competitions. It was a trivial event that all of the students took with strive. Applause to all the students who participated. Many of them gave their best and 9 students were able to place in multiple events. 

PHS is expected to host the annual UIL district competition, which the coordinator, Mr. Levy, is greatly excited about.

Mr. Levy, the UIL coordinator, expressed his excitement about hosting the district competition.

¨We´ve seen a lot of improvement in a lot of different events, especially journalism, this year. So I´m really excited to see where you guys (students) take us and see if we can win a district championship,¨ Levy said.

Anyone interested in volunteering at the district competition can contact Mr. Levy for more information.

The list below shows the students who placed in their selected competitions:

Storytelling: 

Samantha Cerda: 1st

Diana Santiago: 3rd

Andrik Barriga: 5th

Impromptu: 

Emily Serrano-Pireda: 2nd

Current Issues & Events:

Noah Hawver: 3rd

Headline:

Jackie Hernandez: 4th

Prose:

Diana Santiago: 5th

Poetry:

Bella Graham: 5th

Informative Speaking:

Rose Kasprzyk: 6th