Top photo: Lampasas High School students preparing for the UIL District Academic Meet include, front row from left, Monique Ferrer and Alexandra Scheller; back row from left, Kathie Dobbs, Emily Kleinburg, Ian Crooks and Kyle Landis. Bottom photo: front row from left, John Anderson, Clay Garrett, Kenneth McGuire, Kelly Rogers and Shelby Randolph; back row from left, Zac Munoz, Katie Hlavaty, Kalyn Hayes and Dustin Bruce. Not pictured: Jacob Armstrong-Kimbrough. The Lampasas High School academic team recently attended a UIL academic practice meet in Burnet.

“The academic and speech team attend many practice meets during the school year to help them prepare for the UIL District Academic Meet set in Marble Falls in March,” said Janet Melton, UIL coordinator.

“We are proud of their efforts, and we are excited at the prospects we see.” The speech team received first-place team at the tournament.

Students will attend two more practice meets before the season comes to a close.

Students placing at the tourna- ment follow.

Jacob Armstrong-Kimbrough, first place, current events team.

John Anderson, first place, crossexamination debate.

Dustin Bruce, first place, Lincoln Douglas debate.

Ian Crooks, third place, accounting, and third place, mathematics.

Kathie Dobbs, first place, literary criticism.

Monique Ferrer, sixth place, literary criticism.

Clay Garrett, seventh place, cross-examination debate.

Kalyn Hayes, sixth place, prose interpretation.

Katie Hlavaty, third place, prose interpretation.

Emily Kleinburg, first place, current events team.

Kyle Landis, fourth place, current events, and first place, current events team.

Kenneth McGuire, third place, Lincoln-Douglas debate.

Zac Munoz, seventh place, cross-examination debate.

Shelby Randolph, first place, cross-examination debate.

Kelly Rogers, second place, poetry interpretation.

Alexandra Scheller, first place, biology.