Student Recognitions Presenter: Rick Kirkpatrick Description: What a year. Tonight we are recognizing students from across campuses and extra-curricular and co-curricular activities for their exemplary performance in their respective competitions. Congratulations to the 8th Grade Boys Tennis Team for winning the district championship. This marks the fourth district championship for the 8th grade b

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IV.A. Student Recognitions Presenter: Rick Kirkpatrick Description: What a year. Tonight we are recognizing students from across campuses and extra-curricular and co-curricular activities for their exemplary performance in their respective competitions. Congratulations to the 8th Grade Boys Tennis Team for winning the district championship. This marks the fourth district championship for the 8th grade boys this year (Cross Country, Football, Track, and Tennis). What a year and we can't wait to see you all playing again next year at the high school level. Congratulations also to Liam Scales and Madelyn Gola for winning the district tennis mixed doubles championship. The dominance continues for these student athletes. For the fifth consecutive year, the Florence High School Band made school history and earned the UIL Sweepstakes award at the UIL Region 32 Concert and Sight Reading Contest. The band received straight one division ratings from all three judges on the concert stage and all three judges in the sight-reading room. Congratulations especially to the senior members of the band, as they are the second class in a row to go through all four years of high school earning sweepstakes. Special congratulations to Dr. Peter Acosta and Ms. Alexis Davis for their leadership, guidance, and dedication in making our band the best around! Congratulations to Sarah Bell. She competed against 40 other students in the Region 1 Editorial Writing Academic Contest held at Abilene Christian University. Sarah finished 3rd overall for the entire region and advanced to the academic state meet in Austin. Congratulations to Sarah and good luck at the State UIL Academic Competition. Congratulations to the following track athletes who qualified for the UIL Regional Track Meet. Ella Morrison competed in the 3200m run and the 1600m run while Adaliz Benitez competed in the 400m run. Ella Morrison finished in 5th place in the 3200m run capping off a strong and consistent season. She closed out her Florence Track career with a personal best performance in the 1600m run and a 9th place finish. Several track athletes also earned the right to represent Florence High School at the Area Track Meet. Congratulations to these track team members for a great season: 3200m - Ella Morrison and Alondra Martinez 1600m - Ella Morrison 800m - Sara Koch 100m - Khloe Hardy 400m - Adaliz Benitez 200m - Brooklyn Stanfield 4x200m Relay - Khloe Hardy, Sophia Koch, Chaztin Futrell, and Brooklyn Stanfield No to be outdone, the following boys track team members also qualified for the Area Track Meet: High Jump - Gavynn Moore 3200m - Parker Jamison-Goff 1600m - Parker Jamison-Goff 300m Hurdles - Ty-Rhythm Nunez 100m - Yoel Ybarra 4x100m Relay - Gavynn Moore, Cristian Rosas, Kaden Moss, and Yeal Ybarra 4x200m Relay - Cristian Rosas, Kaden Moss, Jayden Fuentes, and Eduardo Rios-Reyes Softball ended a very successful season in the Bidistrict Round of the playoffs, falling to Merkel in 2 out of 3 games.