Four Granbury High School students are headed to the UIL state academic meet after advancing from regional competition on April 16-17at Saginaw High School.
State qualifiers from GHS are Nathan Gibson (current issues and events), Carter McKay (social studies), Madalyn Rickert (social studies) and Jonathan Rositas (science and chemistry).
Alternates are Alexander Funk (literary criticism), Kate Davis (prose interpretation), Jaydin Riley (persuasive speaking) and Jordyn Stevens (ready writing).
GHS placed third overall – only behind Abilene Wylie and Lubbock – among all Class 5A schools in Region I.
Students in the top three individual places qualify for the state meet, as do all members of a first-place team.
Students placing at the regional event were:
The UIL state meet will be held on Saturday, May 1, at hub sites across the state, with Granbury students competing at Brock High School.