Three teenage boys sitting at a lunch table in a school cafeteria, smiling at the camera. The boy on the left wears a green jacket and has a black water bottle and earbuds; the middle boy wears a maroon "Boston" hoodie; the boy on the right wears a gray Penn State hoodie and has curly hair. On the table are Chick-fil-A food, drinks, notebooks, pens, and a large cardboard box. In the background, there's a colorful mural with eagles and buildings, empty cafeteria tables, and an American flag.

Ysleta HS Shines at UIL Academic Contest!

Ysleta High School

March 29, 2026

Ysleta High School students delivered outstanding performances at this year’s UIL Academic Contest in the 2-4A district. The team earned Second Place Overall Sweepstakes and claimed First Place for the Overall Speech Team, directed by Mr. Ryan Tune.Several students earned top individual honors and will represent Ysleta High School at the regional competition later this month:

JORDYN VILLAREAL

1st place/TEAM advancing for spelling

CURRENT ISSUES AND EVENTS, SPELLING

DAHLIA ORNELAS

1st place

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING/PROSE

AMY HERNANDEZ

2nd place

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

ISAAC NEVAREZ

3rd place

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

SOFIA TREJO

2nd place

PERSUASIVE SPEAKING

DEVIN PROMESSE

1st place/TEAM advancing for spelling

POETRY INTERPRETATION/SPELLING

ANDREW FLORES

2nd place

POETRY INTERPRETATION

SHELBY GARCIA

TEAM advancing for spelling

SPELLING

SEBASTIAN MENDOZA

1st place

READY WRITING

AUBREY LUEVANO

TEAM advancing for spelling

SPELLING