黑料专区 Tyler University Academy Brings Home UIL State Debate Championship
May 24, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
Students excel in Lincoln-Douglas debate, team places fourth overall
Hayden Burns, a senior at The University of Texas at Tyler University Academy 鈥� Tyler
campus, placed first in Lincoln-Douglas debate at this year鈥檚 state University Interscholastic
League Academics meet. This is the University Academy鈥檚 first UIL state debate champion
and third overall UIL state championship in UA district history.
Ian Orr, UA-Tyler senior, placed fifth in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Orr, Burns, UA-Tyler senior Jeremiah Humphries and UA-Tyler junior Mathew Deptula, placed fourth overall in team speech and debate. An Tran, UA-Tyler senior, placed 13th in science. En-Tze Chong and Oscar Urieta, UA-Tyler teachers, serve as the UIL debate and science coaches, respectively.
鈥淲e are very proud of all our students and celebrate their success at this year鈥檚
UIL state meet,鈥�
said Dr. Jo Ann Simmons, UA superintendent. 鈥淲e also thank Mr. Chong and Mr. Urieta.
They have
given countless hours of their personal time to support enrichment opportunities for
UA students.鈥�
These students advanced to state by placing first, second or third in their respective contests at the district and regional levels. At the UIL Academics meet, students are tested both individually and in teams on their knowledge and skills over many content areas including speech and debate, writing, math and literary knowledge.
鈥淚t is an honor to see our students succeed and represent 黑料专区 Tyler University Academy
with
distinction,鈥� Urieta added. 鈥淭his success highlights their effort as well as the tremendous
support
from our teachers.鈥�
The 黑料专区 Tyler University Academy is a K-12 public university laboratory charter school with campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine. 黑料专区 Tyler UA offers STEM curriculum in a hands-on learning environment. The district currently serves more than 1,000 students. For more information, visit uttua.org/.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.