The TLCA HS Speech and Debate team took home the district championship at the District meet today.
The following students are advancing to regionals:
Jasmine Smith- 1st poetry, 1st extemp
Kate Moore- 1st prose
Khyleigh Coffey- 2nd extemp
Victoria Morales- 3rd prose
Keelyn Wheeler- 3rd extemp
Caitlyn Nguyen- 4th poetry (alternate), 4th extemp (alternate)
Congratulations! We are proud of our Eagles!

Before spring break a group of our students competed in TLCA's first Science Olympiad regional tournament, we have received the official results. While we didn't contest enough events to compete for a spot at state, we did have some fantastic successes in the events we did enter, particularly for a new team. We wanted to share some highlights from our results and ask you to join me in congratulating these students on their achievements.
Ecology - 2nd place
Melissa Duffer & Harmony Russell

Optics - 1st place
Amy Dewall & Parker Miller

Write It / Do It (a technical writing competition) - 4th place
Chloe Abercrombie & Melissa Duffer

Picture This (a science vocabulary event) - 4th place
Anissa Mason & Kaitlyn Neely

TLCA High School students win district championship for Cross Examination debate today 2/9/2017. Bringing home 1st and 3rd places at the meet!
1st place winning team and state qualifiers: Sadie Reyes and Kate Moore,3rd place winning team and state alternates: Caitlyn Nguyen and Jasmine Smith
Top speaker for district meet: Jasmine Smith
State meet will be held March 13-14 at the University of Texas in Austin. Way to go team!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE TLCA HS EAGLE BAND MEMBERS:
Caleb Ricks - Trumpet Solo received a 1 (qualified for State)
Jaydon Gomez, Tyler Stiles, Gabriel Rangel, and Zach Martinez
Sax Quartet received a 1 (qualified for State)
Tyler Stiles - Sax Solo received a 1 (not memorized)
Alexis Harper - Flute Solo received a 1 (not memorized)
Gabriel Rangel - Sax Solo received a 2 (not memorized)
These students have worked very hard to attain this distinction and
represented TLCA with all the standards this school stands for.
Thanks to Mr. Stewart and Mr. Patterson for their dedication to
the Band Program at TLCA.

Congratulations to TLCA High School student Caleb Ricks for making school history.
He is the first student from TLCA to make State in
the ATSSB. He qualified for State by playing trumpet for the Association of Texas Small School Bands. He will attend the
TMEA Convention in San Antonio and play with the other State
Qualifiers in the Honors Band on Feb.11th, accompanied by
Homer Stewart, the TLCA Band Director. This is an fine example of someone who is dedicated and committed to the ideals that we at TLCA, support.