Giddings High School

The UIL Academics team competed at the Region 3 UIL Academic meet at SFA University this past weekend. The UIL team is the overall Region 3 Runner-up.
The Accounting and Spelling team are the region 3 champions and will compete at the UIL state meet along with individuals Brandon Burgdorf for Computer Science and Dylan deShetler for Literary Criticism. Congratulations to these students!!

Results
Spelling and Vocabulary: Alisson Laris- regional champion, David Rodriguez-2nd place, and 1st place team and state qualifiers-Alisson, David, Sadie Locke, and James Kuehl
Accounting: Sharron Adair-regional champion, Tanner Morse-2nd place, Kevyn Cowen-5th place, Michael Vargas-6th place, and 1st place team and state qualifiers-Sharron, Tanner, Kevyn, and Michael
Computer Science: Brandon Burgdorf-2nd place and state qualifier, William Meuth-6th place, and 2nd place team-Brandon, William, Matthew Alexander, and Hunter Jacobs
Literary Criticism: Dylan deShetler-2nd place and state qualifier, and 2nd place team-Dylan, Kirsten Guillory, Kayleigh Barnes, and Gabriel Bailey
Science: Allyson Dowell-6th place and 2nd Biology scorer, and 3rd place team-Allyson, Dylan deShetler, Jason Shin, Khonni Caldwell, and Beau Barrager

Last section of EOC testing this week with Algebra 1. Prom will also be this Saturday at the Silos, it's another great week at Buffalo Nation!

Good Luck to our UIL Academics Regional qualifiers as they head to SFA today to compete tomorrow in a variety of events! Be on the lookout for this weekend's results! Go Buffs!

Good Luck to our State Bound BBQ teams today as they head to Quarry Park in Granite Shoals for the competition this weekend! Go represent GHS and bring back the hardware! Go Buffs!

Today is Administrative Professionals' Day, and GHS is lucky to have some of the best around! Thank you to these 4 wonderful ladies for all y'all do to keep things running smooth at GHS! We appreciate everything y'all do for the students and staff of GHS!

A lot on the calendar this week. Biology EOC is this week, make sure your student is well rested and has a good breakfast. Check the calendar for more important dates!

EOC testing begins this week with English 1 starting on Thursday. Please make sure your student is well rested and has a great breakfast.

Happy Paraprofessional Day to our very own, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Rivera, Mrs. Irwin, and Mrs. Becerra. We thank you for all your dedication to GHS and our students day in and day out!

Remind there is No School this Friday, April 3rd and Monday, April 6th. Enjoy the 4 day Easter weekend!

The UIL Academics team traveled to Blinn College at Brenham on Friday, March 27. 55 students competed in multiple events and they did an awesome job representing GHS. We scored 540 points from all of the events that competed last week and this earned GHS UIL the title of District Champs!! (The second place team had 369 points.) There were a record number of first place teams and regional qualifiers. The students and coaches have done a great job this year, please congratulate them.

UIL DISTRICT MEET RESULTS

Number Sense
Blaise Windorski–5th place

Social Studies
2nd place team: Ryan Shoemaker, Khonni Caldwell, Tyler Royal, and Conrad Siegmund
Ryan Shoemaker–3rd place and Regional Qualifier
Tyler Royal–4th place
Khonni Caldwell–5th place


Ready Writing
Arianna Everett–5th place

Persuasive Speaking
Caitlyn Grange–1st place and Regional Qualifier

Accounting
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Sharron Adair, Tanner Morse, Kevyn Cowen, and Michael Vargas

Sharron Adair–1st place
Tanner Morse–2nd place
Kevyn Cowen–3rd place
Michael Vargas–4th place
Braulio Herrera–6th place

Calculator Applications
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Landry Mutscher, Ashley Galicia, Krystal Gonzalez, and Mya Martinez

Landry Mutscher–1st place
Ashley Galicia–2nd place
Krystal Gonzalez–3rd place
Mya Martinez–4th place
Alexa Mueller–5th place

Current Issues and Events
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Fabiola Moreno, Nayeli Flores, Tyler Royal, Gloria Padron, and Michaela Moore

Fabiola Moreno–2nd place
Nayeli Flores–5th place

Literary Criticism
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Dylan deShetler, Kirsten Guillory, Kayleigh Barnes, and Gabriel Bailey

Dylan deShetler–2nd place
Kirsten Guillory–3rd place
Kayleigh Barnes–6th place

Mathematics
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Jason Shin, Lucy Meachen, Dominic Montoya, and Maylin Caldera

Jason Shin–2nd place
Lucy Meachen–4th place
Dominic Montoya–5th place

Spelling
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Alisson Laris, David Rodriguez, Sadie Locke, and Edgar Cardenas

Alisson Laris–1st place
David Rodriguez–2nd place
Sadie Locke-3rd place
Edgar Cardenas-4th place
James Kuehl–5th place


Science
1st place team and Regional Qualifiers–Dylan deShetler, Jason Shin, Allyson Dowell, Khonni Caldwell, and Beau Barrager

Dylan deShelter–1st place and top Physics score
Jason Shin-3rd place and top Biology score

UIL Computer Science competed at the district meet yesterday, March 24th.
The computer science team took first place and will advance to regionals.
Individually the students took 1s-4th place.
Results are below. They did an awesome job representing GHS!!
Please congratulate them when you see them.

Individual awards
1st - Brandon Burgdorf
2nd - Matthew Alexander
3rd - WIlliam Mueth
4th - Hunter Jacobs

Programming:
1st - Team: 290
Brandon, Hunter, Matthew, and William

UIL Journalism competed Monday, March 23 at the district meet.
4 students are advancing to the regional meet on April 25 at Stephen F. Austin.
Please congratulate these students, they have done an excellent job representing Giddings HS.

Results:

News Writing
1st–Naomy Laris (regional qualifier)
3rd–Alisson Laris (regional qualifier)

Feature
5th–Naomy Laris

Headline Writing
6th–Rilynn Creek

Copy Editing
1st–Ayla Droegemueller (regional qualifier)
3rd–Kylee Perry (regional qualifier)

Happy Monday Buffalo Nation, it's going to be a great week!

Parents, Sophomores and Juniors: Do you have a 3.5 high school GPA and interested in joining the prestigious GHS Beta Club? If so, stop by Mrs. Dees' room 108 and pick up an application. If you are accepted as a new member of Beta for the 26-27 school year, you must: 1) Take at least 1 honors, dual credit, dual enrollment, or AP class each semester 2) Maintain a high school GPA of 3.5 3) Perform 5 hours of community service each semester and 4) Participate in the GHS UIL Academic program. Applications are due April 10 to Ms. Huettel in Room B215.

GHS 2025-2026 Yearbooks are on sale now! Don't miss out on all the memories captured this year! Did you know you can create 2 custom pages tailored to your student? For FREE! Grab yours today!! Scan the QR code or click the link below!

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Welcome back Buffalo Nation. We are in the last 9 weeks of the school year with a lot of events on the horizon! Go Buffs!

On February 28th, members of the Giddings High School Beta Club volunteered at the Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Gala. They prepared and served cobbler with ice cream to attendees, cleaned up trash, and thanked the firefighters for their service. The Beta Club members are very grateful for the opportunity to give back to the Giddings Volunteer Firefighters who do so much for this community!

Reminder, Friday March 6th will not be an early dismissal day. Friday is also the end of the 3rd nine weeks. Spring Break is from 3/7-3/15.

Tonight, Don't miss the UIL One Act Play preview night in the Cafetorium at 6pm! Catch a glimpse of the show before they take it on the road to the district meet next week in Navasota!