TAPPS Academic State Championship Three-Peat

TAPPS Academic State Championship Three-Peat
by Lisa Mazat, TAPPS Academic coach

From Monday, March 23, to Wednesday, March 25, nearly 40 Bishop Lynch High School students competed in 17 academic and speech events to defend our state championship. The academic victory was led by a dominant performance in the humanities, highlighted by an incredible 1-2-3 sweep in Spelling! Our scholars further excelled in Spanish, Current Events, Social Studies, Literary Criticism, and Ready Writing, alongside a key placement in Number Sense. These results, combined with our competitive efforts in Advanced Math, TAPPS Math, Calculator, and Science, provided the points needed to secure Bishop Lynch's third consecutive state title.

Our Speech Team was equally unstoppable, commanding the stage with a powerhouse showing across every category. From the emotional depth of Prose and Poetry Interpretation to the sharp wit of Original Oratory, Persuasive Speaking, and Solo and Duet Acting, our performers proved they are the best in the state.

• Noah Bianchi (6th - literary criticism)
• Lucy Ciarochi (7th - original oratory)
• Charles DeVoss (8th - current events)
• Emily Duke (6th - poetry interpretation)
• Dylan Farina (1st - current events, 5th - social studies)
• Valeria Gonzalez (4th - Spanish)
• Jani Guardado (2nd - Spanish)
• Cade Hicks (4th - persuasive speaking)
• Ciara Inman (5th - ready writing, 2nd spelling, 5th - literary criticism)
• Shannon Inman (1st - spelling, 2nd - social studies)
• Lauren Johnson (2nd - prose interpretation)
• Olivia McGuire (3rd - spelling)
• Joseph Merchant (3rd - solo acting, 8th - duet acting)
• Kaley Oltsmanns (4th - number sense)
• Arturo Pascal (8th - duet)
• Madison Stirling (7th - poetry interpretation)
• JD Ternet (6th - social studies)
• Natalia Vega (5th - original oratory)
• Millie Worrall (8th - literary criticism)