Age: 14

Grade: 9th

Event: Spelling and Vocabulary

How long you've been competing in UIL: 1 year

What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: How we have to memorize every dash, hyphen, and capitalization on every word!

First thing you'll do when you win: Call my parents to tell them the great news!

Past honors in the event: 5th place at District, 1st place team at Regionals

Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: JV tennis team, honor band

College plans: I would like to attend a business school and become a business major.

Birthplace: Houston, Texas

One thing your parents, a sibling or even a best friend might not know about you: My plan about turning my sister's room into my suite when she leaves for college. J