What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: waiting for results

 First thing you'll do when you win: jump up and down

 Past honors in the event: 1^st in district both individual and team, 2^nd in region both individual and team

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: Chorus Abilene, Westgate Church of Christ youth group, United Way Youth Council

 College plans: University of Oklahoma, major in meteorology

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: It is completely subjective. It all depends on the judges' opinions.

 Past honors in the event: This is my first year of high school, but when I was in elementary school I placed first every year, and in junior high I placed second each year.

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: I am involved in basketball, one act play, and track and field, where I am also a regional qualifier in pole vault.

 Birthplace: Abilene, TX, but I have lived in Albany, TX my whole life.

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: The most nerve-wracking thing about Spelling + Vocabulary is waiting many hours for results.

 First thing you'll do when you win: If we win, I will celebrate with the team and take dreaded pictures.

 Past honors in the event: Our Spelling and Vocabulary team made it to the state meet my freshman year.

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: I participate in UIL mathematics, number sense, calculator, Bible Drill, and cross-country. Also, I have been nominated and will attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine this summer.

 College plans: My college plans include entering a pre-med program, attending medical school, and pursuing a career in oncology.

 Birthplace: I was born and raised in Albany, Texas.

 One thing your parents, a sibling or even a best friend might not know about you: One thing some may not know about me is that I'm scared to death about my future and expectations.

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Umm...I would have to say when I'm just sitting in the room before we begin.

 First thing you'll do when you win: Hmm...jump up and down for sure.

 Past honors in the event: We placed first at regionals as a team. That was really exciting!

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: I'm not in any other UIL event just spelling. But I am a JV Cheerleader.

 College plans: My college plans are to go to a jr. college first and then go to the University of Texas and become an accountant or a lawyer.

 Birthplace: I was born in Abilene, TX but I have lived in Albany pretty much my whole life.

 One thing your parents, a sibling or even a best friend might not know about you: I don't know if there is anything my family or friends don't know about me.

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: The most nerve-wracking thing about my event is waiting for the results! It drives me insane having to wait so long even though the graders grade as fast as they can. The most challenging thing is studying down to the punctuation mark, literally!

 First thing you'll do when you win: The first thing I did when I won at Regionals was celebrate with my team members and then call my parents. If we do that good at State, I will do the same thing.

 Past honors in the event: Past honors in my participating in Spelling are placing first as a team at Regionals last year in Spelling, placing third individually this year at District, as well as placing third as a team, and placing first as a team this year at Regionals.

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: I am in no other UIL events - one is hard enough for me! My extracurricular activities include Boy Scouts, in which I'm currently an Eagle Scout.

 College plans: I currently have no major college plans except to go to Cisco Junior College to get my basics.

 Birthplace: McAllen, Texas

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: The split-second right before I open the test booklet.

 First thing you'll do when you win: Celebrate with my team.

 Past honors in the event: 1^st place in District for 10 years; placed 5^th at State as a freshman; tied for 1^st place at State as a sophomore; placed 1^st at State as a junior; placed 1^st at Regionals as a senior.

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: National Honor Society, church activities

 College plans: I will attend Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and pursue a biology/pre-medicine major. I will also be enrolled in the Honors Program.

 Birthplace: Tyler, Texas, USA

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: interviewing someone at state

 First thing you'll do when you win: my mom and sister will be there with me, so probably get a double hug

 Past honors in the event: regional qualifiers sophomore year

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: basketball, softball, cheerleading, FFA, school newspaper (Lions Roar)

 College plans: attend Texas Tech University and major in Speech Pathology

 Birthplace: Abilene, TX

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Hearing

people punch their calculator and turning their pages faster than you.

 First thing you'll do when you win: Scream

 Past honors in the event: placed in junior high

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: UIL Mathematics, UIL Science, Cross

Country, Cheerleading, Basketball, Track, Bearcats for Christ, Rotary, Student

Council, Junior Chamber of Commerce, National Honor Society

 College plans: undecided

 Birthplace: San Angelo

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: not knowing

over half of the questions or answers on the test

 First thing you'll do when you win: call my mom

 Past honors in the event: 5th in district and 6th at region

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: played football

 College plans: attend Angelo State University for pre-pharmacy then transfer to

the University of Texas or Texas Tech to finish pharmacy school

 Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: thinking you did horrible after taking the test and waiting for results hoping your not the one that stops the team from advancing

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: one act play, tennis

 College plans: become a math teacher

 Birthplace: San Angelo

 One thing your parents, a sibling or even a best friend might not know about you: I can't stand people who don't try

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Memorizing

the facts and information about Biology

 First thing you'll do when you win: My jaw will drop

 Past honors in the event: 2nd place District Team, 6th place individual, Wild Card

Team, 1st place Regional Team, 5th place individual, Alternate in Chemistry

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: Basketball, Track, FFA, BFC

 College plans: to attend ASU and graduate in Nursing with a Bachelor's Degree

 Birthplace: San Angelo

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: memorizing

biology

 First thing you'll do when you win: scream

 Past honors in the event: 2nd place team at district, Top Chemistry at district, 4th

at district, Alternate Physics at regional, 1st team at regional

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: FFA

 College plans: Tarleton State University

 Birthplace: San Angelo

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Remembering Formulas

 First thing you'll do when you win: Call my mom!

 Past honors in the event: State participant

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: Basketball, golf, and Bearcats for

Christ

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: number

crunchers

 First thing you'll do when you win: give my coach a hug

 Past honors in the event: 2nd Team District '07, 2nd Individual Regional '07, 4th

Team State '07, 4th Individual District '08, 1st Team District '08, 4th Individual

Regional '08, 1st Individual Regional '08, 4th Team State '08, 1st Individual

District '09, 1st Team District '09, 2nd Individual Regional '09, 1st Team Regional

'09

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track,

Rotary, Bearcats for Christ, Junior Chamber of Commerce

 College plans: Angelo State University

 Birthplace: San Angelo

 What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Hearing

everyone typing on their calculators and turning the pages

 First thing you'll do when you win: Call my mom

 Past honors in the event: Alternate last year to state

 Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: Cheerleading, Basketball, Bearcats for

Christ, National Honors Society

 College plans: undecided