May 1, 2025 – In the UIL Region 2-4A academic meet, Sulphur Springs High School placed second to the Dallas School of Science and Engineering, a magnet school. Wildcat academicians tallied 282 points behind the Dallas school’s 342.
Suunnyvale was third with 122 points.
The Wildcats earned21 Medals,10 first-place finishes andeight second-place finishes.
First place winners included the journalism team, with Nathan Bilyeu taking first in feature writing, Abigail Bautista first in editorial writing, and James McCoy first in headline writing. The spelling and vocabulary team placed first, with Karla Brooks Burgin the overall first-place finisher. Anthony Small took first in literary criticism.
Twenty students have qualified for the UIL State competition, and five more qualitied as alternates.
