CATHOLIC EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE academic team. Members include Victor Gonzalez, Tobias Local Catholic high schools continue to show the comHendricks, Isaac H. Kimmel, Daniel Ramos, Marcus Romunity the value of a good Catholic education. Incarnate dríguez and Patrick Sheridan. Word Academy (IWA) High School won the state Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Academic State Championship title for 2012—the fifth time in six years. Blessed Pope John Paul II High School (JPII), meanwhile, defeated Flour Bluff High School 440 to 330 to capture the KEDT Challenge Championship for the second consecutive year. IWA sent 28 students to the competition, including Alex Armstrong, Caitlyn Hornsby, Ashley Arriaga, Maria Kroeger, Julia Baker, Lauren Kuffel, Shannay Baradaran, Erin Kuffel, Parixit Bhakta, Clarissa Lara, Kristen Biggins, James Matl, Evan Buhidar, Matt Matl, Emma Camarena, Matt McClung, Daniel Cassidy, Savannah Moore, Austin DeGaish, Tommy Pesek, Brittany Donald, Jackie Salazar, Cristian Fernandez, Samantha Skurka, Derek Ficenec, Michael Tinning, Joseph Gore and Chelsea Guerra. Sandra Quintero coaches the team. Blessed Pope John Paul II High School scholars captured the KEDT ChalJane Elia Longoria is the sponsor for the JPII lenge for the second year in a row.
Incarnate Word Academy High School won the state academic championship for the fifth time in the last six years.
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