Calhoun student wins overall awards in UHV/VC math, computer science event
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| High school students Aimee Charbula, left, and Tanya Armstrong use a robot to move a tennis ball. They built the robot on Thursday during the University of Houston-Victoria/Victoria College Math and Computer Science Awareness Day. |
In both categories, Lu received a $500 scholarship to attend VC and a $2,000 scholarship to go to UHV. Scholarships to UHV and VC also went to Memorial High School student Chiping Yeh, who was the second place individual overall winner in math; and Calhoun High School student Kevin Holder, who was the second place individual overall winner in computer science.
They were among approximately 100 area high school students who attended the event and had the opportunity to construct robots, explore career opportunities in math and computer science, and learn new programming commands.
The students also took written math and computer science tests, and those who scored the highest were recognized during an awards ceremony. Sponsors of Math and Computer Science Awareness Day were UHV, VC, Alcoa and Dow.
The winners were:
Math
Team Awards
First place – Grace Gee, Tracy Lu, Roger Wang and Miranda Wang, Calhoun High School
Second – Yen-Jing Tseng, Landon Williams, Henry Emiliano and Haydn Williams, Industrial
Third – Megan Woodring, Dylan Baros, Travis McGarrah and Logan DeBord, Industrial
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| Tracy Lu of Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca celebrates her individual overall win in both the math and computer science competitions of Thursday’s UHV/VC Math and Computer Science Awareness Day with VC President Jimmy Goodson. |
Individual Awards
Freshmen – first, Logan DeBord, Industrial; second, Ansel Hoang, St. Joseph; third, Yen-Jing Tseng, Industrial
Sophomores – first, Tracy Lu, Calhoun; second, Jennifer Hsu, Calhoun; third, Landon Williams, Industrial
Juniors – first, Henry Emiliano, Industrial; second, Sean Den, Calhoun; third, Roger Wang, Calhoun
Seniors – first, Chiping Yeh, Memorial; second, Jacob Boyd, St. Joseph; third, Kevin Holder, Calhoun
Individual Overall Winners
First – Tracy Lu, Calhoun
Second – Chiping Yeh, Memorial
Third – Miranda Wang, Calhoun
Fourth – Jennifer Hsu, Calhoun
Fifth – Sean Den, Calhoun
Sixth – Steven Infanger, St. Joseph
Computer Science
Team Awards
First – Brittney Xu, Tracy Lu, Brian Salyer and Ashley McCrory, Calhoun
Second – Jarred Travino, Rodrigo Osorio, Eric Terry and Chiping Yeh, Memorial
Third – Steven Terrell, Brandon Smalley, Jacob Motl and Adam Groenhuyzen, Memorial
Individual Overall Winners
First – Tracy Lu, Calhoun
Second – Kevin Holder, Calhoun
Third – Brittney Xu, Calhoun
Fourth – Chiping Yeh, Memorial
Fifth – Eric Terry, Memorial
Sixth – Rodrigo Osorio, Memorial
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 80 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.
