Howard_Payne_logosmallStephenville High School students took first place in Division II of the 14th annual Academy Scholastic Contest hosted by Howard Payne University’s Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom. Eastland High School took first place in Division I of the competition. The contest was held on the HPU campus on December 11.

More than 300 students participated from 14 area high schools including Eastland, Bangs, Hico, Early, Goldthwaite, Brooksmith, Cross Plains, Paradigm Charter Early, Paradigm Comanche, Brady, De Leon, Stephenville, Brownwood and Zephyr.

Second place in Division II was presented to Brownwood High School. Addition Division I winners included Bangs High School taking second place and Hico High School winning third place.

The students competed in 15 different subject areas. Individual first, second and third place medals were also awarded to students for each subject. Schools with the most wins received first, second, and third place trophies.

The Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom is a multi-disciplinary honors program with emphasis in the social sciences. The Academy provides a broad-based, liberal arts education firmly rooted in Christian values, Western civilization and free enterprise.

Full results are as follows:

ACCOUNTING
Division 1
1st Mitch Duttry Bangs
2nd Ashely Parsons Brookesmith
3rd Sierra Conner Brookesmith
Division 2
1st Stephanie Garza Brownwood
2nd K. C. McInturf Brownwood
3rd Chris Wills Stephenville
AMERICAN HISTORY
Division 1
1st Cole Brown Goldthwaite
2nd Colton Mathis DeLeon
3rd Cory Lyon Paradigm Charter Early
Division 2
1st Cooper Morelock Brownwood
2nd Josh Young Stephenville
3rd Jessica Allen Stephenville
ENGLIGH GRAMMAR
Division 1
1st Kelsey Jordan Brookesmith
2nd Shera Gary Cross Plains
3rd Brian Shepherd Hico
Division 2
1st Miranda Priddy Stephenville
2nd Courtnee Pool Brownwood
3rd Dillon Auvenshine Stephenville
BIOLOGY
Division 1
1st Riley Thornton Eastland
2nd Warren Ethridge Early
3rd Tim Duus Goldthwaite
Division 2
1st Dillon Auvenshine Stephenville
2nd Melissa Rmeili Brownwood
3rd Kyle Bruner Stephenville
SPANISH
Division 1
1st Magally Mares Goldthwaite
2nd Lupe Velazquez Hico
3rd Eyra Felipe Hico
Division 2
1st Jocelin Meza Stephenville
2nd Anaiza Manzano Stephenville
3rd Janet Rodriguez Brownwood
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Division 1
1st Mitch Duttry Bangs
2nd Jack Fletcher Bangs
3rd Grant Johnson Hico
Division 2
1st Colby Lloyd Stephenville
2nd Courtnee Pool Brownwood
3rd Josh Young Stephenville
TEXAS HISTORY
Division 1
1st Cody Perrin Eastland
2nd Chris Hoffman Goldthwaite
3rd Cory Lyon Paradigm Charter Early
Division 2
1st Cooper Morelock Brownwood
2nd Jay Johnson Stephenville
3rd Justin Moore Brownwood
LITERATURE
Division 1
1st Cody Edwards Eastland
2nd Misti Blankenship Bangs
3rd Caleb Sparks Early
Division 2
1st Samantha Parsons Stephenville
2nd Jessica Allen Stephenville
3rd Miranda Priddy Stephenville
ALGEBRA
Division 1
1st Trenton Carothers Early
2nd Wenjing Chen Eastland
3rd Zach Snell Cross Plains
Division 2
1st Rachel Choate Stephenville
2nd Kyle Bruner Stephenville
3rd Mercedes Cardenas Brownwood
CHEMISTRY
Division 1
1st Austen Bell Hico
2nd Riley Thornton Eastland
3rd Jacob Tucker Eastland
Division 2
1st Elijah Martin Stephenville
2nd Dillon Auvenshine Stephenville
3rd Priscilla Nam Stephenville
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Division 1
1st Joel Arredondo Paradigm Charter Early
2nd Josh Simons Bangs
3rd Briteny Mingus Hico
Division 2
1st Megan Green Brownwood
2nd E. J. Davila Brownwood
3rd Caitlyn Cloy Brownwood
PSYCHOLOGY
Division 1
1st Cody Sliger Cross Plains
2nd Ryan Jones Eastland
3rd Philip Jeppson Hico
Division 2
1st Joseph Lawson Stephenville
2nd Gabby Chavarria Stephenville
3rd Laura Tanter Stephenville
ECONOMICS
Division 1
1st Dustin Tarrant Early
2nd Jody Loudamy Goldthwaite
3rd Judi Parten Goldthwaite
Division 2
1st Jacob Fisher Brownwood
2nd Lisette Escobar Brownwood
3rd Victor Valenzuela Brownwood
SOCIOLOGY
Division 1
1st Philip Jeppson Hico
2nd Jackie Henderson Early
3rd Brandy Wallace Early
Division 2
1st Edith Camp Brownwood
2nd Joseph Lawson Stephenville
3rd Rachel Simon Brownwood
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Division 1
1st Suzanna Ewert Brady
2nd Colton Rockett Bangs
3rd Jacob Paul DeLeon
Division 2
1st Jeffrey Day Brownwood
2nd Andrew Harding Brownwood
3rd Josh Young Stephenville