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National Merit: 56 finalists. More than any school in Austin area. (most of the finalists for the district)
AP Participation: Total number testing - 489
Total number of exams - 1115
Total number of LBJ neighborhood students 40% increase - 120
Total number of LASA students - 369
German Club: 1st Place at Region!
2nd Place at State!
Kerry Jaworski - German Teacher of the Year for Texas!
Speech: 5 State Qualifiers.
1 National Qualifier.
French: 9 National Qualifiers.
Latin: 96 students took the National Latin Exam. (highest number in the district)
Team placed 3rd in Area.
Team placed 10th at State.
Math Team: Top honors at District.
Second Place in Power Team at Texas A&M.
First Place at Rice for Power Team, Second Place Sweepstakes.
First in Region for Texas Math League.
Spanish: Angie Pinero de Hoyos placed 4th in Advanced Reading at annual Pan Am convention. (1400 students competing)
Victoria Devier placed 4th in Level 1 Reading.
Orchestra: "Superior" Ratings at UIL!
Two members ALL STATE!
Four members ALL Region.
Twelve 1st. Division ratings at UIL Solo and Ensemble competition.
Alex Yau takes "Young Artist" at The Austin Young Artist Competition.
Band: 1st Division UIL Marching Regionals.
1st Division Sweepstakes 3 Ensembles.
Superior and Best In Class at Alamo Band Showcase.
4 All State Band Members.
Choir: 1 All District Choir Member.
9 Superior Ratings at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest.
6 students advanced to State Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Choir received "Excellent" overall rating at the American Classic Festival in Dallas.
Science
Olympiad
Teams:
LASA 2nd. in State!
LBJ (1st. year at competition) won several medals.
Robotics
Team:
Capital Best Competition 1st. Place.
Capital Best BEST Award 1st Place.
Capital Best Most Robust Design Award.
Capital Best Founders Award for Creative Design.
Capital Best BEST Award 2nd Place.
First Lone Star Regional Winner.
First Lone Star Regional Radio Shack Control Award.
World Championships Qualifier.
Theater: One Act Play advanced to Area.
Best Actor and Best Actress in District.
Journalism
Year Book:
1st Place Best of Show and Gold Crown Award. (National!)
1st Place Gold Star Award. (State)
Year Book featured as Taylor Publications National Year Book Award.
Janet Elbom Dow Jones National Teacher of the Year Finalist.
Art: 2 Seniors went to State Visual Arts Competition.
Social Studies: Neil Leownstern was named CACSS Teacher of the Year!
Ronny Risinger has been invited to attend the Supreme Court Institute in Washington, D.C.
Wrestling:
15 Academic All District Team Members! (boys and girls combined)
2 District Champion Boys.
Girls Team District Champs!
2 Girls State Qualifiers (3rd. and 4th.)
2 Girls All Americans!
Football: Bi-District Champs
Area Finalist
4 Academic All District Team Members
Track: Boys and Girls finished FIRST in District
Boys and Girls qualified relay teams for Regional
Girls Relay 8th in State
Boys Relay 6th in State
Girls 400 6th in State
Boys 100 6th in State
Boys 110 6th in State
Baseball: 3rd Place in District (qualified for playoffs)
Volleyball: 2nd Place in District (qualified for playoffs)
5 Academic All District
1 Academic All State
Basketball
Boys:
2nd Place in District
Bi-District Champs
2nd Place in District (qualified for playoffs)
Swimming: Boys and Girls District Champions!
Lee Willing District Coach of the Year
Boys and Girls Regional Runners Up
Boys 3rd at UIL State!
Girls 4th at UIL State!
LBJ only team to place both boys and girls in top 10 at State.
Both teams honored by National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association for oveall GPA (girls 3.8, boys 3.7).