Boys State Golf TournamentMay 17-18, 2021

Congratulations to Junior Braden Smith for being the 18th best golfer in the State of Texas. He participated in the 2021 UIL State of Texas Boy's Golf Tournament, held in Manor, TX at ShadowGlen Golf course. Despite "unfavorable" weather conditions and predictions, we were able to get all 36 holes played.
A huge thank you to Braden, his family, and his supporters. Braden has a very bright future in the golf community. We would also like to thank Principal Stu Taylor, LVHS Athletic Director Craten Phillips and all of the LVHS staff, Lago Vista Golf Course Head Pro, Chris Godwin and his staff, and the Lago Vista golfing community for all of their support and well wishes. LVHS didn't bring home the gold, this year, but we are already planning to bring it home next year! GO VIKINGS!

Burning It Up!

This year was our largest group of welders who passed their certification tests and are certified welders!

Congrats Bella Zaleski, Ricky Reséndiz, Seth Vaughn, Julia Ball, Brennan Baker, Anson Eleuterius, Roberto Mercado, Ethan Perales, Hunter Pool, and Jacob Moreno. They  worked all year to prepare for the AWS D1.1 structural welding test; 3 tested in the flat position and 5 tested in the vertical position. The final 2, Jacob and Hunter, both took a 6G pipe test and passed. That is a first for our welding program and we couldn't be more fired up!

. . 

A Rose By Any Other Name...

Congratulations to the following students as they have completed testing and are now Level One Floral Certified!

Taylor Koett (Sr.)
Skylar Stefka (Sr.)
Savannah Wolff (Sr.)
Jordyn Hylander (Jr.)
Anabella Nichols (Jr.)
Gabby Nolette (Jr.)
Sheyla Ortiz (Jr.)
Morgan Burke (Soph.)
Cherie Hood (Soph.)
Aubrey Perrette (Soph.)

Lady Viking Tennis Aced Regionals!

Congratulations Esther, Sarah, Kylee and Klarisa! They ran all over the competition and will advance to the State Tennis Tournament - May 20-21 in San Antonio.

Esther and Sarah are 2 time Region IV Champions in girls doubles

Kylee wins Region IV in girls singles

Klarisa is Region IV Runner Up in girls singles

.   

Resident Artists!

Over the last few weeks we have had quite a bit of success to celebrate in the visual arts. Lance Shook placed 1st in the University of Texas St.ART competition! He will receive a scholarship and the opportunity to be a part of the summer arts program at UT. This same artwork is on display at the capitol in State Representative Vikki Goodwin's office for the next year. Lance and I presented the artwork to her at her speaking engagement at the Lago Vista Farmers Market.

Next, Violet Stone advanced to the State level art competition in V.A.S.E. (Visual Art Scholastic Event). She competed against students from all regions of the state 1A to 6A. She received outstanding scores and was selected not only as a medalist, but also a Gold Seal recipient! This is the equivalent of being a state champion! Impressive all around!

Region IV Track Meet

Viking Track Teams competed in the Region 4 Track Meet this past weekend (April 23-24). The Lady Vikings placed 3rd overall. The boys finished 2nd overall as a team (best in school history).

Athletes competing were:
Girls: Taylor Cagle, Brooke Everett, Saydie Kassell, Caitlin Keeney, Courtney Keeney, Delaney Reighley, Cadence Sansom, Emma Vincent, Olivia Vincent and Aly Wray
Boys: Bryce Erickson, Hunter Phillips, Miles Topo, Kaius Northcutt, Marlon Gaverrette, Reece Whitelaw, Gavin Hester, Kaden Bussell, Rhett Kahlden, and Alex Holt

Results - Girls

• Taylor Cagle- 6th Long Jump
• Brooke Everett- 6th 4x200m Relay
• Saydie Kassell- 3rd 100m Dash, 6th 4x200m Relay, 2nd 200m Dash
• Caitlin Keeney- 6th 1600m
• Courtney Keeney- 6th 4x200m Relay
• Delaney Reighley- 6th 4x200m Relay
• Cadence Sansom- 2nd Pole Vault
• Aly Wray- 2nd 3200m, 1st 1600m

Results - Boys

• Bryce Erickson - 3rd Discus
• Hunter Phillips - 3rd High Jump
• Miles Topo - 4th Pole Vault
• Kaius Northcutt - 5th Pole Vault
• Marlon Gaverrette - 7th 800 (personal best time)
• Reece Whitelaw - 4x100 finished 4th,  4x200 finished 5th
• Gavin Hester - 4x100 4th, 4x200 5th
• Kaden Fussell - 4x100 4th, 4x200 5th
• Rhett Kahlden - 2nd 200m (New School Record 22.35) 
  4x100 & 4x200
  5th Long Jump
  9th Triple Jump
• Alex Holt 110 Hurdles Regional Champion

State Qualifiers (State Track Meet - May 6, 2021 @ Mike Myer Stadium-UT Austin)

• Saydie Kassell- 200m
• Cadence Sansom- Pole Vault
• Aly Wray- 3200m and 1600m
• Alex Holt - 110 Hurdles
• Rhett Kahlden - 200m

School Records

• Ally set new school records in TWO events
  Aly Wray 3200m- 12:00.68
  Aly Wray 1600m- 5:34.83

• Saydie set the new 200m school record
  Saydie Kassell 200m- 25.55

• The 4x200m Relay Team also set a new school record of 1:47.29
  Delaney Reighley, Brooke Everett, Courney Keeney, Saydie Kassell

Region IV-AAA Boys Golf

Region IV-AAA Girls Golf

Congrats to both Lady Viking Golf Teams for qualifying for the Class 3A State Girls Golf Tournament.

The LV "Blue" team of Cailey Nuckolls (Jr.), Emily Moxley (Jr.), Bella Zaleski (Jr.), Savannah Lantz (Soph), and Sarah Long (Jr.) captured the Region IV-AAA Championship.

The LV "Gold" Team of Morgan Burke (Soph), Lorelee Felix (Jr), Schuyler Burke (Sr.), and Kate Burke (Jr.) placed second out of 15 teams at the Region IV-AAA Tournament.

Individually, Cailey Nuckolls earned 4th Medalist honors while Bella Zaleski and Emily Moxley placed 5th and 6th, respectively. Both teams will advance to the Class 3A State Girls Golf Tournament on May 10-11.

Strength In Numbers!

The Numbers Sense Team not only won 1st Place at District, they won 1st Place at Regionals and are headed to State!

Congratulations Mrs. Phillips, Ryder, Leah, Katelyn & Adeline!

Great Job representing!

Wilde About One Act Play

The One Act Play cast & crew are headed to State with their
Wilde-ly successful delivery of "The Importance of Being Earnest."

The show must hit the road for State competition, on Thursday, April 29th at University High School in Waco.

Break A Leg!

Lady And The Track Champs!

The Lady Viking Track Team captured the Area Championship this week. We had some unbelievable efforts from the following young ladies.

Julia Ball, Taylor Cagle, Katelyn Coldicott, Brooke Everett, Saydie Kassell, Caitlin Keeney, Courtney Keeney, Ester Long, Delaney Reighley, Cadence Sansom, Emma Vincent, Olivia Vincent, Ally Wray and Sofia Xuereb.

3200m- 12:02.7
1600m- 5:35.02

The following ladies will be advancing to the Regional Track Meet, April 23-24 @ DW Rutledge Stadium:

Athlete, Event (Place at Area Meet)
Taylor Cagle- Long Jump(4), Triple Jump(4), 4x100m Relay(4)
Brooke Everett- 4x200m Relay(4)
Saydie Kassell- Triple Jump(3), 100m(1), 200m(1), 4x200m Relay(4)
Caitlin Keeney- 1600m(2)
Courtney Keeney- 4x100m Relay(4), 4x200m Relay(4)
Delaney Reighley- 4x100m Relay(4), 4x200m Relay(4)
Cadence Sansom- Pole Vault(2)
Emma Vincent- 300m Hurdles(4)
Oliva Vincent- 4x100m Relay(4)
Ally Wray- 800m(4), 1600m(1), 3200m(1)

25AAA District Tennis

The tennis teams had a great day at the 25AAA District Tennis Tournament in Llano.

Congratulations to Sarah Long & Esther Long! The Long sisters seriously slayed on the court to claim District Champion status in girls doubles tennis! It was a great day to be a Viking... and sisters!

District Champ Girls Singles - Kylee    District Runner Up - Klarissa      

Varsity Boys: 3rd place overall
Boys Singles: Hayden Pham - 4th place
Boys Doubles: Lucas Lawless & John Berensten—3rd Place

Varsity Girls: District Champions
Girls Singles: Kylee Pike - District Champion; Klarissa Polikaitis - District Runner Up
Girls Doubles: Esther Long & Sarah Long - District Champions

JV Boys: 3rd Place Overall
Boys Doubles: Reagan McLaughlin & Luca Saldana: 3rd Place
Nick Sosa & Brayden Hylander: 4th Place

JV Girls: 3rd Place Overall
Girls Singles: Luisa Gomez: 4th Place
Girls Doubles: Brook Kercheville & Amelie Potratz - District Runner Up; Sadie Stark & Lily Woodburn: 4th Place

Lady Viking Golf Qualifies for Regionals!

Congrats to both Lady Viking Golf Teams for qualifying for the Region IV Golf Tournament, April 19 & 20 in Fredericksburg. The LV "Blue" team of Cailey Nuckolls (Jr.), Emily Moxley (Jr.), Bella Zaleski (Jr.), Savannah Lantz (Soph), and Sarah Long (Jr.) captured the District 25-AAA Championship. The LV "Gold" Team of Morgan Burke (Soph), Lorelee Felix (Jr), Schuyler Burke (Sr.), and Kate Burke (Jr.) placed second. Both teams advance to the Regional Golf Tournament. Individually, Cailey Nuckolls and Emily Moxley finished with identical scores...using a scorecard playoff Cailey Nuckolls earned 1st Medalist honors and Emily Moxley earned 2nd Medalist honors.

Brayden Smith will be advancing to the Boys Regional Golf Tournament (April 21 & 22) individually following his solid swings at the District Tournament to capture the District Championship!

Can't Stop What You Can't Catch!

Varsity Girls and Boys teams proved they got what it takes! And both teams brought home District Champions! Plus, the following individuals took 1st Place in their respective events. LVHS will have these and more taking it to the next level - Area Meet, April 15th at DW Rutledge Stadium in Converse.

District Champions:
Bryce Erickson - Discus and Shot Put
Hunter Phillips - High Jump
Miles Topo - Pole Vault
Nicholas Joshua - 3200m
Marlon Gaverrette - 800m
Alex Holt - 110 Hurdles and 300 Hurdles
Brennan Baker - 1600m

District Champions:
Saydie Kassell - 100m and 200m
Alyssa Wray - 1600m and 3200m
Delaney Reighley, Olivia Vincent, Taylor Cagle, Courtney Keeney - 4x100
Cadence Sansom - Pole Vault

Band Sweeps Up!

UIL Academic District Champions!

We already know this but it's always fun to reaffirm that OUR STUDENTS ARE AMAZING! Thank you so much to all of the teacher-coaches who put in the time, teaching their teams cool things. These kids couldn’t do it without you. We’ve built an awesome tradition of success!

The top three individuals in each event will compete at the regional meet in three weeks. In addition, the top team in each event will compete at the Region meet.

Academic Spring Meet Conference 3A District 25

2021 TMSCA State Meet

Eight of our brightest and finest at Lago Vista High School competed Saturday, March 20th in the annual Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) State Meet. The organization is dedicated to promoting excellence in math and science through competitions in four events: Number Sense, General Mathematics, Calculator Applications, and General Science.

Students competing: Katelyn Coldicott, Leah Coldicott, Alex Hebert, Saydie Kassell, Kaius Nothcutt, Ryder Phillips, Lincoln Smith, and Adeline Womack

Numbers Sense - 2nd Place Team

Science - 2nd Place Team

• Saydie Kassell (Soph) - 2nd Place
• Leah Coldicott (Sr.) - 3rd Place

Mathematics - 4th Place Team

• Alex Herbert (Fr.) - 1st Place

1ST PLACE!March 23, 2021

The LVHS Boys golf team got in one last tournament in Fredericksburg before district play. LVHS Blue Team earned first place, with a team score of 352. Lago placed four players in the top ten scores. Braden Smith earned first place, Gannon Girard earned second place, Harper Moxley earned fifth place. Tyler Brown earned tenth place with a round score of 94.

The first round of district play starts on March 29, at Lighthouse Country Club in Kingsland. The second round of district will be held on April 5, at Scott Schreiner Golf Course in Kerrville, TX.

Lago Vista RelaysMarch 11, 2021

Lago Vista Varsity Girls 4x200 M Relay Team took 1st Place at the Lago Vista Track Meet.

Congrats Courtney, Delaney, Jada and Saydie

One Act Play - BiDistrict ChampsMarch 11, 2021

One Act Play continues to shine in their Earnest attempt at reaching State. Congratulations cast & crew for taking 1st place in Bi-District! Their next performance will be April 15th, when they travel to San Antonio Southwest High School for Regionals. Break a Leg LVHS Theatre!

VASE 2021March 6, 2021

Over the weekend several of our Lago Vista art students competed in VASE, the Visual Art Scholastic Event. Every student received a top score, including several perfect scores at the Regional level. Please Congratulate Dylan Caperton, John Berentsen, Schuyler Burke, Ryan Davis, Lance Shook, Lilian Warren and last but not least Violet Stone. Violet has qualified for our State Event! She will compete virtually in the coming weeks. Please come see Lance Shook's artwork "Piece by Piece" and Lilian Warren's artwork "Reflections" on view outside the art room in the display case.
Lance, Violet and Lilian's pieces are also shown below - click on the picture for a larger view.

All-Star Cheer Honors

In addition to All-State honors, TGCA selects two teams of the top 12 incoming seniors in classifications 1A-4A to participate in the TGCA All-Star Game in Arlington in July 2021.  We have two athletes selected for this high honor.  The TGCA Legacy Team is composed of the top 20 graduating seniors in 1A-4A combined. Congratulations to:

TGAC All-Star Game Selections
Brooke Bradberry
Rhyan Stuhr

TGCA Legacy Team Selections
Taylor Cagle
Madison Jackson
Landry Topo

OAP - District Champs!March 4, 2021

Lago Vista High School One Act Play took 1st Place in District with their performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest."

Best Actress: Reese Raley
All-Star Cast: Grace Coldicott and Anabella Nichols
Honorable Mention ASC: Ivan McCormick
Best Tech: Trevor Alwell
Overall Outstanding Tech Crew

Congratulations, Vikings! We are so proud of you!

CX Debate State Qualifiers!

Garett Phariss (left) and Jeremy Hill (right) are preparing for the State CX Debate meet, after diligently working to perfect their argument to be named State Qualifiers for Cross Examination Debate! The State meet will be held virtually on March 15-16, 2021.

Good Luck to you both - We are Viking Proud!

All-District 3A Boys Basketball Recognitions

At the conclusion of each season, the coaches from our district meet and vote to award players of district special honors. The head coach cannot vote for his own player; in other words, the following awards are given based on the respect and recognition these players have earned from the other coaches of our district.

District Offensive MVP: Marquise Pierce

District Co-Newcomer of the Year: David Rague

District Co-6th Man of the Year: Alex Holt

All District 1st Team
Mikey D’Ambrose
Alex Holt
Lucas Lawless
Marquise Pierce
David Rague

All District 2nd Team
Parker Love

District Honorable Mention
Dalton Ditto

Congratulations on the recognition across the district to those awarded. I am incredibly blessed and thankful to be your coach.

All-State Cheer Honors

The following young ladies were selected by the Texas Girls Coaches Association for All-State honors in cheer. These are statewide honors that are voted upon by coaches from around the state of Texas. Please congratulate them when you get a chance.

1A-4A Cheerleader of the Year (first LVHS cheerleader to ever be selected for this award) Taylor Cagle

3A All-State
Brooke Bradberry
Taylor Cagle
Madison Jackson
Rhyan Stuhr
Landry Topo
Savanna Wolff

3A Academic All-State  
Madison Jackson
Landry Topo
Savanna Wolff

Can't Stop the Lady Vikings!

After finishing the regular season as District Champions, the Lady Vikings continue the fight to move on up the 3A Girls Basketball bracket! 
They played for the Bi-District (Feb 13) win against Randolph 50-41 and followed up with beating Poth 36-34 in for Area. After having to cancel/postpone the Quarterfinals game twice, due to the freak snow storm Texas experienced, they were hot on the court when they met up with San Antonio Cole and left with another win (61-51 for Area-Feb 23). 
The Lady Vikings fell to Skidmore in the Regional Semifinal Playoff game - but WHAT A GREAT SEASON they had! We are so proud you represented LVHS with such spirit!

2021 San Antonio Stock Show
February 19, 2021

Mayce Ornelas at the San Antonio livestock show

District Champions

CONGRATS Lady Vikings! It was a nail biter all the way until the very end but the Ladies were able to hold off the Blanco Panthers and come out with the WIN 41-39 (Feb 2, 2021).  Hard work, ace shooting and great defense makes them DISTRICT CHAMPS!

Congratulations and much thanks to Coach Kudrna, Coach Brown & Coach McAdams for leading this Varsity team to victory! We are so proud of our Lady Viking Basketball Team!

Austin Area High School XC AwardFebruary 1, 2021

Congratulations to Alyssa Wray for being named to the Austin Area High School Sports Awards, part of The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards celebrates the best in high school sports in cities and states across the country. We are so proud of you Alyssa!

FFAJanuary 16, 2021

This weekend four FFA members competed in a Drop-Off Livestock Show against other schools in Travis County such as Lake Travis, Cedar Park, Lanier and many others. Two of our Members placed in the Top Ten.

• Jaima Johnson - 4th place rabbit
• Gabby Nolette - 7th place rabbit

Jordyn Hylander also participated in the Rabbit show. Carmen Ridgeway also participated by showing a Cockerel. This was the first year for these two young ladies to participate.

State Champions!

The LVHS Cheer team competed in the UIL State Spirit Championship and put on a show that no one could out-do! Not only did they take home the gold, but they also swept all three preliminary categories for Best Fight Song, Best Band Chant, and Best Crowd Leading! This has never been done in 3A history! Could not be more proud of this team and all the hours of hard work! Way to go!

Regional Semi-Finalists!

State Champions!

Girls 3A Cross Country State Champions - making us proud to be Vikings!
Congratulations Alyssa, Caitlin, Katelyn, Esther, Courtney and Leah! Congrats also to Coach Palomino and Coach Karg!

Lago Vista High School Cheer Team won 1st Place at the UCA North Texas Regional Cheer Competition on Saturday, November 21, 2020.

All District Volleyball

Congratulations Lady Vikings!

Newcomer of the Year: Brooke Everett
1st Team All District: Sarah Long, Peyton Stoner, Klarisa Polikaitis
2nd Team All District: Stella Robinson, Lorelee Felix, Jada Malone
Honorable Mention: Payton Marszal, Savanna Wolff, Olivia Vincent

Straight One's!

Lago Vista Marching Band received straight one's at the UIL Marching Competition!

Congratulations Reagan!

Reagan Cromwell signed to do gymnastics at King College. Good Luck to you!

Cross Country

Nov. 9, 2020

Team Tennis

Oct. 30, 2020

Lady Viking Volleyball - Bi-District Champs!

Oct. 29, 2020

The Lady Vikings beat Stockdale in 3 games for Bi-District!
Next, the Vikings will meet up with Poth for the Area title.
November 2, 2020
7:30pm @ Canyon High School, New Braunfels
Purchase tickets here - not ticket, no entrance

LVHS has a published illustrator!

Constance the Cowlet is out in hardcover and paperback and was illustrated by our very own Andrew Lofton!