La Feria HS Students Competed in UIL Ready Writing

Updated: April 14, 2023

Ready Writing Team from left to right- Liana Martinez, Abigail Guerrero, Carolina Rodriguez

Emilio Flores
La Feria News

Students, Liana Martinez, Abigail Guerrero, and Carolina Rodriguez competed this year in the District 32 UIL Ready Writing competition. In preparation, the ladies attended practice meets, wrote their essays, received feedback, and then went through to see what needed to be fixed. Holly Smith, UIL Ready Writing Sponsor and also an English teacher at La Feria High School, shares “These girls are great writers on their own.” Mrs. Smith says, “I was definitely not surprised that they moved on to Regionals.”

What is ready writing?
The students are given 2 hours to write an expository essay. They have a choice between 2 prompts, each an excerpt from literature, publications (past and present) or speeches.

A little about the Students:
Abigal Guerrero- 9th grade
Abby is a sweet, kind, and compassionate young woman. She is an incredible writer, and she loves to read.
Interests – music and acting
Hobbies – reading and writing
Plans after college – working in the law enforcement field.

Carolina Rodriguez- 10th grade
Carolina is serious and driven but loves to laugh and have fun with her friends. She is smart and a fantastic writer and she also loves to read.
Interests- Health Science/Medical Field
Hobbies- Reading
Plans after college- She wants to be a nurse practitioner
Liana Martinez- 10th grade
Liana is sassy and hard-working. She loves anything art. I love to hear her talk about animated movies and to see the passion she has when she describes a character or how something is drawn. Her art is amazing!
Interests- all things art, design, and animation.
Hobbies- playing the drums, drawing, playing guitar, playing video games
Plans after college- Wants to have a job in the animation field, possibly character design or storyboarding.

Mrs. Smith shares that the girls are nervous about moving forward to the UIL regionals competition. Regionals will be held on Friday, April 21, st and Saturday, the 22nd.
Good luck to Liana Martinez, Abigail Guerrero, and Carolina Rodriguez!

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