Yoakum ISD

Students recognized at YISD board meeting

By Clayton Kelley

  • Yoakum High School (YHS) Lady Bulldog 2025 State Golf Tournament, Head Golf Coach Silas Robinson; Emma Fling placed 42nd out of 70 participants; YHS 2025 UIL Theatrical Design State Meet, YHS Theatrical Design Sponsor Adriana Bridges; students competed individually this year inlcuded Allison Cardona, 2nd Place Marketing; Jenny Lopez, 4th Place Hair and Makeup Design; Nick Cortez, 5th Place Set Design; Evie Flores, 6th Place Hair and Makeup Design; McKenna Clyne, State Finalist Set Design; Ava Pierce, State
    Yoakum High School (YHS) Lady Bulldog 2025 State Golf Tournament, Head Golf Coach Silas Robinson; Emma Fling placed 42nd out of 70 participants; YHS 2025 UIL Theatrical Design State Meet, YHS Theatrical Design Sponsor Adriana Bridges; students competed individually this year inlcuded Allison Cardona, 2nd Place Marketing; Jenny Lopez, 4th Place Hair and Makeup Design; Nick Cortez, 5th Place Set Design; Evie Flores, 6th Place Hair and Makeup Design; McKenna Clyne, State Finalist Set Design; Ava Pierce, State

    Several students were recognized in both academics and athletics at the Yoakum Independent School District (YISD) meeting June 9. The first student recognized was Emma Fling. She competed in the 2025 State Golf Tournament and placed 42nd out of 70 participants.

    “Competitive athletics is an important and integral part of our school system,” YISD Board President Glen Kusak said. “Our school and community are very fortunate of having students of such high caliber who through hard work and dedication are willing to strive for this excellence.” 

    Six students were recognized for 2025 UIL Theatrical Design at the State Meet. Allison Cardona placed 2nd in Marketing set design. 

    “I had to create a whole marketing program and marketing strategies on how to sell the most amount of tickets,” Cardona said. “I also had to create my own rendition of the play that they gave us.”

    Jenny Lopez placed 4th in Hair and Makeup Design while Evie Flores placed 6th. Nick Cortez placed 5th in Set Design and McKenna Clyne was the State Finalist. Ava Pierce was also the State Finalist in Costume Design.

    Members of the YHS UIL Spelling Team also placed 5th. They were Samantha Adamek, Erin Fisher, Julie Immenhauser, and Alex Jurena.

    Preliminary results for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test were also given at the meeting.

    Other items on the agenda include:

    • The tax assessor collected $13.6 million in Maintenance and Operations and $6.4 million in Interest and Sinking.

    • Construction updates were postponed to the July YISD board meeting.

    • Board members approved a list of transfer students.

    • Board members approved Region III Contracted Services for the 2025-26 school year.

    • A contract with INK Education Services was also approved for the Head Start Program.