Saturday, Feb. 15 the Carter UIL Journalism team competed at the Juarez-Lincoln High School UIL Invitational Meet and brought home five first-place trophies.

The journalism team is comprised of freshmen Dominique Brown, Juniors: Lean Lopez, Laura Chavez, and Michael Del Angel. Students compete in up to five journalism centered events that evaluate their critical thinking, writing, copy editing and revising skills.

For the team going to these meets is an opportunity to scope out the competition in their district and size them up. Carter’s team is hopeful that once they compete at the district level they will take one of the top three spots and advance to compete at Regionals this year.

Del Angel advanced last year during his first season on the team and hopes that this year he can advance in more than one category.

Juarez-Lincoln UIL Meet Journalism Results

Editorial Writing
 Michael Del Angel - 1st
 Leann Lopez - 4th
 Laura Chavez - 5th
 Dominique Brown - 1st (Novice)
 
 News Writing
 Leann Lopez - 1st
 Michael Del Angel - 3rd
 Laura Chavez 4th
 Dominique Brown - 3rd (Novice)
 
 Feature Writing
 Leann Lopez - 1st
 Laura Chavez - 2nd
 Michael Del Angel - 3rd
 
 Copy Editing
 Michael Del Angel - 2nd
 Laura Chavez - 5th
 Dominique Brown - 3rd (Novice)
 
 Headline Writing
 Michael Del Angel - 1st

Ivan Silva serves as the advisor for RedGold News Student Publications, where he mentors student journalists and oversees all aspects of the publication. In addition to his work with RGN, Silva teaches Dual Enrollment courses in Speech Communication and Interpersonal Communication, helping students bridge the gap between high school and college-level academics.

He is also an adjunct instructor at South Texas College (STC), where he brings his expertise in communication studies into higher education classrooms. On campus, Silva is actively involved as the UIL Coordinator and UIL Journalism Coach, guiding students to success in academic competitions at the district, regional, and state levels.

Through his combined roles as Journalism Advisor, RGN Advisor, and educator, Silva is dedicated to fostering student voice, leadership, and excellence in communication, both in print and beyond.