PALADIN PROUD Newsletter

May 2026

Congratulations to the PCS Golf teams on an excellent showing at the State Golf Tournament this month! Our ladies’ team finished 2nd place with sophomore Luci Ruffing placing 5th individually. On our men’s team, senior *Ben Conwell won 1st place overall, scoring 67 on Day 1 and 74 on Day 2!  Well done, Paladins!  Congratulations to our golfers and their incredible coaches, Amy Haaland and Chris Whitmeyer.

TAPPS Academic All-State Recipients: Ryan Wentz, Ellie Lancaster, Avery Hickman

*1st Team All-State

The PCS Middle School Boys Golf team are HAPS District Champions! They finished with a team score of 177, and 8th grader Peyton Rodgers finished 3rd overall boys top performer with a score of 41. Congratulations, Paladins, and thank you to Coach Chris Whitmeyer!

Our High School Tennis team took eight students to the District Tournament – *Caelan Jones (12th), Jax Pickle(11th), Dagny Anderson (10th), Angie Dupu (10th), Ellery Farbe (9th), Sadie Lundberg (9th), Aggie Marusik (9th), and Lillian Wenger (10th) – and all eight advanced to the State Tournament!

At State, both Girls Singles players  – Dagny and Angie – and one Girls Doubles team – Lillian and Sadie – won their first-round match and advanced to the quarter-finals. Dagny was the only player to advance to the semi-finals, and she took 3rd place. Not only that, but our girls' effort as a team earned them third place overall! These were the best individual and team results PCS has had in Tennis in many years! Congratulations to all our Varsity Tennis players!

*Academic All-State

The PCS Varsity Track & Field teams had an excellent season this year! Both our Men's and Women's teams won the TAPPS 3A Regionals meet. Then at the State Championship, our Men's team took 2nd place, and our Women's team finished 4th overall. The Paladins broke several school and state records as well! Click here for a list of our track athletes including those who medaled at State by finishing Top 3 in their races. We are incredibly proud of these hard working student-athletes and praise God for their dedicated coaches, Trina Jones, Heide Zuniga, Jeff Beno, and Sandra Beno. To God be the glory!

Congratulations to our 5th-8th grade Track & Field athletes who competed at the HAPS District Championship in April. The PCS Middle School Division I Girls took 2nd place, and our Division II Boys finished 3rd overall! Way to go, Paladins! Thank you to Coaches Trina Jones, Heide Zuniga, Jeff Beno, and Sandra Beno for shepherding these young Paladins through a tremendous season of growth! Click here for a list of student who medaled in their races.

This year's TAPPS Academics, Speech & Debate teams placed 2nd overall out of all 3A schools! Our students participated in online tests and competitions throughout the year, and our top three performers in each subject were able to go to State. All of our students who went to State placed in the top 10 of their subject. Our Lincoln-Douglas Debate team finished 1st by a landslide. PCS won 1st place overall in the Speech categories and 2nd place overall in the Academic categories!  Click here to view the results. Congratulations to these students and their coaches, Anthony Bocciardi and Stephen Curto.

2026 was our inaugural year to enter the TAPPS Art competition which covers a diverse range of visual arts across 20 categories. This year, five of our Advanced Art students entered 18 pieces in nine categories and earned seven awards! Click here to view the winning pieces! Congratulations to our artists: Lillie Adair (10th), Sara Kate Beno (9th), ShaeLeigh De Los Santos (10th), Ella Hicks (9th), and Joely Schaer (9th).

PCS senior Benjamin Conwell was honored during the Insperity Invitational golf tournament Players Dinner as a recipient of the $10,000 Insperity Invitational Scholarship in recognition of his academic, athletic, and personal achievements.The Players Dinner, emceed by renowned broadcaster Jim Nantz, gave Benjamin the opportunity to be celebrated alongside some of golf’s most iconic names, including Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, and other legends of the game. As part of the event, Ben caddied for Sir Nick Faldo at Golf of the Greats, where he was asked to help read the greens and overall course management.

Benjamin has been a member of the Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf program since the age of six and has earned roughly 50 top-three finishes throughout his junior golf career, including numerous victories and top-10 finishes on the Prestige Tour. In addition, he won a TJGT Tournament this year in Dallas as well as the TAPPS 3A State tournament this month. After graduation, Ben will continue his golf career at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.

Sophomore Ava Jones will attend the eight-week 2026 summer quarter at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Stanford's Summer Session provides high-achieving, ambitious high school students the opportunity to enroll in rigorous courses alongside undergraduate students. Living on campus, Ava will earn college credits through 11 units of coursework, including a course called "Engineering for Good: Designing Devices That Make a Difference," in which students design and build inventions to support the Bay Area's homeless population. Beyond the classroom, she will participate in a rich array of extracurricular programming that enriches the Stanford experience. We are immensely proud of you, Ava, and we can't wait to hear about the inventions you'll create this summer!

PCS juniors Kaeden Beno, Wesley Bruce, Nate Lowry, and Turner Young were selected to participate in the NASA Texas Aerospace Scholars program this year. TAS is a year-long commitment for Texas high school juniors beginning with a five-month online learning experience related to space exploration, Earth science, technology, and aeronautics. Students gain valuable skills in coding, computer-aided design (CAD), and engineering. All four of our Paladins were among the highest achieving students and were invited to a five-day virtual summer experience (Moonshot) mentored by NASA scientists and engineers. The top performing teams from Moonshot will be invited to an all expense paid residential experience to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Also, senior Lizzy Dornic, who completed the program last year, was invited to participate as a student mentor this year. In addition to having a program of her own to complete, she hosted monthly meetings for a group of junior scholars. At the end of the program, Lizzy was surprised to receive a $500 stipend! She was also invited to participate in a week long program (similar to Moonshot, but with smaller groups) that could earn her a trip to NASA to build the protoypes created in the challenge.

American Legion Boys & Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs for high school juniors that focus on exploring American government and politics. This participatory educational program allows students to run for office and become part of the operation of local, county, and state governments. Congratulations to juniors Michael Ibanez and Savannah Goodwin, who will participate in Texas Boys & Girls State this summer!

Three of our PCS alumni are competing on the Texas A&M Formula Electric Team, a premier student-led collegiate engineering organization that designs, manufactures, and competes with full-scale, all-electric formula-style racecars. Established in 2021 as part of the broader Texas A&M Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) collective, the team provides students with intensive, hands-on experience in electric vehicle (EV) engineering, project management, and cutting-edge motorsport technology. PCS alumni Caleb Sytsma (class of 2022), Ryan Fowler (class of 2024), and Joshua Wu (class of 2022) work on the Battery Team, and Caleb serves as Team Lead, a 40 hour-per-week commitment. What an incredible learning opportunity! 

Thank you to the 2025-2026 Student Council for their time and efforts this year in organizing Upper School socials, service projects, the Coffee Cart, and more. Upper School student life at PCS depends on the leadership and dedication of these students, and we're thankful for their service.

Thank you to the 2025-2026 House Leaders who have guided their Houses in worship, service, and fellowship this year. These students are selected by their House faculty and Administration and serve as an example to their peers and younger students.

Thank you to the 2025-2026 National Honor Society officers who have led our Upper School in service to PCS and the community this year. National Honor Society members are selected from our juniors and seniors based on their scholarship, service, leadership, and character, and officers are selected from senior members.

President: Peyton Smith (12th)
Vice President: Sam Bachelder (12th)
Secretary: Avery Hickman (12th)
Activities Coordinator: Ryan Wentz (12th)

Mu Alpha Theta is a national mathematics honor society. At Providence our focus is to glorify and enjoy God through the beauty of mathematics and the opportunity to serve others by sharing our mathematical skills through tutoring PCS students. Thank you to our 2025-2026 Mu Alpha Theta officers:

President: Lizzy Dornic (12th)
Vice President: Garrett Mahler (12th)
Secretary: Julianne Faucett (11th)
Treasurer: Luke Williamson (12th)

Blue Crew has worked all year to encourage the Paladin athletic teams by promoting attendance at home games and meets, decorating lockers, pepping up the pep rallies, and planning our Powder Puff and Buff games. Thank you to our 2025-2026 Blue Crew members!
Pictured: Addison Ramirez (10th), Captain Savannah Goodwin (11th), Camber Brown (11th), Chase Jones (12th), Reece Collins (12th), Sara Bachelder (10th), Captain Ellie Lancaster (12th), Captain Berkeley Scott (12th)
Not pictured: Lexa Lancaster (10th)

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