For Austin West, a senior at Lubbock-Cooper High School, UIL participation is all in the family.
Austin competes in poetry interpretation and informative speaking. His mother, Amy West, is a coach for the Cooper UIL team and his older brother also competed.
“My freshman year, I thought I’d give it a try and I’ve really enjoyed it,” Austin said.
On Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, the family was out in force at the UIL Spring Meet hosted for 3A and 5A schools at Texas Tech University.