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6th-8th Grade Students Compete in Virtual UIL Meet
Students in 6th-8th grade participated in their first Academic UIL virtual meet of the year. Although not all events are offered in a virtual meet, it was great practice for the students who were able to participate.
CALCULATOR SKILLS
6th-8th grade team—2nd place team 4A
7th grade—Nelson Gardner
6th grade—Abel Aguilera
6th grade—Jeremiah Franklin
Other participant: Ariel Aguilera
DICTIONARY SKILLS
6th grade—2nd place team 4A; 10th place team overall
Ariel Aguilera—2nd place 4A
Abel Aguilera—3rd place 4A
Jeremiah Franklin—6th place 4A
Other participants: Ava Hendricks, Kenyon Turner, Jalyse Calhoun
7th grade—
Natali Garcia—1st place 4A
LISTENING
6th grade—1st place team 4A; 8th place team overall
Trent Smith—1st place 4A
Treasure Alexander—3rd place 4A
Abel Aguilera—5th place 4A
Other participants: Brandt Crain, Zander Edmiston, Marco May-Lovato, Victoria Crisp, Marco Ibarra-Gomez, Dalton Merrill, Yojan Martinez
MAPS, GRAPHS, and CHARTS
6th grade—1st place team 4A; 6th place team overall
Shawn Rucker—1st place 4A
Kaeden Shaw—2nd place 4A
Luis Giron—3rd place 4A
Other participants: Damien Copher—4th place 4A, Alexis Guerrero—5th place 4A
MATHEMATICS
6th grade—2nd place team 4A
Ariel Aguilera—5th place 4A
Abel Aguilera—6th place 4A
Jalyse Calhoun—8th place 4A
Other participants: Robert Bikar, Iliana Feingold, Jazlyn Austin-Thomas
NUMBER SENSE
6th grade—2nd place team 4A
Alaisa Castaneda—1st place 4A
Abel Aguilera—5th place 4A
Ariel Aguilera—7th place 4A
Other participant: Shawn Rucker
SOCIAL STUDIES
6th grade—1st place team 4A; 8th place overall
Brandt Crain—1st place 4A
Abel Aguilera—2nd place 4A
Luis Giron—4th place 4A
Other participants: Judith Dominguez
7th grade—2nd place team 4A
Yurem Zapata—4th place 4A
Nicolas Rico—6th place 4A
Axel Castruita—7th place 4A
Other participants: Ruben Magallanes, Donavin Morren, Ethan Torres, Kaden Scott, Alessis Rincon Rangel, Andrew Lopez
SPELLING
6th grade –1st place team 4A; 5th place team overall
Micah McFarlane—1st place 4A; 11th place overall
Hazel Becerra—2nd place 4A; 12th overall
Ava Hendricks—3rd place 4A; 13th overall
Other participants: Noemi Gonzales--4th place 4A; Annie Larraga--5th place 4A