On Saturday, December 10, 2022, 43 Junior High students traveled to Natalia for UIL competition. The students that took part did a fantastic job and as coaches we could not be prouder. The hard work they put in these past few months was not for nothing because we came home with a box of medals. The list of students who won are:
Social Studies:
6th Grade
1st - Annabella Simmons
8th Grade
2nd - Izabel Silva
Calculator Applications
6th Grade
6th - Montse Salinas
8th Grade
1st - Jayden Motes
2nd - Gabriella Finnamore
3rd - Issac Ytuarte
Maps, Graphs & Charts
6th Grade
1st - Ryan Hendrickson
3rd - Autumn Foster
7th Grade
4th - Steven Cantu
5th - Katherine Choung
8th Grade
2nd - Izabel Silva
4th - Payton Devaney
Listening Skills
6th Grade
5th - Peyton Leverton
7th Grade
1st - Katherine Choung
6th - Jaelynn Barraza
8th Grade
2nd - Payton Devaney
Oral Reading
6th Grade
3rd - Analissa Quintanilla
4th - Bianca Villanueva
6th - Peyton Leverton
7th Grade
1st - Emma Emery
3rd - Juliet Sittre
6th - Adrian Reyna
8th Grade
5th - Addison Wagner
6th - Payton Devaney
Science
7th Grade
2nd - Katherine Choung
Dictionary Skills
6th Grade
1st - Xiomara Martinez
2nd - Montse Salinas
Tied for 6th - Aza Garcia
7th Grade
2nd - Emma Emery
4th - Gabriel Vazquez
8th Grade
2nd - Jayden Motes
Impromptu Speaking
6th Grade
4th - Peyton Leverton
7th Grade
3rd - Emma Emery
6th - Elyse Cortinas
Art Smart
6th Grade
3rd - Bianca Villanueva
7th Grade
1st - Madison Hernandez
2nd - Katherine Choung
6th - Abril Perez
The 7th grade also placed 1st as a team with all three girls plus Steven Cantu
Spelling
6th Grade
1st - Lila Cortinas
2nd - Montse Salinas
3rd - Bianca Villanueva
7th Grade
1st - Jazlyn Carrillo
6th - Marlen Vazquez
8th Grade
2nd - Izabel Silva
Chess Puzzles
6th Grade
6th Andrew Frausto
Number Sense
6th Grade
1st Levi Bates
4th Peyton Leverton
8th Grade
5th - Izabel Silva
Mathematics
6th Grade
1st - Levi Bates
4th - Andrew Frausto
Tied for 6th Peyton Leverton
7th Grade
Tied for 2nd - Emma Emery
8th Grade
4th - Izabel Silva
Ready Writing
6th Grade
5th - Peyton Leverton
7th Grade
1st - Katherine Choung
8th Grade
5th - Izabel Silva
6th - Nayelli Nunez
Editorial Writing
7th Grade
4th - Marlen Vazquez
Modern Oratory
6th Grade
1st - Juliana Orozco
4th - Montse Salinas
Music Memory
6th Grade -
1st - Weston Cook (mom said that this is his 5th year and he has won 1st every time!)
Tied for 5th - Isaiah Cortez
7th Grade
1st - Emma Emery
2nd - Elijah Robles
8th Grade
2nd-Camila Vega