Photo by Carrie Pryor-Newman

 

Goose Creek CISD students (from left) Swayam Gupta, Highlands Junior School, 7th; Arin Sood, HJS, 8th; Nadia Freese, HJS, 8th; Britney Romero, Cedar Bayou Junior School, 8th; Alexa Morales, Horace Mann Junior School, 7th and Emelia Logan, Gentry Junior School, 8th, won Sweepstakes trophies for winning gold medals in three categories at the recent Junior School UIL competition held at Highlands Junior.

 

Junior School UIL Competition Photo Gallery

 

GCCISD Students Compete in Junior School UIL Competition

 

 

The annual Junior School UIL Competition began with the Spelling event at Highlands Junior School and Ready Writing at the individual campuses. After the competitions for all events were completed, the awards ceremony took place in the Highlands Junior Auditorium. School principals congratulated the winners.

 

The 2018-2019 UIL sixth grade Spelling winners were Hanna Coker, 1st place, Gentry; Mariella Ocampo, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou; Arabella Davis, 3rd place, Gentry; Sebastian Kingston, 4th place, Highlands; Michaylah Gray, 5th place, Cedar Bayou; Delaney Dobbs, 6th place, Baytown Junior; Karen Gijan.

 

Seventh grade Spelling winners were Hanna Coker, 1st place, Cedar Bayou; Mariah Ondap, 2nd place, Gentry; Moriah Shuttlesworth, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Karina Jewell, 4th place, Highlands; Alex McGee, 5th place, Highlands; Natalia Aguilar, 6th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Eighth grade Spelling winners were Britney Romero, 1st place, Cedar Bayou; Kyla Gijan, 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Sharlita Cannegieter, 3rd place, Gentry; Persia Broussard, 4th place, Cedar Bayou; Adriana Curiel, 5th place, Cedar Bayou; Brianna Cavazos, 6th place, Gentry. The Spelling trophy was awarded to Cedar Bayou.

 

Sixth grade Ready Writing winners were Micah Ebow, 1st place, Highlands; Grace McClain, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou; Kendyl Seago, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Darrius Thomas, 4th place, Horace Mann; Raquel Chavez, 5th place, Horace Mann; Bella Benavidez, 6th place, Gentry.

 

Seventh grade Ready Writing winners were Aric Buchring, 1st place, Gentry; Olivia Miller, 2nd place, Highlands; Benoit Reese, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Jylyanna Bergstrom, 4th place, Baytown Junior; Violet Benjamin, 5th place, Horace Mann and Mackyeon Jolacia 6th place, Cedar Bayou.

 

Eighth grade Ready Writing winners were Sophia Valencia, 1st place, Gentry; Juan Hernandez, 2nd place, Gentry; Leslie Haro, 3rd place, Horace Mann; Alexia Espinoza, 4th place, Gentry; Jada Wingate, 5th place, Highlands and Sanya Smith, 6th place, Highlands. The Ready Writing trophy went to Gentry.

 

Sixth grade Art Memory winners were Emily Wilson, 1st, place, Gentry; Karen Gijan, 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Kevin Puente; Horace Mann, 3rd place; Alyssa Garza, 4th place, Horace Mann; Kaleb Wheeler, 5th place, Baytown Junior and Emma Jaramillo, 6th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Seventh grade Art Memory winners were Caris Gray, 1st place, Gentry; Lavren Hogan, 2nd place, Horace Mann; Mia Garcia, 3rd place, Horace Mann; Ava Bessard, 4th place, Highlands Junior; Annabelen Gonzalez, 5th place, Highlands Junior and Levay Duncan, 6th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Eighth grade Art Memory winner were, Allison Trejo, 1st place, Gentry; Abdul Samad, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou Junior; Madelyn Garza, 3rd place, Highlands Junior School; Britney Ngo, 4th place, Horace Mann and Brooke Schrull, 5th place, Highlands Junior School, Mariana Negrete, 6th place, Highlands Junior. The trophy went to Horace Mann.

 

 

Sixth grade Poetry Gold Medal winners were Grace McClain, Arabella Davis and Callie Carsey, Cedar Bayou; Kelis Perez, Gentry. Silver Medal winners were Xavier McClain, Baytown Junior; Caeden Joseph, Gentry; Kylie Edwards, Horace Mann. Bronze Medal winner were Fallyr Hedricks and Alarie Hazel, from Baytown Junior. Bryce Cooper from Gentry.

 

Seventh grade Poetry Gold Medal winners were Brianna McGee, Abigail Manila and Rebecca Currie, Cedar Bayou; Hailee Levinson, Gentry; Paris Almaraz and Alexa Morales, Horace Mann. Silver Medals Lilyanna Garcia, Highlands; Joanna Abarca, Gentry, Camila Chavarria-Gudino, Horace Mann. Bronze Medal winners were Taylynne Powell and Valaria Montemayor, Baytown Junior; Capri Anderson, Gentry.

 

Eighth grade Poetry Gold Medal winners were Jorge Placensia, Baytown Junior; Adriana Curiel and Britney Romero, Cedar Bayou; Emelia Logan and Ashton Rohus, Gentry; Nadia Freese and Dayana Carrasco, Highlands Junior; Henry Aguilar, Horace Mann. Silver Medal winners are Zane Holland, Fernanda Hurtado and Avery Kerr, Baytown Junior; Tori Fisher, Cedar Bayou; Kerston Gooch, Gentry; Jennifer Quintero, Horace Mann. Poetry trophy went to Cedar Bayou.

 

Sixth grade Prose Gold Medal winners were Arely Avila and Arabella Davis, Cedar Bayou; Amanda Woods, Gentry; Cody Helm and Quiara Comier, Highlands; Christina Mitchell, Horace Mann. Silver Medal winners were Raniah Rowley, Baytown Junior; Macie Warton, Gentry, Jaelyn Sherman, Horace Mann. Bronze Medal winner were Fallyn Hedrick and Chelsea Owens, Baytown Junior; Wesley Birmingham, Gentry.

 

Seventh grade Prose Gold Medal winners were Priscilla Guerra and Lilith McGillory, Cedar Bayou; Capri Anderson, Gentry; Viridiana Nunez, Highlands Junior; Erika Valladares, Horace Mann. Silver Medal winners were Diana Mercado and Azaria Nevils, Baytown Junior; Zoe Quiroga, Gentry; Samantha Phan, Highlands. Bronze Medal winner was Christopher Elliott, Baytown Junior; JoAnna Abarca, Gentry; Paris Almaraz, Horace Mann.

 

Eighth grade Prose Gold Medal winners were Avery Kerry and Olivia Miller, Baytown Junior; Adrianna Morales, Emelia Logan, and Litzy Arroyo, Gentry; Jewel Husky, Highlands Junior; Jennifer Quintero, Zane Holland and Henry Aguilar, Horace Mann. Trophy went to Gentry.

 

Sixth grade Impromptu Gold Medals went to John Smith and Jovani Arellane, Cedar Bayou; Daniela Avila and Lily Warner, Gentry; Alyssa Foster and Callen Tittel, Highlands Junior; Hilllcrest Richards-Charles and Kylie Edwards, Horace Mann. Silver Medal winners were Harley Evink, Kennedy Filyaw and Yadira Chavez, Baytown Jr; Zacharia Rigshy, Cedar Bayou; Abigail Johns, Gentry; Kaloeb Schuelzky, Highlands. Bronze Medal winner went to Giovani Lopez, Horace Mann.

 

Seventh grade Impromptu Gold Medal winners were Barbara Morfin, Gentry; Sofia Ramirez, Highlands; Camila Chavarria-Gudino and Alexa Morales, Horace Mann. Silver Medal winners were Hannah Matthews, Hailey Matthews and Shanaya Brown, Baytown Junior; Rebecca Curie, Cedar Bayou; Noah Munigua and Mariah Ondap, Gentry; Lilyanna Garcia and Julissa Contreras, Highlands. Bronze Medal winner was Jakeem Rene, Horace Mann.

 

Eighth grade Impromptu Gold Medal winners were Marisa James, Baytown Junior; Britney Romero, Cedar Bayou; Caleb Villalobos and Xitaly Ruiz, Gentry; John Estoquia, Daphne Bailey and Nadia Freese, Highlands Junior; Silver Medal winners were Trisstian Johnson, Baytown Junior; Abrial Leger, Gentry. The Bronze Medal winners were Diego Sanchez, Baytown Junior; Karen DelReal, Cedar Bayou. The Impromptu trophy went to Highlands Junior School.

 

Sixth grade Music Memory winners were Mariella Ocampo, 1st place, Gentry; Sebastian Kingston, 2nd place, Gentry; Caleb Lewis, 3rd place, Gentry; Sara Cedillo, 4th place, Cedar Bayou; Abigail Gonzalez, 5th place, Horace Mann; Oscar Vasquez, 6th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Seventh grade Music Memory winners were Hannah Cokee, 1st place, Cedar Bayou; Reese Benoit, 2nd, Cedar Bayou; Samiha Rashid, 3rd place and Paci Kwe, 4th place, Gentry; Diego Moreno, 5th place, Baytown Junior; Eh’Rhys Roach, 6th place, Horace Mann.

 

Eight Grade Music Memory winners were Corrina Levy, 1st place, Gentry; Allison Helm, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou; Cash Hill, 3rd place, Highlands Junior; Brittany Braud, 4th place, Horace Mann; Mishah Jalandoni, 5th place, Highlands Junior; Carylon Wyant, 6th place, Horace Mann.

 

Sixth grade Maps, Graphs and Charts winners were Shandon Conley, 1st place, Horace Mann; Alex McFarland, 2nd place, Horace Mann; Angel Carter, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Tara Archibald, 4th place, Horace Mann; Jessica Pantoja and Jaylee tied for 5th place, Gentry.

 

Seventh grade Maps, Graphs and Charts winners were Simran Singh, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Jeremyh Brown, 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Mariam Malhi, 3rd place, Gentry; Ashlynn McMalan, 4th place, Gentry; Angel Garcia, 5th place, Baytown Junior; Alexa Torres, 6th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Eighth grade Maps, Graphs and Charts winners were John “Jace” Greer, 1st place, Gentry; Evan Butler, 2nd place, Gentry; Hudson Chapman, 3rd place, Gentry; Amy Chen, 4th place, Highlands Junior; Hannah Adams, 5th place, Horace Mann; Nick Abshire, 6th place, Baytown Junior. The trophy went to Gentry Junior.

 

Seventh grade Science I winners were Christian Cruz, 1st place, Horace Mann; Brandon Hak, 2nd place; Gentry; Simran Singh, 3rd place, Highlands Junior; Jazmin Manrique, 3rd, Horace Mann; Angel Garcia, 5th place, Horace Mann and Angelique Leed, 6th place, Horace Mann.

 

Eighth grade Science II winners were Hudson Chapman, 1st place, Gentry; Canon Cockrell; 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Laisa Castro, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Jonathan Orozco,4th, Gentry; Alonso Molino, 5th place, Highlands Junior; Priscilla Cerino, 6th place, Highlands Junior. The trophy went to Gentry.

 

Sixth grade Listening Skills winners were Makenzie Morehead, 1st place, Gentry; Shandon Conley, 2nd, Horace Mann; Tara Archibald, 3rd place, Horace Mann; Raul Torres, 4th place, Cedar Bayou; Charles Hillcrest-Richards, 5th place, Horace Mann; Emily Wilson, 6th place, Gentry.

 

Seventh grade Listening Skills winners were Brianna Munguia, 1st place, Cedar Bayou; Caris Gray, 2nd place, Gentry; Luis Ruiz, 3rd place, Horace Mann; Delyla Mayfield, 4th place, Baytown Junior; Christian Cruz, 5th place, Horace Mann; Elizabeth Garza, 6th place, Gentry.

 

Eighth grade Listening Skills winners were Xitlaly Ruiz, 1st place, Gentry; Canon Cockrell, 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Ariana Salinas, 3rd place, Horace Mann; Fernanda Llamas, 4th place, Gentry; Andy Aguilar, 5th place, Baytown Junior; Nina Villa, 6th place, Horace Mann. Horace Mann and Gentry tied for the trophy.

 

Sixth grade Number Sense winners were Matthew Cosep, 1st place, Gentry; Oswaldo Garcia, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou; Elizabeth Sandoval, 3rd place, Gentry; Aurturo Farias, 4th place, Cedar Bayou; Valentin Higareda, 5th place, Baytown Junior; Jenie Benavides, 6th place, Gentry.

 

Seventh grade Number Sense winners were Swayam Gupta, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Topaz Dickey, 2nd place, Gentry; Brandon Hak, 3rd place, Gentry; Emory Wood, 4th place, Baytown Junior; Zoe Quiroga, 5th place, Gentry; Omar Rendon, 6th place, Gentry.

 

Eighth grade Number Sense winners were Arin Sood, 1st place, Highlands; Harsh Agrawal, 2nd place, Highlands Junior; Emoryion Moore, 3rd place, Gentry; Juan Benavides, 4th place, Gentry; Caleb Villalobos, 5th place, Gentry; Isaac Macias, 6th place, Cedar Bayou. The trophy went to Gentry.

 

Sixth grade Dictionary Skills winners were Karen Gijan, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Karina Sedtal, 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Melanie Mendoza, 3rd place, Horace Mann; Mackenzie Morehead, 4th place, Gentry; Gahelle Toscano, 5th place, Baytown Junior; J’Lynn Valladaves, 6th place, Horace Mann.

 

Seventh grade Dictionary Skills winners were Simran Singh, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Jaeli Hernandez, 2nd place, Baytown Junior; Natalia Aguilar, Kailee Houseman, Baytown Junior, Hailee Levinson, Gentry, tied for 3rd place; Jazmin Manrique, 6th place, Horace Mann.

 

Eighth grade Dictionary Skills winners were Nina Villa, Horace Mann and Kyla Gijan, Baytown Junior, tied for 1st place; Juan Hernandez, 3rd place, Gentry; Skylar Briggs, 4th place, Baytown Junior; Sneha Maisuriya, 5th place, Horace Mann; Lesli Haro, 6th place, Horace Mann. The trophy went to Baytown Junior.

 

Sixth grade General Math winners were Matthew Cosep, 1st place, Gentry;Elizabeth Sandoval, 2nd place, Gentry, Tasmiyah Hussain, 3rd place, Gentry; Oswaldo Garcia, 4th place, Cedar Bayou; Allen Chen, 5th place, Highlands Junior and Ashton Butler, 6th place, Baytown Jr.

 

Seventh grade General Math winners were Gupta Swayam, 1st place, Highlands Jr; Hanna Coker, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou; Reese Benoit, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Diana Mercado, 4th place, Baytown Junior; Moriah Shuttlesworth, 5th place, Cedar Bayou; Omar Rendon, 6th place, Gentry.

 

Eighth grade General Math winners were Arin Sood, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Harsh Agrawal, 2nd place, Highlands Junior; Emoryion Moore, 3rd place, Baytown Junior; Juan Benavides, 4th place, Gentry; Lisette Martinez, 5th place, Baytown Junior and Brooke Schrull, 6th place, Highlands Junior. Trophy went to Highlands Junior.

 

Sixth grade Calculator Skills winners were Archana Sunilkumar, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Matthew Cosep, 2nd place, Gentry; Michaylah Gray, 3rd place, Cedar Bayou; Allen Chen, 4th place, Highlands Junior; Elizabeth Sandaval, 5th place, Gentry and Yaslyn Gonzales, 6th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Seventh grade Calculator Skills Swayam Gupta, 1st place, Highlands; Emily Jozwiak, 2nd place, Cedar Bayou; Koushik Gurugubelli, 3rd place, Highlands Junior; Santinka Riebel, 4th place, Baytown Junior; Delyla Mayfields, 5th place, Baytown Junior.

 

Eighth grade Calculator Skills winners were Arin Sood, 1st place, Highlands Junior; Sneha Maisuriya, 2nd place, Horace Mann; Brooke Schrull, 3rd place and Harsh Agrawal, 4th place, Highlands Junior; Tori Fisher, 5th place, Cedar Bayou; Evelyn Arellano, 6th place, Cedar Bayou. The trophy went to Highlands Junior. Students who won three gold medals in UIL events received a Sweepstakes trophy.

 

 

 

The 2017-2018 UIL sixth grade Group Improvisation Gold Medal winners were Ricarri Blow, Chelsea Owens and Valeria Rivera. Silver Medal winners were Fallyn Hedricks and Alondra Romero.

 

The Gold Medal winners from Cedar Bayou were Rayne Blow, Carlyn Svegliato, Ari’El Roberson, Danielle Bennett, Katherine Barrientes, Addison English, John Smith, Ava Casarez and Marcus Hatfield.

 

Gentry Junior Gold Medal winners were Wesley Birmingham, Bryce Cooper, Lily Warner, Daniela Avila, Makenzie Morehead and Abigail Johns. Silver Medal winners were Macie Warton, Alyssa Roston and Amanda Woods.

 

Highlands Junior Gold Medal winners were Quiara Cormier, Dasani Green, Kaloeb Schulzky, Alyssa Foster and Callen Tittel. Silver Medal winners were Kara Kennepohl, Abigail Lovell and Lexi York.

 

Horace Mann Gold Medal winners were Christina Mitchell and Kylie Edwards. Silver Medal winners were Hillcrest Richards-Charles and Dylan Edwards. Bronze Medal winners were Jaelyn Sherman Giovanni Lopez.

 

The 2017-2018 UIL seventh grade Group Improvisation Silver Medal winners were Hailey Matthews and Juan Huerta. Bronze Medal winners were Melissa Alexander, Shanaya Brown, Haley Rombs and Hannah Matthews.

 

Cedar Bayou Gold medal winners were Trinity Lee, Priscilla Guerra and Tiare Sagastume. Silver Medal winners were Sofia Aguinga and Xochitl Morfin.

 

Gentry Junior Gold Medal winners were Noah Munigue, Dylan Davis and Barbara Morfin. Silver Medal winners were Hailee Levinson, Hayden Bogel, Mariah Ondap, Jasani Anderson, Briley Blanchard and Betel Sanchez.

 

Highlands Junior Gold Medal winners were Amira Lewis, Julissa Contreras and Jamie Finney. Silver Medal winners were Hunter Teel, Omar Moreno, Viridiana Nunez, Lilyanna Garcia and Sofia Ramirez.

 

Horace Mann Gold Medal winners were Erika Valladares, Roslyn Eaton, Bella Lee, Alexa Morales and Camila Chavarria-Gudino. Bronze Medal winners were Paris Almaraz, Jackeem Rene and Analiza Coleman.

 

The 2017-2018 eighth grade Group Improvisation Gold Medal winners from Baytown Junior were Mercilla Molina, Jose Cervantes and Dayanara Sanchez. Silver Medal winners were Ferndnada Hurtado and Karol Lopez.

 

Gentry Junior Gold Medal winners were Summer Valdez, Sarah Kaminski, Cassandra Gurrola, Adrianna Morales, Emilia Logan and Rohus Ashton. Silver Medal winners were Jacob Vaughan, Kearston Gooch and Litzy Arroyo.

 

Highlands Junior Gold Medal winners were Sariah Lawrence, Nadia Freese, Daphne Bailey John Estoquia. Silver Medal winners were Alistair Manliguez and Patrick Green. Horace Mann Silver Medal winners were Henry Aguilar and Zane Holland. The Group Improv trophy was a tie between Gentry and Highlands.