675 students compete in Elementary UIL Academic Tournament

Goose Creek CISD’s annual Elementary UIL Academic Tournament was held Jan. 21 and Jan. 22 at Sterling High School.

All elementary schools were represented with 675 second through fifth grade students participating in the following academic events: Creative Writing; Dictionary Skills; Listening Skills; Maps, Graphs and Charts; Number Sense; Oral Reading; Ready Writing; Spelling; Storytelling; Art; and Music Memory.
Students received medals for 1st through 6th place in each event and schools received 1st through 3rd place district trophies for each event at the awards ceremony.

The Goose Creek CISD Advanced Academics Department would like to thank campus UIL coordinators and coaches who helped students prepare for each event, as well as campus administrators for their support of this event. We would also like to thank UIL academic event directors who conducted the events, and numerous volunteers who served as judges, monitors, graders and guides. Here is a list of the winners: Creative Writing — Second Grade
1st place: Evelyn Pena, Lamar
2nd place: Joan Soto, Travis
3rd place: Chloe Culver, Harlem
4th place: Mariel Rached, Travis
5th place: Dylan Halladay, Harlem
6th place: Julian Torres, Harlem

Dictionary Skills — Fifth Grade
1st place: Kyle Lindstrom, Austin
2nd place: Megan Clausen, Austin
3rd place: Courtland Wilson, Harlem
4th place-tie: Bryce Trull, Austin
4th place-tie: Lane Hadley, Alamo
6th place: Shaliqua Gordon, Alamo

Listening Skills — Fifth Grade
1st place: Megan Runnels, Crockett
2nd place: Alexis Lee, Highlands
3rd place: Camryn Kotlartz, Austin
4th place: Marley Hebert, Austin
5th place: Nicolas Lopez, Carver
6th place: Genaro Quintanilla, Alamo

Maps, Graphs & Charts — Fifth Grade
1st place: Cody Harris, Crockett
2nd place: Tyra Green, Walker
3rd place: Cole Circello, Austin
4th place: Yatzari Gaeta, Carver
5th place: Cesar Prieto, Harlem
6th place-tie: Kyle Graves, Highlands
6th place-tie: Athena Guzman, Carver

Number Sense — Fourth Grade
1st place: Arushi Shukla, Austin
2nd place: Kavish Pipalia, Austin
3rd place: Soham Datar, Walker
4th place: Nayeli Garcia, Carver
5th place: Andrea Torres, Carver
6th place: Weston Browning, Harlem

Number Sense — Fifth Grade
1st place: Ayush Agrawal, De Zavala
2nd place: Sarah Gregorcyk, Austin
3rd place: Havi Nguyen, Harlem
4th place: Trenton Carr, Walker
5th place: Bethany Bush, Harlem
6th place: Bryce Putnam, De Zavala

Oral Reading — Fourth Grade
1st place: Julian Infante, Crockett
2nd place: Zoe Hebert, Austin
3rd place: Chloe Cavarretta, Austin
4th place: Imelda Rosales, Crockett
5th place: Zach Rodriguez, Lamar
6th place: Bailey Sloane, Walker
7th place: Kendyl Stewart, Walker
8th place: Zoey Hennington, San Jacinto

Oral Reading — Fifth Grade
1st place: Tailor Le LaVergne, Crockett
2nd place: Karina Costello, Crockett
3rd place: Karen Ascencio, Travis
4th place: Aidan Cottar, Harlem
5th place: Beyonce Bryant, Alamo
6th place: Chris Garcia, Ashbel Smith
7th place: Courtnee Lambright, Highlands
8th place: D’Azsha Moore, San Jacinto

Ready Writing — Third Grade
1st place: Cyndi Selynski, Highlands
2nd place: Angelique Vazquez, Highlands
3rd place: Madelyn Morells, Walker
4th place: Rachel Erwin, Austin
5th place: Ariel Sanchez, De Zavala
6th place: Gentry Bush, Harlem Ready Writing — Fourth Grade
1st place: Cheyanne Mohler, Highlands
2nd place: Isaac Mora, Travis
3rd place: Austin Goodman, Walker
4th place: Courtney Keith, Travis
5th place: Michaela Garcia, Crockett
6th place: Jasmine Mendoza, Crockett

Ready Writing — Fifth Grade
1st place: Will Scheidt, Highlands
2nd place: Kylie Nichols, Austin
3rd place: Nathalie Martinez, De Zavala
4th place: Bryn Benoit, Austin
5th place: Kyler Hardison, Walker
6th place: Octavio Hatch, Travis

Spelling — Second Grade
1st place-tie: Pranav Gupta, Walker
1st place-tie: Sanath Shetty, Carver
3rd place: Marc DeGuzman, Austin
4th place: Isaac Trejo, San Jacinto
5th place: Allen Dang, Walker
6th place: Ben Warford, San Jacinto

Spelling — Third Grade
1st place: Jaida Davis, Austin
2nd place: Jatin Kulkarni, Walker
3rd place: Jace Welch, Highlands
4th place: Christel Vallagomesa
5th place: Brittney Norton, Austin
6th place: Isabel Delarosa, Austin

Spelling — Fourth Grade
1st place: Madilyn Lawernce, De Zavala
2nd place: Alejandro Cantu, Walker
3rd place: Tina Phan, Harlem
4th place: Reymond Bueno, Alamo
5th place: Anjeli Patel, Harlem
6th place: Ryan Costlow, Austin

Spelling — Fifth Grade
1st place: Luka Schooley, Austin
2nd place: Eve Escarda, Harlem
3rd place: Zion Stewart, Travis
4th place: Rafael Mendoza, Highlands
5th place: Uriel Moreno, HIghlands
6th place: Divya Singh, Austin

Storytelling — Second Grade
1st place: Jamie Shelton, Austin
2nd place: Evan Kerr, Travis
3rd place: Adlai Valdovinos, Highlands
4th place: Aubrie West, Alamo
5th place: Lillian Phillips, Carver
6th place: Jacey Golden, Crockett
7th place: Katherine Cash, Austin
8th place: Haiden Land, Walker

Storytelling — Third Grade
1st place: Maycie Gonzalez, Highkands
2nd place: Alaysia Samuel, Highlands
3rd place: Shanya Manadier, Walker
4th place: Leslie Cardenas, Crockett
5th place: Erin Radle, Walker
6th place: Dalexa Rodriguez, Harlem
7th place: Megan Mar, Walker
Team Art Contest — Fourth Grade
1st place: Crockett – Alfonso Garcia, Jamie Chavez (perfect score), Edward Castro (perfect score),
Ashto Thibodeaux, and David Rodriguez
2nd place: Walker – Jackie Herrera, Savannah Vyoral, Angel Drews, and Joanna Guerrero
3rd place: Austin – Carolina Gallegos, Priscilla Garcia, Jordan Weldon, and Jasmine Soto
4th place: Kara Seaton (perfect score) and John Dalton
5th place: Bowie – Savannah Lee, Miranda Salinas, Kaliegh Prigmore, Bryan Nicholas, and Karen Rueola
6th place: Alamo – Madison Celestine, Curly Thompson, Stephanie Bjerke, and Alyssa Trevion

Team Art Contest — Fifth Grade
1st place: Crockett – Abby Tindol (perfect score), Fabian Pasillas, Blair Taylor (perfect score),
Ian Tolleson (perfect score), and Alexis Villareal (perfect score)
2nd place: De Zavala – Madison Vincent, Kimberly Bogle, Anthony Payne, and Paris Landry
3rd place: Travis – Savannah Cushman, Amanda Thomas, Da Jasha Davis, Bryan Berrios (perfect score), and Ozzie Saldana
4th place: Alamo – Ebony Stevenson, Rafael Infante, and Leilani Thompson
5th place: San Jacinto – Leo San Miguel, Yulissa Lopez, Christian Hurtado, Cassandra Moreno, and Manuel Guerrero
6th place: Carver – JaQuinee Eaglin, Kelly Flores, Joseline Perez, Anthony Garza, and David Merlinez

Team Music Memory — Fourth Grade
1st place: Lamar – Jacob Benitez, Alejandra Torres, David Conejo, Juliana Mendoza, and Katya Salinas
2nd place: Bowie – Kaylie Baumbach, Ashley Martinez, Gabby Ebarra, and Katrina Soape
3rd place: De Zavala – Justice Hudson, Marianna Rodriguez, Jackson May (perfect paper), and Kyleigh Motley
4th place: Highlands – Perla perez, Harold Pate, Ysabel Moody, and Summer Miller
5th place: Alamo – Hannah Carbajal, Mia Russel, and Eric Gonzalez
6th place: Ashbel Smith – Sierra Phillips, Miguel Amaro, Samantha Alvarez, Giselle Huerta, and Gissell Campos

Team Music Memory — Fifth Grade
1st place: Walker – Jessica Zapata, Erica Zapata, and Celeste Hernandez
2nd place: Bowie – Deion Williams, Ana Morfin, Jazlyn Gates, Allison Antonini, and Savannah Ramos
3rd place: Austin – Elijah Pesudas, Megan Brown, Johnathan Costello, and Martina Flores
4th place: De Zavala – Tony Landry, Emily Martinez, Noah Garza, and Bethany Duhon
5th place: Highlands – Destiny Everitt, Ivy Peters, Sibeles Torres, Allsion Estetter, and Kaylin Strouhal
6th place: Carver – Makenzie Dornak, Eddie Garza, Mauriao Ramirez, Madison Hattchet, and Elaine Arceneaux ________________________________________ Here is a list of campus competition winners: Creative Writing — Second Grade
1st place-tie: Harlem
1st place-tie: Travis
3rd place: Lamar

Dictionary Skills — Fifth Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Alamo
3rd place: Harlem

Listening Skills — Fifth Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Crockett
3rd place: Highlands

Maps, Graphs & Charts — Fifth Grade
1st place: Crockett
2nd place: Walker
3rd place-tie: Carver
3rd place-tie: Austin

Number Sense — Fourth Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Carver
3rd place: Walker

Number Sense — Fifth Grade
1st place: De Zavala
2nd place: Harlem
3rd place: Austin

Oral Reading — Fourth Grade
1st place: Crockett
2nd place: Austin
3rd place: Lamar

Oral Reading — Fifth Grade
1st place: Crockett
2nd place: Travis
3rd place: Harlem

Ready Writing — Third Grade
1st place: Highlands
2nd place: Walker
3rd place: Austin

Ready Writing — Fourth Grade
1st place: Travis
2nd place: Highlands
3rd place-tie: Walker
3rd place-tie: Crockett
Ready Writing — Fifth Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Highlands
3rd place: De Zavala

Spelling — Second Grade
1st place: Walker
2nd place: Carver
3rd place: San Jacinto

Spelling — Third Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Walker
3rd place: Highlands

Spelling — Fourth Grade
1st place: Harlem
2nd place: De Zavala
3rd place: Walker

Spelling — Fifth Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Highlands
3rd place: Harlem

Storytelling — Second Grade
1st place: Austin
2nd place: Travis
3rd place: Highlands

Storytelling — Third Grade
1st place: Highlands
2nd place: Walker
3rd place: Crockett

Art Contest — Fourth Grade
1st place: Crockett
2nd place: Walker
3rd place: Austin

Art Contest — Fifth Grade
1st place: Crockett
2nd place: De Zavala
3rd place: Travis

Music Memory — Fourth Grade
1st place: Lamar
2nd place: Bowie
3rd place: De Zavala

Music Memory — Fifth Grade
1st place: Walker
2nd place: Bowie
3rd place: Austin