Goose Creek CISD’s annual Elementary UIL Academic Tournament was held Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 at Ross S. Sterling High School. View the photo gallery here.
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“The Advanced Academic Department also wants to recognize Cathy Edwards, a retired Goose Creek teacher, who prepared the slideshow which highlight UIL activities at each campus,” Mitchell said.
The Advanced Academics Department is led by Christi Leath, Director of Professional Development and Advanced Academics.

Dr. Toby York, superintendent of schools, and executive directors, Diana Cox and Suzanne Heinrich, personally congratulated winning students and teams at the awards ceremony.

797 students compete in elementary UIL events

Goose Creek CISD’s annual Elementary UIL Academic Tournament was held Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 at Ross S. Sterling High School.

All elementary schools were represented with 797 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 (based on cumulative medals) for each event at the awards ceremony.

Students competing in the finals for Oral Reading and Storytelling received medals for 1st through 8th place.

Austin students earned the most first place medal in individual events with seven, followed by Walker with five, and Crockett with four. Walker and Crockett tied with six first place campus trophies, and Austin earned five.

“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,” said Carol Mitchell, Advanced Academics specialist. “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:
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*First place-tie: Caleb Urbano, Ashbel Smith

*First place-tie: Puneet Singh, Walker

*First place-tie: Allen Cosep, Austin

Fourth place-tie: Megan Ondap, Harlem

Fourth place-tie: Gabriel Vallagomesa, Crockett

Fourth place-tie: Jasmine Huarchi, Walker

* Perfect Score!
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Spelling – Second Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Walker

Second place-tie: Ashbel Smith & Austin

Third place-tie: Crockett & Harlem
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Spelling – Third Grade
First place: Sanath Shetty, Walker

Second place: Marc DeGuzman, Austin

Third place: Bhanu Sharma, De Zavala

Fourth place: Esdrus Lopez, Bowie

Fifth place: Kennedy Jacquet, Highlands

Sixth place: Allen Dang, Walker
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Spelling – Third Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Walker

Second place: Austin

Third place: De Zavala
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Spelling – Fourth Grade
First place: Jaida Davis, Austin

Second place: Brittney Norton, Austin

Third place: Bailey Miller, Austin

Fourth place: Logan Runnels, Crockett

Fifth place: Daniela Gomez, Travis

Sixth place: Raul Benavides, San Jacinto
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Spelling – Fourth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Austin

Second place: Crockett

Third place: Travis
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Spelling – Fifth Grade
First place: Shaily Yadav, Walker

Second place: Reymond Bueno, Alamo

Third place: Abigale DeGuzman, Austin

Fourth place: Semaj Hawkins, Travis

Fifth place: Jaron Pope, De Zavala

Sixth place: Jorge Torres, De Zavala
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Spelling – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Walker

Second place: Alamo

Third place-tie: Austin & De Zavala
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Storytelling – Second Grade
First place: Madeleine Broussard, Austin

Second place: Gia Watch, Crockett

Third place: Israel Sandoval, Bowie

Fourth place: K’lynn Bennet, Alamo

Fifth place: Raliegh Reimonenq, De Zavala

Sixth place: Lejaune George, Austin

Seventh place: Ethan Goodman, Walker
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Storytelling – Second Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Austin

Second place: Crockett

Third place: Bowie
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Storytelling – Third Grade
First place: Evan Kerr, Travis

Second place: Jamie Shelton, Austin

Third place: Sydney Wade, De Zavala

Fourth place: Hannah Downs, Highlands

Fifth place: Daniel Graves, Ashbel Smith

Sixth place: Natalie Crain, Crockett

Seventh place: Adlai Valdovinos, Highlands

Eighth place: Briana Loreno, Ashbel Smith
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Storytelling – Third Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Travis

Second place: Austin

Third place: De Zavala
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Creative Writing – Second Grade
First place: Abigail Patterson, Travis

Second place: Delilah Gonzales, Crockett

Third place: Lexi Griswold, Austin

Fourth place: Emma Licerio, Lamar

Fifth place: Brayden Hull, Bowie

Sixth place: Jayden Khoury, Crockett
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Creative Writing – Second Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Crockett

Second place: Travis

Third place: Austin
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Ready Writing – Third Grade
First place: Paloma Villalobos, Austin

Second place: Karla Manzo, Highlands

Third place: Miranda Moyers, Harlem

Fourth place: Mairely Padilla, Walker

Fifth place: Olivia Cottar, Harlem

Sixth place: Kasey Contreras, Ashbel Smith
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Ready Writing – Third Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Harlem

Second place: Austin

Third place: Highlands
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Ready Writing – Fourth Grade
First place: Kaela Carr, Walker

Second place: Vanessa Mendoza, Highlands

Third place: Edith Maza, Ashbel Smith

Fourth place: Gabriella Cantu, Crockett

Fifth place: Natalie Charlson, Austin

Sixth place: Ruby Freeman, De Zavala
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Ready Writing – Fourth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Walker

Second place-tie: Carver & Highlands

Third place: Ashbel Smith
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Ready Writing – Fifth Grade
First place: Austin Goodman, Walker

Second place: Lane Holman, Highlands

Third place: Eduardo Buenrostro, Ashbel Smith

Fourth place: Cheyanne Mohler, Highlands

Fifth place: Trisha Mayores, Walker

Sixth place: Madelyn Shuler, Crockett
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Ready Writing – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Walker

Second place: Highlands

Third place: Ashbel Smith
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Oral Reading – Fourth Grade
First place: Melissa Brown, Crockett

Second place: Mason Littlefield, Crockett

Third place: Brianna Romero, Alamo

Fourth place: Maci Linderman, Walker

Fifth place: Layla Tanton, Carver

Sixth place: Shanya Manadier, Walker

Seventh place: Hector Afvarez, Ashbel Smith

Eighth place: Rebecca Miranda, Austin
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Oral Reading – Fourth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Crockett

Second place: Walker

Third place: Alamo Oral Reading – Fifth Grade
First place: Kristen Barnett, Alamo

Second place: Hayley Warner, Travis

Third place: Maeva Flavin, Harlem

Fourth place: Alvaro Gonzalez, Carver

Fifth place: Julian Infante, Crockett

Sixth place: Jacob Benitez, Lamar

Seventh place: Taylor Saenz, Highlands

Eighth place: Kyra Green, Alamo
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Oral Reading – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Alamo

Second place: Travis

Third place: Harlem
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Number Sense – Fourth Grade
First place: Isabel DeLa Rose, Austin

Second place: David Isaacks, Crockett

Third place: Jatin Kulkarni, Walker

Fourth place: Ozzie Aguirre, Walker

Fifth place: Stefan Abmayr, Crockett

Sixth place: Tristan Farmer, Highlands
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Number Sense – Fourth Grade Campus Trophy
First place-tie: Crockett & Walker

Second place: Austin

Third place: Highlands
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Number Sense – Fifth Grade
First place: Nayeli Garcia, Carver

Second place: Kavish Pipalia, Austin

Third place: Aarushi Shukla, Austin

Fourth place: Soham Datar, Walker

Fifth place-tie: Miriam Gonzalez, Carver

Fifth place-tie: Andrea Torres, Bowie
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Number Sense – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Austin

Second place: Carver

Third place: Walker
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Dictionary Skills – Fifth Grade
First place: Erik Haffelfinger, Austin

Second place: Uri Quiroga, Walker

Third place: Tattivanna Johnson, Crockett

Fourth place: Madison Celestine, Alamo

Fifth place: Amjale Patel, Harlem

Sixth place: Benjamin Boges, Travis
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Dictionary Skills – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Austin

Second place: Walker

Third place: Crockett
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Listening Skills – Fifth Grade
First place: Jordan Weldon, Austin

Second place: Valeria Soto, Carver

Third place: Eliza Batongmalaki, Travis

Fourth place: Morgan Lewis, Austin

Fifth place: Ester Ibarra, Alamo

Sixth place-tie: Tiffany Cardiel, De Zavala

Sixth place-tie: Braelyn Burk, Austin
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Listening Skills – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Austin

Second place: Carver

Third place: Travis
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Maps, Graphs & Charts – Fifth Grade
First place: Alejandro Cantu, Crockett

Second place: Salvador Avila, Crockett

Third place: Byrien Nugent, Bowie

Fourth place: Geraldo Hernandez, Ashbel Smith

Angel Lopez, Lamar

Sixth place: Brian Diaz, Crockett
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Maps, Graphs & Charts – Fifth Grade Campus Trophy
First place: Crockett

Second place: Bowie

Third place: Ashbel Smith
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Art Contest – Fourth Grade Teams
First place: Crockett (David Martinez, Samantha Oyler, Michaela Colsten, Leslie Cardenas, and Madison Luna)

Second place: Travis (Courtney Ginn, Catherine Ramirez, Bryce Estrada, and Abel Cortes)

Third place: Carver (Kevin Ibarra, Jose Garcia, Gracie Prieto, Vanessa Cantu, and Karla Sanchez)

Fourth place: Highlands (Kellye Martinez, Johan Rodriguez, Tiffany Alanis, Brian Villalpanda, and Peighton Williams)

Fifth place: Ashbel Smith (Francisco Cadena, Victor Chavez, Vanessa Hernandez, Mireya Diaz, and Erik Garza)

Sixth place: Walker (Erin Radle, Nikko Lagrada, Morgan Lepage, and Kameron Badeax)
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Art Contest – Fourth Grade Teams Campus Trophy
First place: Crockett

Second place: Travis

Third place: Carver

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Art Contest – Fifth Grade Teams
First place: Crockett (Ashton Thibodeaux, Edward Castro, Alfonso Garcia, and David Rodriguez)

Second place: Bowie (Savanna Lee, Karen Rueda, Miranda Salinas, and Kate Martinez)

Third place: Travis (Miranda Rull, Lizbeth Mendoza, Jaden Svoboda, and Aries Guerrero)

Fourth place: San Jacinto (Edwyn Valdez, Kyndal Cook, Emily Martinez, Julia Martinez, and Julissa Harnandez)

Fifth place: Austin (Priscila Garcia, Ellie Van Cleave, and Karis Stockwell)

Sixth place: Highlands (Andrew Bishop, Kieran Harmon, Adrian Quintanilla, Bailey Stevens, and Sevrin Brown)

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Art Contest – Fifth Grade Teams Campus Trophy
First place: Crockett

Second place: Bowie

Third place: Travis

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Music Memory – Fourth Grade Teams
First place: De Zavala (Ahmad Amir, Haley Hallman, Marissa Flores, and Madison Vidrine)

Second place: Crockett (Christel Vallagomesa, Cassie Willis, Carol Davis, Goreth Castellanos, and Arianne Vizcarra)

Third place: Lamar (Holton King, Damon Butler, Charles King, Shenyce Benjamin, and Makayla Carrington)

Fourth place: Bowie (Isabella Molina, Klarissa Montemayor, and Joana Rodriguez)

Fifth place: Highlands (Ximena Dilworth, Julia Stults, Maycie Gonzalez, Dakota Truesdale, and Jace Welch)

Sixth place: Austin (Ixzel Amador, Kya Blount, Jacob Kingsmill, and Kelis Acosta)
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Music Memory – Fourth Grade Teams Campus Trophy
First place: De Zavala

Second place: Crockett

Third place: Lamar
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Music Memory – Fifth Grade Teams
First place: De Zavala (Mariana Rodriguez, Skyler Kibbe, Kyleigh Motley, and Jackson May)

Second place: Crockett (Timothy Singleton, Hannah Garza, Ruth Prieto, and Justin Stanley)

Third place: Bowie (Evan Beane, Gabriella Ybarra, and Harley Hiebert)

Fourth place: Walker (Marquis Melendez, Madeline Melendez, and Fred Pena)

Fifth place: Ashbel Smith (Eli Torres, Lauren Pena, and Hannah Carbajal)

Sixth place: Austin (Giselle Fuentes, Elizabeth Haley, and Hayden Bernard)
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Music Memory – Fifth Grade Teams Campus Trophy
First place: De Zavala

Second place: Crockett

Third place: Bowie