Members of the Coahoma Elementary School (CES) academic team received their medals on Tuesday, Feb. 11, during a ceremony held in the school’s cafeteria.
And there were many medals to pass out.
The CES academic team placed second in the District 3-3A contest after a strong performance.
"We had a wonderful group of students compete in the UIL Academic Contest this year. The coaches and students practiced for months leading up to their competition and we are excited to recognize them for their outstanding achievements." said Jamie Bonner, CES Assistant Principal and UIL Coordinator.
CES finished with 692 points. Denver City won the contest with 835 points. Brownfield came in third with 304 points followed by Lamesa with 180 points.
3A-3 South Zone Elementary UIL Academic Contest • Denver City, Texas • December 11, 2024
Results
Team: 1. Denver City, 835; 2. Coahoma 692; 3. Brownfield, 304; 4. Lamesa, 180.
Second Grade
Music Memory — 6. Olivia Lassiter.
Chess Puzzle — 2. Marlon Neighbors, 3. Samuel Orosco, 6. Brice Pollock, 1. Team (Neighbors, Orosco, Pollock).
Spelling — 1. Charlotte Higgins & Elliott Molina.
Creative Writing — 3. Elliot Molina, 4. Camden Murdock.
Storytelling — Lily Cisneros.
Third Grade
Music Memory — 1. Guy Burrow, 2. Allison Sheppard, 5. Seth Barron. 1. Team (Burrow, Sheppard, Barron).
Chess Puzzle — 4. Julian Lopez, 5. Jordan Mendoza, 2. Team (Lopez, Mendoza)
Spelling — 2. Allison Sheppard, 6. Ashton Pena.
Storytelling —1. Paisley Melendez, 2. Grayson Malone, 3. Olivia Rodriguez.
Fourth Grade
Music Memory — 5. Preston Wilbert.
Chess Puzzle — 4. Anthony Sanchez, 5. Clayton Schmitz & Adalynn Bollier, 2. Team (Sanchez, Schmitz, and Bollier).
Art — 1. Preston Wilbert, 5. Azariah Patton; 1. Team (Wilbert, Patton).
Spelling — 3. Brooks Sewart, 4. Michael Gonzales.
Number Sense — 2. Cooper Parrish, 6. Gabriel Chavez, 2. Team (Parrish, Chavez).
Fifth Grade
Maps, Graphs & Charts — 1. Jax Caudill, 2. Abie Meja, 3, Ryder Gross; 1. Team (Caudill, Meja, Gross)
Listening Skills — 1. Harper Cisneros, 2. Charley Thompson, 4. Benjamin Garcia, 6. Nash Wegner.
Music Memory — 3. Junah Boyd, 5. Arabella Calvert, 2. Team (Boyd, Calvert)
Social Studies — 3. Claire Collins.
Chess Puzzle — 4. Elias Valencia, 5. Braxton Babb, 2. Team (Valencia, Babb)
Art — 1. Nash Wegner, 2. Cora Porter, 3. Addison Calbert, 5. Harper Cisneros, 1. Team (Wegner, Porter, Calbert, Cisneros).
Spelling — 1. Arabella Calvert.
Ready Writing — 4. Brooklyn Cox, 5. Harper Cisneros.
Oral Reading — 6. Harper Cisneros.
Number Sense — 1. Willow Caudill, 2. Arabella Calvert, 6. Cora Porter, 1. Team (Caudill, Calvert, Porter).