UIL Fall A+ Academic Meet Yields 700 Student Participants

Seven hundred bright-eyed, beaming fourth and fifth graders representing 42 of Dallas Independent School District’s elementary schools convened at Skyline High School to participate in the Saturday, Dec 5 UIL Fall A+ Academic Meet.

Between contests, students challenged each other to matches in chess, dominos and Uno to hone their quick-thinking skills and relax between events.

Events of the day included academic competitions in Chess, Listening, Number Sense, Social Studies, Dictionary Skills, Maps, Graphs and Charts, Ready Writing and Spelling.

Below are the top three competitors from each area of competition:

Chess

4^th Grade:

1. John Cook, Victor H. Hexter ES
2. Xavier Mathis, Henry B. Gonzalez ES
3. Christian Guevara, Henry B. Gonzalez ES

5^th Grade:

1. Joshua Espini, Henry B. Gonzalez ES
2. Michael Badillo, Henry B. Gonzalez ES
3. Nate Golden, William B. Travis Academy

Dictionary Skills

4^th Grade:

1. Jason Jackson, J.P. Starks ES
2. Luzcira Villalobos, J.P. Starks ES
3. Fatima Martinez, Herbert Marcus ES

5^th Grade:

1. Natasha Viveros, J.P. Starks ES
2. Luis Gonzalez, J.P. Starks ES
3. Brooke Lice, William B. Travis Academy

Listening Skills

4^th Grade:

1. Pavi Paila, William B. Travis Academy
2. Nicholas O’con, F.P. Caillet
3. Chase Wells, William B. Travis Academy

5^th Grade:

1. Seydel Calderon, J.P. Starks ES
2. Nate Golden, William B. Travis Academy
3. James Allen, Victor H. Hexter ES

Maps, Graphs and Charts

4^th Grade:

1. Sam Ferguson, K.B. Polk ES
2. Joseph Fuentes, J.P. Starks ES
3. Alan Garcia, F.P. Caillet ES 

5^th Grade:

1. Miles Thornburg, William B. Travis Academy
2. Lailonni Richardson, J.P. Starks ES
3. Rosalind Hernandez, James Bowie ES

Number Sense

4^th Grade:

1. Nelson Vo, William B. Travis Academy
2. Jeremy Jennings, K.B. Polk ES
3. Marlon Casillas, Nathan Adams ES

5^th Grade:

1. Rosalind Hernandez, James Bowie ES
2. Arturo Carrazon, Arturo Salazar ES
3. Nate Golden, William B. Travis Academy

Ready Writing:

4^th Grade:

1. Stephanie Cardenas, C.A. Tatum Jr. ES
2. Duntae Duffey, John Quincy Adams ES
3. Dayanara Contreras, Ben Milam ES

5^th Grade:

1. Patricio Alcarzar, William B. Travis Academy
2. Alexa Carreon, William B. Travis Academy
3. Lyriq Turner, Charles Rice ES

Spelling:

4^th Grade:

1. Te’Nijia Denny, Highland Meadows ES
2. Nelson Vo, William B. Travis Academy*
3. Carlos Mandujano, Pleasant Grove ES*

5^th Grade:

1. Kortni Foreman, K.B. Polk ES
2. Jocelyn Benitez, Esperanza “Hope” Medrano ES
3. Danya Garcia, Julius Dorsey ES

Social Studies:

4^th Grade:

[No contest]

5^th Grade:

1. Walter Straughn, William B. Travis Academy
2. Stephanie Martinez, Nancy Moseley ES
3. Jocelyn Benitez, Esperanza “Hope” Medrano ES

For complete results, visit https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/24878.