GMS 8th Grade Wins First Place Overall in UIL Scholastic Competition
On Saturday, Feb. 19, Greenville Middle School competed in the regional UIL Scholastic competition held at Terrell High School. GMS students competed alongside students from Furlough Middle School in Terrell, Warren and Brown Middle School in Forney, and Royse City Middle School. Greenville Middle School eighth graders took home first place overall with the most cumulative points. Below are the results of the competition, broken up by category and grade.
Art:
8th grade: Anabelle Tylenda 1st place
Calculator: Coached by Mrs. Shaw
7th grade: Emberly Rios 2nd place, Emily Ramirez 3rd place
8th grade: Noah Plumb 1st place, Ben Gonzales 3rd place, Anah Reeves 6th place
Chess Puzzle: Coached by Mr. Casper
8th grade: Luke Weise 5th place
Dictionary Skills: Coached by Mr. Lucas
7th grade: Abigail Daugherty 6th place
8th grade: Emmilei Thomas 1st place, Kaylee Shields 4th place
Editorial Writing: Coached by Mrs. Homack
7th grade: Sarah Whitson 3rd place, Vanessa Ortega 6th place
8th grade: Avery Spencer 4th place, Janie Shasteen 6th place
Impromptu Speaking: Coached by Coach Hanson
8th grade: Katherine Duncan 1st place
Listening: Coached by Mrs. Holland
7th grade: Olivia Johnson 3rd place, Clay Gibson 5th place
Maps, Graphs, & Charts: Coached by Mrs. Holland
8th grade: Jennifer Soto 2nd place
Mathematics: Coached by Mrs. Matthews
7th grade: Imani Tedgna 4th place
Modern Oratory: Coached by Mrs. Price
8th grade: Eisley Comeford 2nd place, Colby Mapengo 6th place
Music Memory: Coached by Mrs. Holland/Ms. Bost
8th grade: Ben Gonzales 3rd place, Lawren Newberry 4th place, Angel Guzman 5th place
Oral Reading: Coached by Mrs. Matthews
7th grade: Rylee Powell 1st place
8th grade: Allie Wooten 6th place
Ready Writing: Coached by Mrs. Price
7th grade: McKenna Smith 3rd place, Jordan Honeycutt 6th place
8th grade: Wyatt Spivey 1st place, Madison Champion 3rd place
Science: Coached by Mrs. Dennis
8th grade: Joshua Allen 3rd place
Spelling: Coached by Mrs. Petty
7th grade: Riley Williams 3rd place, Clay Gibson 6th place
8th grade: Jiselle Mendoza 5th place
Social Studies: Coached by Mr. Nickens
8th grade: Holley Martinez and Jennifer Soto tied for 3rd place
For more information on UIL Scholastic competition, visit www.uiltexas.org.