Students Excel at BISD Elementary UIL Academics Competition

525 students competed in 27 events for individual and team recognition

Elementary students competed as individuals and as teams at the A+ Academics competition held on February 10 at Kerr Middle School. The academic events span the curriculum and are designed to complement and expand upon what students learn in the classroom, both through learning specific subject knowledge and through learning skills that are valuable in many disciplines.

Elementary students competed for individual and team recognition in the following categories: Art; Chess Puzzle; Creative Writing; Dictionary Skills; Listening; Maps, Charts, and Graphs; Music Memory; Number Sense; Oral Reading; Ready Writing; Social Studies; Spelling; and Storytelling.

This is the eighth year BISD offered the A+ Academics competition to elementary students. 

Congratulations to students and teams for their achievements at this year’s academic meet: 
2024 Overall Champions: Frazier Elementary
2024 Runner-Up: Academy at Nola Dunn

Art, 4th Grade    
1. Dakota Humphrey,Frazier Elementary
2. Everly Schilder, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
3. Eden Ellis, Academy at Nola Dunn
4. Oliver Cuesta, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Tamara Zaben, Taylor Elementary
6. Anjolee Burgos, Academy of the Arts at Bransom

Art, 4th Grade Team: Frazier Elementary 

Art, 5th Grade
1. Daylie Orocio, Taylor Elementary
2. Nathalie Moreno Hernandez, Taylor Elementary
3. Emma Meeks, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
4. Avery Pollard, Frazier Elementary
5. Myla Rodriguez, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
6. Kevin Kirk-Lopez, Frazier Elementary

Art, 5th Grade Team: Taylor Elementary
  
Chess Puzzle, 2nd Grade
1. Haze Burkett, STEAM Academy at Stribling
2. Kenson Burkett, STEAM Academy at Stribling
3. Adela Scott, Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound
4. Mia Katavic, Clinkscale Elementary
5. George Peak, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Jase Monroe, Academy  at Nola Dunn

Chess Puzzle, 2nd Grade Team: STEAM Academy at Stribling

Chess Puzzle, 3rd Grade
1. Rymon Nakjavan, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
2. Boston Roberson, Frazier Elementary
3. Ace Brannon, Academy  at Nola Dunn
3. Austin Huey, Frazier Elementary
5. Trinity Anderson, Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound
6. Noah Tackett, Frazier Elementary

Chess Puzzle, 3rd Grade Team: Frazier Elementary 

Chess Puzzle, 4th Grade
1. Avery Liburdi, Frazier Elementary
2. Colton Dixon, Frazier Elementary
3. Jettson Bell, STEAM Academy at Stribling
4. Elijah Bates, Frazier Elementary
4. Aiden Camm, Hajek Elementary
4. George Yarbrough, Hajek Elementary
4. Beckett Ratcliff, Academy of the Arts at Bransom

Chess Puzzle, 4th Grade Team:  Frazier Elementary 

Chess Puzzle, 5th Grade    
1. Eli Micheal, Hajek Elementary
2. Brayden Retzloff, Frazier Elementary
3. Micheal Paloma, Hajek Elementary
4. Reagan Blair, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
5. Cooper Blackstock, Frazier Elementary
6. Preston North, Clinkscale Elementary
6. Jesus Campos, Taylor Elementary

Chess Puzzle, 5th Grade Team: Hajek Elementary 

Creative Writing, 2nd Grade
1. Graham Rickman, Frazier Elementary
2. Gwen Tagle, Clinkscale Elementary
3. Georgia Wardrip, Academy  at Nola Dunn
4. Grae Harrington, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
5. Mylo Hutchins, STEAM Academy at Stribling
6. Brayleigh Hardin-Crawford, Taylor Elementary

Dictionary Skills, 5th Grade    
1. Audrey Weinbrenner, Academy  at Nola Dunn
2. Delia Jones, STEAM Academy at Stribling
3. Brixton Bruce, Academy  at Nola Dunn
4. Connor Wright, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Rhyan Arrington, Clinkscale Elementary
6. Isaac Westbrook, STEAM Academy at Stribling

Dictionary Skills, 5th Grade Team: Academy at Nola Dunn

Listening, 5th Grade    
1. Caleb Delacruz, Clinkscale Elementary
2. Charlotte Weinbrenner, Academy  at Nola Dunn
2. Rylee Acree, Frazier Elementary
4. Audrey Weinbrenner, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Isaac Joseph, Hajek Elementary
6. Rhyan Arrington, Clinkscale Elementary

Listening, 5th Grade Team: Academy at Nola Dunn

Maps, Charts, and Graphs, 5th Grade
1. Brixton Bruce, Academy  at Nola Dunn
2. Franklin Embry, Hajek Elementary
3. Oliver Luna, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
4. Presley Blackstock, Frazier Elementary
5. Connor Wright, Academy  at Nola Dunn
6. Bryce Parson, Clinkscale Elementary

Maps, Charts, and Graphs, 5th Grade Team: Academy at Nola Dunn

Music Memory, 2nd Grade
1. Mia Katavic, Clinkscale Elementary
2. Bentley Woods, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
3. Hudson Blackwood, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
4. Layla Guiterrez, Academy  at Nola Dunn
4. Addilyn White, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
4. Harriet Ombati, Clinkscale Elementary
4. Sawyer Galbreaith, Frazier Elementary

Music Memory, 2nd Grade Team: Academy of the Arts at Bransom

Music Memory, 3rd Grade
1. Gabriel Adair, Frazier Elementary
2. Zane Rickard, Frazier Elementary
3. Oliver Young, Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound
4. Caroline Pittman, Frazier Elementary
5. Davina Johnson, Clinkscale Elementary
6. Issac Bradford, Academy of the Arts at Bransom

Music Memory, 3rd Grade Team: Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound

Music Memory, 4th Grade
1. Mary Kate Schwind, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
2. Zane Herdon, Frazier Elementary
3. Ena Katavic, Clinkscale Elementary
4. Oliver Harmonson, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
5. Broc Molen, Clinkscale Elementary
6. Elora Bridges, STEAM Academy at Stribling

Music Memory, 4th Grade Team: STEAM Academy at Stribling

Music Memory, 5th Grade
1. Avery DelReal, Clinkscale Elementary
2. Seth Ervin, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
3. Juliet Ombati, Clinkscale Elementary
4. Abigail Bryant, Frazier Elementary
5. Lucy Ward, Clinkscale Elementary
6. Wyndsor Welborn, Academy  at Nola Dunn
6. Nathaniel Johnson, Clinkscale Elementary

Music Memory, 5th Grade Team:  Academy of the Arts at Bransom

Number Sense, 4th Grade    

1. Jettson Bell, STEAM Academy at Stribling
2. Clayton Range, Brock Elementary
3. Levi Wilbur, STEAM Academy at Stribling
4. Luke Ritchey, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. David Dixon, Clinkscale Elementary
6. Mark Favia, STEAM Academy at Stribling

Number Sense, 4th Grade Team: STEAM Academy at Stribling

Number Sense, 5th Grade
1. Jarek Kornak, STEAM Academy at Stribling
2. Astin King, Brock Elementary
3. Charles Allison, STEAM Academy at Stribling
4. Preston North, Clinkscale Elementary
5. Levi Burmeier, Brock Elementary
6. Cooper Blackstock, Frazier Elementary

Number Sense, 5th Grade Team: STEAM Academy at Stribling

Oral Reading, 4th Grade
1. Addie Pennywell, Hajek Elementary
2. Lilly Aebisher, Hajek Elementary
3. Mia Oliver, Academy  at Nola Dunn
4. Katherine Levens, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Jessie Harris, Academy  at Nola Dunn
6. Cari Barron, Hajek Elementary

Oral Reading, 5th Grade    
1. Ellie Ecklund, Taylor Elementary
2. Jameson Keisel, Academy  at Nola Dunn
3. Abigail Anderson, Academy  at Nola Dunn
4. Liberty Mosely, Hajek Elementary
5. Brynlee Barnum, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
6. Samantha Kearns, Hajek Elementary

Ready Writing, 3rd Grade    
1. Janay Ngu, Frazier Elementary
2. Cheyenne Burney, STEAM Academy at Stribling
3. Mason Rose, Frazier Elementary
4. Lilah Ervin, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
5. Brooklyn Smith, Academy  at Nola Dunn
6. Anna Ngo, Hajek Elementary

Ready Writing, 4th Grade

1. Greer Ribinskas, STEAM Academy at Stribling
2. Danica Salyer, Frazier Elementary
3. Hallie Hampton, STEAM Academy at Stribling
4. Addie Hood, STEAM Academy at Stribling
5. Adelaide Feller, Hajek Elementary
6. Avery Liburdi, Frazier Elementary

Ready Writing, 5th Grade

1. Morgan Beasley, Academy  at Nola Dunn
2. Daylie Orocio, Taylor Elementary
3. Mya Troha, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
4. Audrey Weinbrenner, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Charlotte Weinbrenner, Academy  at Nola Dunn
6. Londyn Linson, Frazier Elementary

Social Studies, 5th Grade
1. Brixton Bruce, Academy  at Nola Dunn
2. Franklin Embry, Hajek Elementary
3. Mady Green, STEAM Academy at Stribling
4. Nolan Clothier, Norwood Environmental Science Academy
5. Zachary Carlton, Norwood Environmental Science Academy
6. Charles Moore, Academy  at Nola Dunn

Social Studies, 5th Grade Team: Academy at Nola Dunn

Spelling, 3rd Grade    
1. Ruby Pierrard, Frazier Elementary
2. Carter Thomas, Academy at Nola Dunn
3. Christopher Chafin, STEAM Academy at Stribling
4. Josie Maddox, Academy  at Nola Dunn
5. Jayce Cartmill, Hajek Elementary
6. Emma English, Hajek Elementary

Spelling, 3rd Grade Team: Frazier Elementary

Spelling, 4th Grade        
1. Jet-Claude Matheus, Frazier Elementary
2. Alexander Villarroel, Hajek Elementary
3. Marvin Oscar, Hajek Elementary
4. Leonardo Acevedo, Taylor Elementary
5. Avery Adams, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
6. Matthew Caldwell, Hajek Elementary

Spelling, 4th Grade Team:  Hajek Elementary 

Spelling, 5th Grade    
1. Connor Wright, Academy  at Nola Dunn
2. Jacobo Degarcia, Clinkscale Elementary
3. June Gilchrist, Academy  at Nola Dunn
4. Jaxon Baldwin, STEAM Academy at Stribling
5. Franklin Embry, Hajek Elementary
6. Cooper Blackstock, Frazier Elementary

Spelling, 5th Grade Team: Academy at Nola Dunn

Storytelling, 2nd Grade
1. Mirren Ching, Frazier Elementary
2. Kinslee Webster, Taylor Elementary
3. Emery Hill, Clinkscale Elementary
4. Marley Escovedo, Academy of the Arts at Bransom
5. Emmanuel Olmos, Taylor Elementary
6. Briley McCoy, STEAM Academy at Stribling

Storytelling, 3rd Grade    

1. Easton Dearborn, Taylor Elementary
2. Hollis Hawkins, Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound
3. Alfredo Parra, Taylor Elementary
4. Alice Wright, Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound
5. Georgia Pierrard, Frazier Elementary
6. Ruby Pierrard, Frazier Elementary