From the Schoolhouse
Elementary School Places First in UIL Competition
Garden Citys Elementary School placed first with 711.66 points at the District 8-A West Zone UIL Academic Meet. Wink was second with 444.33 points, Iraan earned 431.99 points and McCamey had 213.
The events and the students placements were (grade levels are in parenthesis): Calculator (6) Adriana Ramirez 1st, Kelsey Jones 2nd, Paige Niehues 4th; Math (6) Noemi Gonzales 2nd, Hayden Halfmann 3rd, Adriana Ramirez 4th; Creative Writing (2) Lexie Schaefer 1st; Impromptu Speaking (6) Paige Sturtz 1st, Kate Halfmann, 4th, Laura Halfmann 6th; Storytelling (2) Ashley Halfmann 1st, Shawn Walker 4th, (3) Austin Hoelscher 1st, Kaitlyn Braswell 2nd, Peyton Schaefer 3rd; Spelling (6) Paige Niehues 1st, Marcus Cook 5th, (5) Jordan Jost 1st, Ian Schaefer 3rd, Brian Hirt 6th; (4) Shelby Schwartz 3rd; (3) Izamar Ocon 4th, Sarah Hoelscher 5th; Ready Writing (6) Laura Halfmann 6th, (5) Katelyn Hoelscher 4th, Aaron Long 6th, (4) Shelby Schwartz 4th; Oral Reading (6) Paige Sturtz 2nd, Marcus Cook 4th, (4&5) Britni Cook 3rd, Katy Multer 5th; Number Sense (6) Adriana Ramirez 1st, Kate Halfmann 2nd, Noemi Gonzales 4th, (5) Hayden Halfmann 1st, Dylan Lowery 3rd, Brian Hirt 4th, (4) Reggie Halfmann 3rd, Blayne Batla 4th, Jacob Dalton 5th; Music Memory (5 & 6) Team 1st; (3 & 4) Team 2nd; Art (4,5 & 6) Team 3rd; Maps, Graphs, & Charts (6) Paige Niehues 1st, Kelsey Jones 4th, Adriana Ramirez 5th, (5) Dylan Lowery 1st, Ian Schaefer 4th, Hayden Halfmann 5th; Dictionary Skills (6) Laura Halfmann 1st, Kelsey Jones 3rd, Kate Halfmann 4th, (5) Dylan Lowery 1st, Adrian Guerrero 3rd, Brittany Schniers 4th; Listening Skills (6) Adriana Ramirez 2nd, Amber Halfmann 6th, (5) Brittany Schniers 1st, Heather Havlak 4th, Ian Schaefer 5th.
Junior High School Takes First Place in UIL Academic Meet
Garden Citys Junior High School racked up 534 points to win the District 8-A West Zone UIL Academic Meet recently. Wink was second with 395.5 points, McCamey placed third with 288 points, Iraan scored 285.99, and Rankin 100.5.
Individual results were:
Eighth grade: Calculator Wade Jansa 3rd, Amy Multer 5th; Dictionary Skills Amy Multer 2nd, Analisa Gonzales 3rd, Lyza Lopez 3rd; Impromptu Speaking Spencer Plagens 1st, Halie Schaefer 5th, Whitney Kellermeier 6th; Listening Skills Analisa Gonzalez 4th, Mikela Barton 5th, Brittney Chudej 5th; Maps, Graphs & Charts Wade Jansa 1st, Eric Hirt 2nd; Math Wade Jansa 2nd; Number Sense Whitney Kellermeier 3rd, Eric Hirt 5th, Amy Multer 6th; Oral Reading Halie Schaefer 2nd, Amy Multer 5th; Ready Writing Mikela Barton 1st; Spelling Lauren Wheeler 2nd, Mikela Barton 4th.
Seventh grade: Calculator Michael Clarke 3rd, Brooke Halfmann 4th, Jake Schwartz 4th; Dictionary Skills Britton Avery 1st, Melissa Hirt 6th; Editorial Writing Britton Avery 1st, Kaci Coats 3rd, Melissa Hirt 6th; Impromptu Speaking Kaci Coats 5th; Listening Skills Lauren Wheeler 3rd; Maps, Graphs & Charts Michael Clark 2nd, Brooke Halfmann 4th; Math Brooke Halfmann 1st, Michael Clarke 2nd, Jake Schwartz 3rd; Number Sense- Brooke Halfmann 1st, Levi Schaefer 2nd, Michael Clarke 3rd; Oral Reading Kaci Coats 6th; Ready Writing Macy Schwartz 4th, Samantha Pitts 6th, Science Brooke Halfmann 4th, Jake Schwartz 6th.
Honor Rolls Announced (Second Six Weeks)
Elementary School
The A Honor Roll: Araceli Bocanegra, Marley Braswell, Holly Halfmann, Ty Halfmann, Daeley Havlak, Brazos Hirt, Maddie Hoelscher, Kadden Kothman, Casandra Leos, Antonio Ramirez, Cassie Espinosa, Angel Guerrero, Ashley Halfmann, Cody Halfmann, Lexie Schaefer, Sarah Hoelscher, Austin Hoelscher, Izamar Ocon, Agatha Koethler, Peyton Schaefer, Kaitlyn Braswell, Reggie Halfmann, Shelby Schwartz, Hayden Halfmann, Katelyn Hoelscher, Kelsey Jones, Amber Halfmann, Lane Halfmann.
The A Average Honor Roll: Hope Allen, Vanessa Barco, Rico Mier, Brylie Schaefer, Susana Suderman, Angel Zuniga, Vanessa Cardenas, Brandon Gartman, Hannah Halfmann, Kamie Halfmann, Kellan Kirkland, Alex Salazar, Peter Suderman, Shawn Walker, Brody Halfmann, Colten Belew, Craig Wheeler, Blayne Batla, Jessi Jones, Katy Multer, Jessica Olveda, Adrian Guerrero, Heather Havlak, Brian Hirt, Rachel Hirt, Jordan Jost, Samantha Kellermeier, Dylan Lowery, Ian Schaefer, MCall Schaefer, Brittany Schniers, Marcus Dalton, Kate Halfmann, Paige Niehues, Adriana Ramirez, Laura Halfmann, Noemi Gonzalez.
FFA Members Excel in District Competition
Glasscock County FFA was well represented at District Leadership competition in Andrews recently. The chapter won many events and will be moving on to area competition.
Some of the students and teams advancing to area are: Jr. Skills 1st place Marissa Schwartz, Doug Cmerek, and Blaine Walker, Sr. Skills 1st place Logan Willis, Trey Hillger, and Taylor Willis, Ag Issues 1st place Garrett Kellermeier, Colby Hirt, Dusty Walker, and Travis Coats, Public Relations2ndJared Bradford, Becca Cmerek, Blake Chudej, and Colton Schwartz, Job Interview 2nd Blake Chudej, Sr. Creed 2nd Ashley Gonzalez.
Others who competed were: Radio 3rd Brandi Halfmann, Becca Cmerek, and Ashley Gonzalez, Jr. Creed 5th Marissa Schwartz, Jr. Creed 7th Colton Schwartz, Sr. Creed 5th Brandi Halfmann, Jr. Quiz 4th Colby Hirt, Blaine Walker, Jared Bradford, and Doug Cmerek, Sr. Quiz 3rd Travis Coats, Garrett Kellermeier, Trey Hillger, and Dusty Walker.