From the Schoolhouse
Robots in Garden City
The robotics teams from Garden City participated in a regional competition in San Angelo recently. The High School Inventions Team placed 1st in their division with their invention, the D-Max, a ditch digger with an underground pipeline sensor. Team members are Cade Halfmann, Marissa Schwartz, and Erin Hirt. They were awarded a new NXT robotics kit.
The Junior High Inventions Team placed 2nd. Their invention was the X-Terminator, a robotic spray rig. Team members are Hayden Halfmann, Ian Schaefer, Brittany Schniers, and Brian Hirt. They were awarded a $75 gift certificate toward the purchase of any robotics materials. The High School Arena Team competed for three rounds before losing to Sterling City. Team members are Colton Schwartz, Taylor Niehues, and Wade Jansa. The state competition will be in February in Austin.
The robotics students and sponsor, Linda Jones, appreciate the Garden City Booster Club for purchasing the robotics kits that the students used for competition. The students would like to express their appreciation to Nancy Hillger, John Kinnibrugh, Brian Frerich, Jimmy Eggemeyer, Karla Hoelscher, Darren Jost, Kenneth Schniers, Gary Halfmann, Charlie Schafer, and Warren Multer for providing information that was used in the robotic presentations.
UIL Fall Math Festival
GCHSs team placed first in the High School Math and Science Sweepstakes, Division II, at the UIL Fall Math Festival in Lubbock. The teams placed first in each of the five categories that are math, calculator, number sense, science and computer science.
Individual places were: Taylor Niehues 1st in Calculator, Number Sense, Math, Science, Chemistry, 2nd in Computer Science; Colton Schwartz 2nd in Calculator, Number Sense, Math, Science, 5th in Computer Science; Wade Jansa 1st in Calculator, Number Sense, Math, Science, Physics, 3rd in Computer Science; Juan Zuniga 7th in Calculator, 8th in Number Sense, 2nd in Math, 8th in Science; Jake Schwartz 1st in Calculator, Number Sense, Math, 5th in Science.
2006 Zone UIL Meet Results
Garden City Elementary School was the Championship school finishing with 975.91 total points. Points for the other schools were Water Valley 536.49, Robert Lee 348, Blackwell 194, Bronte 186.58 and Sterling City 57.
Elementary School results: Art 4th Grade team 1st, Maddie Hoelscher 1st, Brazos Hirt 2nd, Kadden Kothmann 3rd; 5th Grade team 1st, Lexie Schaefer 2nd, Amie Lopez 3rd, Jaquelyn Hale 5th; 6th Grade team 1st, Craig Wheeler, Sarah Hoelscher and Izamar Ocon 1st; Calculators 6th Grade team 1st, Sarah Hoelscher 2nd, Craig Wheeler 3rd, Peyton Schaefer 4th, Izamar Ocon 6th; Creative Writing 2nd Grade, Jackson Abney 1st, Riley Eggemeyer 4th, Kortney Halfmann 5th; Dictionary Skills 5th Grade team 1st, Jacquelyn Hale and Ashley Halfmann 1st, Amie Lopez 4th, Cody Halfmann 5th; 6th Grade team 1st, Izamar Ocon 1st, Justin McMaster 3rd; Listening Skills 5th Grade team 2nd, Ashley Halfmann 4th, Jacoby Allen, Shawn Walker and Brandon Gartman 5th; Maps, Graphs and Charts 5th Grade team 1st, Lexie Schaefer 1st, Ashley Halfmann 3rd, Kellan Kirkland 5th, Cody Halfmann 6th; 6th Grade team 1st, Sarah Hoelscher 1st, Peyton Schaefer 3rd, Izamar Ocon 5th, Brody Halfmann 6th; Math 6th Grade team 2nd, Peyton Schaefer 4th, Izamar Ocon 6th; Music Memory 3rd Grade team 2nd, Hope Halfmann 6th; 4th Grade team 1st, Brazos Hirt 1st; 5th Grade team 1st, Jessica Martinez 1st, Brandon Gartman 2nd, Alex Salazar 4th; 6th Grade team 2nd, Craig Wheeler 2nd; Number Sense 4th Grade team 1st, Brazos Hirt 1st, Kadden Kothmann 2nd, Hope Allen 3rd; 5th Grade team 1st, Kellan Kirkland 1st, Ashley Halfmann 2nd, Lexie Schaefer 3rd, Shawn Walker 6th; 6th Grade team 1st, Izamar Ocon 1st, Sarah Hoelscher 3rd, Peyton Schaefer 4th; Oral Reading 4th Grade, Holly Halfmann 2nd, Maddie Hoelscher 4th, Brylie Schaefer 6th; 5th Grade, Shawn Walker 1st, Jaquelyn Hale 4h, Lexie Schaefer 5th; 6th Grade, Sarah Hoelscher 4th; Ready Writing 3rd Grade, Carlie Hollingsworth 1st; 4th Grade, Brazos Hirt 1st, Kadden Kothmann 4th; 5th Grade, Ashley Halfmann 1st, Lexie Schaefer 2nd, Jaquelyn Hale 3rd, 6th Grade, Izamar Ocon 1st, Austin Hoelscher 5th; Storytelling 2nd Grade, Jackson Abney 4th, Bethany Matschek 5th; 3rd Grade, Carlie Hollingsworth 1st, Brooklyn Batla 2nd, Emily Glass 5th, Hope Halfmann 6th; Social Studies 5th Grade team 1st, Lexie Schaefer 1st, Ashley Halfmann 2nd, Amie Lopez 6th; Spelling 3rd Grade team 2nd, Carlie Hollingsworth 2nd, Hugo Almazan 5th, Brooklyn Batla 6th; 4th Grade team 1st, Kadden Kothmann 2nd, Brazos Hirt 3rd; 5th Grade team 1st, Lexie Schaefer 1st, Alex Salazar 3rd, Jaquelyn Hale 6th; 6th Grade, Izamar Ocon 5th.
Garden City Junior High won the Championship finishing with 724 total points, followed by Water Valley with 609, Bronte 227, Blackwell 190, Sterling City 61, Robert Lee 49.
Junior High events: Art 7th Grade team 1st, Sarah Avery 1st, Shanna Halfmann, Brylie Schaefer 3rd, Jessica Olveda 6th; 8th Grade team 1st, Katelyn Hoelscher, Holly Halfmann 1st, Brittany Schniers 3rd; Calculators 7th Grade team 1st, Jessica Olveda, Shanna Halfmann 2nd, Blayne Batla 4th, Reggie Halfmann 5th; 8th Grade team 1st, Hayden Halfmann 1st, Brittany Schniers 2nd, Brian Hirt 3rd, Rachel Hirt 4th; Dictionary Skills 7th Grade team 1st, Michael Lopez 1st, Taylor Hughes 4th, Reggie Halfmann 6th; 8th Grade team 1st, Dylan Lowery 1st, Brett Chudej 2nd; Editorial Writing 7th Grade, Katy Multer 1st, Shanna Halfmann 2nd; 8th Grade, Josh Colunga 1st, Katelyn Hoelscher 2nd, Samantha Kellermeier 3rd; Impromptu Speaking 7th Grade, Katy Multer 2nd; 8th Grade, Katelyn Hoelscher 3rd, Heather Havlak 4th; Listening Skills 7th Grade team 3rd, Jessi Jones 5th; 8th Grade team 1st, Brittany Schniers 1st; Maps, Graphs and Charts 7th Grade team 2nd, Reggie Halfmann 2nd, Katy Multer 4th, Cassie Hirt 5th; 8th Grade team 2nd, Hayden Halfmann, Dylan Lowery 3rd, Brett Chudej 6th; Math 7th Grade team 2nd, Reggie Halfmann 2nd, Jessica Olveda 5th; 8th Grade team 1st, Hayden Halfmann 1st, Brittany Schniers 3rd, Brian Hirt 4th, Ian Schaefer 5th; Modern Oratory 7th Grade, Jessica Olveda 1st, Jessi Jones 3rd, Sarah Avery 5th; Number Sense 7th Grade team 2nd, Reggie Halfmann 3rd, Jessica Olveda 5th, Blayne Batla 6th; 8th Grade team 1st, Hayden Halfmann 1st, Brian Hirt 2nd, Brittany Schniers 3rd, Ian Schaefer 4th; Oral Reading 7th Grade, Shelby Schwartz 1st, Britni Cook 2nd, Katy Multer 5th; 8th Grade, Aaron Long 2nd, MCall Schaefer 3rd, Heather Havlak 4th; Ready Writing 7th Grade, Katy Multer 2nd, Jacob Dalton 6th; 8th Grade, Katelyn Hoelscher 3rd; Science 7th Grade team 1st, Taylor Hughes 4th; 8th Grade team 1st, Ian Schafer 1st, Brittany Schniers 3rd, Hayden Halfmann 6th; Social Studies 7th Grade team 3rd, Reggie Halfmann 3rd; 8th Grade team 3rd, Brittany Schniers 6th; Spelling 7th Grade team 2nd; 8th Grade team 1st, Ian Schaefer 2nd, Brian Hirt 5th.