Fairfield Jr. High Takes First Place in UIL

Fairfield Junior High wins top honors at the 2016-2017 UIL competition held at Athens High School on December 8, 2016.
With a total of 1177 points, FJH beat out Athens, Palestine, Madisonville, and Mexia schools.
UIL Participants and Winners are as follows:
–Art Smart
Coach – Sandahl Anderson
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Kalame Bonner – First Place, Audrie Smith – Third Place, Ava Thompson – Fifth Place, Lowgen Frasier – Alternate, and Participants Kaylee Smith and Mireily Abad.
Seventh Grade: Team – Second Place, Leah King – First Place, Madison Clark – Second Place, Monaysha Smith – Fifth Place, and Participant Kade Miller.
Eighth Grade: Team – Second Place, Laykin Harkcom – Third Place, Hailey Lane – Fourth Place, and Participants Caden Broussard and Mario Arriaga.
–Calculator Applications
Coach – Cathy Johnson
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Abigayle Kocher and Chasidy Starr – Tied First Place, Logan Noland – Alternate, and Participant Claire Carroll.
Seventh Grade: Team – First Place, Carson Gallegos – Second Place, Kaden Crawford – Third Place, Jada Sandifer – Sixth Grade, and Eli Pierce – Alternate.
Eighth Grade: Team – First Place, Rileigh White – First Place, Dane Allman – Second Place, Will Prihoda – Fourth Place, and Carson Carroll – Alternate.
–Chess Puzzle
Coach – Tammy Gawryszewski
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Spain Covert – Third Place, Dakota Swann – Alternate, and Participants Set Couture and Dominick Reyes.
Seventh Grade: Team – First Place, Jake Schick (6th Grader) – First Place, Jeremy Kilkenny – Third Place, Avery Boardman – Alternate, and Participant Clayton Krieg.
Eighth Grade: Team – First Place, Nathan Dunlap (7th Grader) – First Place, Tate House (7th Grader) – Tate House, and Participant Meredith Awalt.
–Dictionary Skills
Coach – Lisa Dotson
Sixth Grade: Team – First Place, McKinna Brackens – First Place, Brittnee Speer – Second Place, Riley Ralstin – Fifth Place, and Katelyn Winters – Alternate.
Seventh Grade: Team – First Place, Kamren Griffin – First Place, Valeria Ramirez – Second Place, and Breyunna Dowell – Third Place.
Eighth Grade: Team – First Place, Erica McQuinn – First Place, Te’Yalla Simpson – Third Place, Lauren Cochran – Fourth Place, and Maddy Thaler – Alternate.
–Editorial Writing
Coach – Mary Awalt
Sixth Grade: Kevin Ramos – Alternate, and Participants Kaytlynn Waggoner, Gilbrea McNeil, and Jordyn Hughes.
Seventh Grade: Ally Robinson – First Place, Sadie Newman – Second Place, and Alyson Sanchez – Third Place.
Eighth Grade: Jordan Maciel (7th Grader) – First Place, Erica McQuinn – Second Place, and Kendal Crawford – Third Place.
–Impromptu Speaking
Coach – Carol McCully
Sixth Grade: Rynna Bonner – First Place, Braylon Durham – Fourth Place, Kaitlyn Gilbert – Fifth Place, and Melanie Duran – Alternate.
Seventh Grade: Teresa Rodriguez – Fourth Place, Ashleigh Harris – Fifth Place, Gracie Jones – Sixth Place, and Jaylyn Daniels – Alternate.
Eighth Grade: Ashley Campbell – Fourth Place, Jeffrey Watson – Alternate, and Participants Alyssa Thorne and Katy Grounds.
–Listening
Coach – Kolinda Combs
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Dalton McQuinn – Second Place, Carter Richard – Alternate, and Participants Caleb George and Maya Polk.
Seventh Grade: Team – Third Place, MaKenzie Van – Fifth Place, Megan Benner – Alternate, and Participants Nick Martinez and Riley Armstrong.
Eighth Grade: Team – Second Place, Hunter Noland – Sixth Place, Alex Abad – Alternate, and Participants Kayden Salinas and Savannah Ellis.
–Maps, Graphs, and Charts
Coach – Charles Jones
Sixth Grade: Team – Third Place, James Markum – Sixth Grade, Britney Delgado – Alternate, and Participants Rex Bean and Kevin Ramos.
Seventh Grade: Rachel Lewis – Third Place, Regan Antley – Alternate, and Participants Emily Knight and Carl Markham.
Eighth Grade: Team – First Place, Avery Peterson – First Place, Edward Sanchez – Alternate, and Participants Harli Hunt and Alyssa Williams.
–Mathematics
Sixth Grade: Coach – Bryant Smith, Team – First Place, Jonathan Thomas – First Place, Haley Moore – Second Place, Austin Pippin – Fourth Place, and Jenna Billock – Alternate.
Seventh Grade: Coach – Jennifer Hagler, Karson Shipley – Alternate, and Participants Jaysa Smith, Myron Hackett, and Preston Patrick.
Eighth Grade: Coach – Jennifer Hagler, Tye Farmer – Alternate, and Participants Kathy Fierro, Uriana Ramirez, and Samantha Spires.
–Modern Oratory
Coach – Meredith Santa-Cruz
Sixth Grade: Ellie Grissett – First Place, and Participant Alexi Walthall.
Seventh Grade: Jordan Maciel – Second Place, Talaya Smith – Fifth Place, and Participant Bosque Monico.
Eighth Grade: Carsyn Cox – Third Place, Kendal Crawford – Fourth Place, Evan Lamb – Alternate, Participant Eric Lyle, and Research Assistant Sheyla Hidalgo.
–Music Memory
Coach – Elizabeth Partain
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Eli Martin – Third Place, Jonathan Garcia and Blaise Monico – Tied for Fifth Place, Shadasia Brackens – Alternate, and Participants Tristen Stephenson and Paige Posey.
Seventh Grade: Team – First Place, Chelsie Faughn – First Place, Audrey Archibald – Second Place, Rachel Reyes – Fifth Place, Tristyn Peterson – Sixth Place, Lydia DeCluette – Alternate, and Participant Kyndal Pfleeger.
Eighth Grade: Team – Third Place, Maria Fierro – Fourth Place, Jenny Pina – Fifth Place, Fernando Chaves-Rincon – Sixth Place, and Participants Chloe Bonner and Callie Wilkes.
–Number Sense
Sixth Grade: Coach – Bryant Smith, Team First Place, Samuel Marsters – First Place, Braiden Barrett – Third Place, Daniel Castaneda – Alternate, and Participant Cale Myers.
Seventh Grade: Coach – Shellie Davis, Team – Third Place, MaKayla Van – Fifth Place, Elida Espinoza – Sixth Place, Emori Davis – Alternate, and Participant Logan Charlson.
Eighth Grade: Coach – Shellie Davis, Team – First Place, Robby Walia – First Place, Zachary Phillips – Second Place, and Max McBean – Fifth Place.
–Oral Reading
Coach – Lisa Taylor
Sixth Grade: Leonardo Colmenares – Alternate, and Participants Leslie Vaughn, Emma Echols, and Paisely Lewis.
Seventh Grade: Ally Robinson – First Place, Josie Henson – Second Place, Makensy Isaacs – Fourth Place, and Andrea Diaz – Alternate.
Eighth Grade: Michell Muniz – Alternate, and Participants Emily Chavers, Frankie Nelson, and Tatiana Jones.
–Ready Writing
Coach – Rhonda Lightle
Sixth Grade: Kaitlyn Thomas – First Place, Rynna Bonner – Sixth Place, Raelynn Cain – Alternate, and Participant Paisley Lewis.
Seventh Grade: Participants Tedi Rene Blassingame, Yadira Yepez, and Alexis Gallegos.
Eighth Grade: Avery Boardman – Fourth Place, Rachel Reyes (7th Grader) – Alternate, and Participants Rachel Reyes (7th Grader) and Ashley Rodriguez.
–Science
Coach – J.T. Brown
Sixth Grade: N/A.
Seventh Grade: Team – Third Place, Bailey Acreman – First Place, and Participant Julian Jefferson.
Eighth Grade: Team – First Place, Noe Soto – Third Place, Deandre Rosales – Alternate, and Participants Erivan Salazar and Landen Espinoza.
–Social Studies
Coach – Robert Shipley
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Noe Espinoza – Fourth Place, Murphy Boyd – Sixth Place, Jayven Ixtlahuaca – Alternate, and Participant Aaron Hendrickson.
Seventh Grade: Team – First Place, Josie Draper – First Place, Mattie Hagen, Fifth Place, Michelle Castillo – Alternate, and Participant Mercedes Arriaga.
Eighth Grade: Team – Second Place, Zach Leadbetter – Second Place, Jake Bruckner – Third Place, Jacob Espinoza – Sixth Place, and Diana Castaneda – Alternate.
–Spelling
Coach – Jennifer Chavers
Sixth Grade: Team – Second Place, Alyssa Markham – Third Place, Gilbrea McNeil – Sixth Place, Emily Leatherman – Alternate, and Participant Kaitlyn Thomas.
Seventh Grade: Tedi Rene Blassingame – Second Place, and Participants Ava Grecu and Addisin Core.
Eighth Grade: Team – First Place, Aynslie Whiteside – First Place, Cristal Rosales – Fourth Place, Katia Quezada – Fifth Place, Harley Gomez – Alternate.
–One Act Play
Coaches – Dori Harkcom and Rachel Bossier
The cast performed their play, “In the Cellar,” on December 9, 2016 in Palestine and won Second Place.
Sixth Grade: N/A.
Seventh Grade: Jeremy Kilkenny – All Star Cast, Tate House – Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Participants Avery Boardman, Andrea Diaz, and Makensy Isaacs.
Eighth Grade: Laykin Harkcom – Tech Award, Emily Chavers and Meredith Awalt – Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Participants Frankie Nelson, Jeffrey Watson, Michell Muniz, Kathy Fierro, and Kayden Salinas.
Congratulations and a Job-Well-Done to all the FJH UIL Competitors!