Williams Middle School wins UIL championship 11 years running

williams champs — (L-R) 8th graders Celia Straight & Madeleine Hunt and 7th grader Landry Simmons display their 7th & 8th grade Championship trophies as well as the Overall UIL Championship trophy.

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 28, 2016) For 11-years in a row, Williams Middle Schcool has been announced both 7^th and 8^th grade UIL champions as well as overall winner in its UIL district.

UIL is a competition for people who have knowledge or talent within that certain category. The competition was held on January 22nd at the First United Methodist Church in Rockwall. Students competed in a variety of subjects such as dictionary skills, spelling, science, math, speaking skills, and writing, just to name a few.

Congratulations to these hard working and deserving students:

Art: 7^th grade- 1^st Diana Tran, 2^nd Abigail Coin, 2^nd Alissa Dearing, 4^th Gabriel Martinson. 8^th grade- 1^st Megan Fernandez, 3^rd Meredith Jones, 4^th Rhianna Swift. Calculator Applications: 7^th grade- 4^th Landry Simmons, 5^th Braden Wills, 6^th Carson Sagraves. 8^th grade- 4^th Eden Kim, 5^th Noah Ferguson, 6^th Celia Straight. Dictionary Skills: 7^th grade- 2^nd Mekinna Knight, 5^th Carson Sagraves, 6^th Avlyn Ndonga. 8^th– 1^st Andre Daniel, 3^rd Madeleine Hunt, 4^th Ella Laurence. Editorial Writing: 7^th– 1^st Kaitlyn Niesen, 2^nd Olivia Cade, 3^rd Manning Biggerstaff. 8^th– 1^st Matthew Barlow, 3^rd MaKayla Williams, 5^th Delaina Temple. Listening: 7^th– 1^st Kaitlyn Niesen, 3^rd Marybeth Hamilton, 5^th Elijah Hicks. 8^th– 1^st Madeleine Hunt, 2^nd Kendra Small, 6^th Madeline Owen. Maps, Graphs, & Charts: 7^th– 2^nd Brianna Kearns, 5^th Marybeth Hamilton. 8^th– 1^st Ben Vazquez, 2^nd Korie Rose, 3^rd Kavya Venugopalan. Mathematics: 7^th– 2^nd Parker Gage, 4^th Khailinh Thai, 5^th Trinity Misak. 8^th– 1^st Eden Kim, 2^nd Kavya Venugopalan, 3^rd Dasha Coulman. Modern Oratory: 7^th– 1^st Joseph Halkuff, 2^nd Randall Klaver, 4^th Mekina Knight. 8^th– 1^st Caleb Gregory, 6^th John Jones. Number Sense: 7^th– 1^st Seth Choi, 2^nd Braden Wills, 3^rd Caden Williams. 8^th– 1^st Eden Kim, 2^nd Muthani Kamau, 3^rd Celia Straight. Oral Reading: 7^th– 1^st Hope Wilding, 2^nd Mekinna Knight, 3^rd Hayley Dopkins. 8^th– 2^nd Shelby Wright, 5^th Susie Wilson, 6^th Hayes Hill. Number Sense: 7^th– 1^st Seth Choi, 2^nd Braden Wills, 3^rd Caden Williams. 8^th– 1^st Eden Kim, 2^nd Muthani Kamau, 3^rd Celia Straight. Ready Writing: 7^th– 1^st Jordan Wilson, 2^nd Jaden Dougal, 4^th Camira Fomunong. 8^th– 1^st Andre Daniel, 2^nd Meagan Wheeler. Science: 7^th– 1^st Jordan Wilson, 2^nd Jaden Dougal, 5^th Zachary Flowers. 8^th– 1^st Kendra Small, 2^nd Hector Murillo, 3^rd Kennedy Anderson. Social Studies: 7^th– 1^st Tabitha Bauer, 2^nd Diana Tran. 8^th– 1^st Eric Roca, 6^th Valerie Borland. Spelling: 7^th– 2^nd Trinity Misak, 3^rd Mary Hamilton, 6^th Elijah Hicks. 8^th– 1^st Andre Daniel, 2^nd Dasha Coulman, 3^rd– Connor Stasak.