(ROCKWALL, TX — March 7, 2016) Ouida Springer Elementary saw a couple students earn top honors and several others place within the top 5 in multiple areas of the UIL competition held on Saturday, Feb. 20:
Reading Writing – Coach Christina Lee
- 4th grade: Sophia Alvarenga – placed 5th
- 5th grade: Lindsey Thompson – placed 4th
Oral Reading – Coaches Rachael Taylor and Susie Kinney
- 5th grade: Logan Kuntz – placed 3rd
- 6th grade: Hannah Mitchell – placed 5th
Number Sense – Coach Barbara Wood
- 4th grade: Cody Bostik – placed 5th
Maps, Graphs and Charts – Coaches Becky Riemenschneider and Rebekah Hawkins
- 5th grade: Peyton Wingfield – placed 5th
Storytelling — Coaches Stacey Hawkins and Anna Wikley
- 3rd grade: Sean Linscott – placed 5th
Chess – Coach Jenny Kaup
2nd/3rd grades:
- Brandon Mendoza – placed 2nd
- Zachary Musson – placed 4th
- Sam Eisenbise – placed 6th
4th/5th grades:
- David Granger – placed 6th
- Carter Eisenbise – placed 1st
Chess Tournament:
- 4th/5th grades: Reilly Lundberg – placed 2nd
- 6th grade: Eli Deen – placed 1st
Special shout-out to UIL competition coordinator Angie Ryan and all UIL coaches and students for making this competition a tremendous success!
Story and photos submitted by Jenny Kaup, M.Ed., Springer Elementary SAGE teacher.
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