Dilley Independent School District

On Saturday, December 10^th, several of our 6th, 7^th, and 8^th students competed at the UIL Academic District Meet in San Diego, Texas. This event consisted of the following contests: Ready Writing, Editorial Writing, Spelling, Music Memory, Oral Reading, Impromptu Speaking and Modern Oratory.

In Ready Writing, Coached by Terri Been:

4^th place Rena Ochoa (6^th Grade)
1^st place Kaitlyn Gandara (7^th Grade)
4^th Place Katelyn Lothringer (7^th Grade)
3^rd Place Destiny Molina (8^th Grade)
6^th Place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)

There are no team competitions for this event.

In Editorial Writing, Coached also coached by Terri Been:

1^st place Rena Ochoa (6^th Grade)
3^rd Place Makenna Smith (6^th Grade)
4^th Place Kendra Narro (6^th Grade)
5^th Place Kendall Narro (6^th Grade)
1^st place Desirae Gonzales (7^th Grade)
2^nd Place Kaitlyn Gandara (7^th Grade)
5^th Place Katelyn Lothringer (7^th Grade)
3^rd Place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)
6^th Place Destiny Molina (8^th Grade)

There are no team competitions for this event.

In spelling, Coached by Connie Arrellano:

2^nd Place Kaitlyn Gandara (7^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Kaitlyn Gandara, Belle Girtman, Christian Martinez
3^rd place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Janay Boyd, Diago Torres, Ana Marie Rodriguez

In 6^th Music Memory, Coached by Holly Adams:

4^th Place Kendra Narro (6^th Grade)
5^th Place Israel Trevino (6^th Grade)
6^th Place was a TIE: Mallory Dixon, Kendall Narro (6^th Grade)
1^st place Team: Kendra Narro, Kendall Narro, Mallory Dixon, Israel Trevino
4^th Place Raylee McLain (7^th Grade)
6^th Place Kaydie Valdez (7^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Raylee McLain, Stormy Cantu, Kaydie Valdez
5^th Place Ana Marie Rodriguez (8^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Ryan Martel, Danika Aranda, Ashley Zepeda, Ana Marie Rodriguez

In Impromptu Speaking, Coached by Amanda de los Santos:

3^rd Place Eliah Vinton (6^th Grade)

In Modern Oratory, Coached by Amanda de los Santos:

4^th Place Elyssa Aguilar (8^th Grade)

On Saturday, January 14th, MHMS students returned to San Diego, Texas to complete the remaining events for the 2016-2017 UIL Academic District Meet. This event consisted of the following contests: Art Smart, Calculator, Chess Puzzle, Dictionary Skills, Listening Skills, Maps, Graphs & Charts, Mathematics, Number Sense, Science I, Science II, and Social Studies.

In Listening Skills, Coached by Terri Been:

2^nd Place Eliah Vinton (6^th Grade
4^th Place Jayden McCoy (6^th Grade)
5^th Place Makenna Smith (6^th Grade)
1^st place Team: Eliah Vinton, Jayden McCoy, Makenna Smith
4^th Place Kaydie Valdez (7^th Grade)
5^th Place Belle Girtman (7^th Grade)
6^th Place Kaitlyn Lothringer (7^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Kaydie Valdez, Belle Girtman, Kaitlyn Lothringer
5^th Place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)
6^th Place Sky Gonzales (8^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Elyssa Aguilar, Janay Boyd, Sky Gonzales

In Science I, Coached by Terri Been:

1^st Place Raylee McLain (7^th Grade)
4^th Place TIE: Belle Girtman (7^th Grade)
4^th Place TIE: Andrew Ramos (7^th Grade)
1^st Place Team: Raylee McLain, Belle Girtman, Andrew Ramos

In Science II, Coached by Holly Adams

3^rd Place Diago Torres (8^th Grade)
4^th Place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)
1^st Place Team: Diago Torres, Janay Boyd, Ashley Zepeda

In Chess Puzzle, Coached by Tom Espinoza

4^th Place Ashton Flynn (6^th Grade)

In Dictionary Skills, Coached by America Ramirez

3^rd Place Team: Kaitlyn Gandara, Kaydie Valdez, Lauren Flores

In Maps, Graphs, and Charts, Coached by America Ramirez

2^nd Place Jackie Gonzales (8^th Grade)
4^th Place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)
6^th Place Elyssa Aguilar (8^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Jackie Gonzales, Janay Boyd, Elyssa Aguilar

In Social Studies, Coached by Melinda Santillano

6^th Place Lorenzo Garza (6^th Grade)
3^rd Place Team: Lorenzo Garza, Makenna Smith,
2^nd Place Belle Girtman, (7^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Belle Girtman, Kaitlyn Gandara, Lauren Flores
2^nd Place Janay Boyd (8^th Grade)
6^th Place Skylar Bradshaw (8^th Grade)
2^nd Place Team: Janay Boyd, Skylar Bradshaw, Ashley Zepeda

There were no placings in Art, Calculator, Mathematics, Number Sense, or Oral Reading.