Wednesday, April 11, 2018

UIL Academic Competition

UIL Academic Competition





For the past few years, each network in Arlington ISD has competed in the UIL A+ competition.  These are academic contests where students work on a particular area and compete against their peers from surrounding schools.  Corey Academy hosted this year's contest, led by Chrystena Talamantez, Corey Academy GT Specialist.  The competitions include Dictionary, Spelling, Oral Reading, Art, Calculator, Math, Chess Puzzle, etc.  The UIL website describes the A+ contests this way...

The program of academic competition for elementary, middle school and junior high school became the "A+ Academics" in 2008.  A+ Academics includes 20 different events for grades 2-8.  These events span the curriculum - they are designed to complement and expand upon what students learn in the classroom, both through learning specific subject knowledge, and through learning skills that are valuable in many disciplines.  Approximately 3,000 Texas schools participate in A+ Academics, competing in more than 300 district meets each year."  --  http://www.uiltexas.org/aplus

Corey Academy competed in several events and we are proud to announce the winners!

Noah B.  -  3rd place Chess Puzzle  -  2nd grade

Ryan H.  -  2nd place Chess Puzzle  -  3rd grade
Harper H.  -  1st place Storytelling  -  3rd grade

Autumn H.  -  2nd place Chess Puzzle  -  4th grade
Megan P.  -  2nd place Oral Reading  -  4th grade

Rachel S.  -  3rd place Dictionary  -  5th grade
Rayna K.  -  1st place Dictionary  -  5th grade

Madison P.  -  3rd place Listening  -  6th grade
Austin B.  -  3rd place Chess Puzzle  -  6th grade
Ethan A.  -  1st place Chess Puzzle  -  6th grade