Wallace students compete in academic meet

Wallace Middle School District UIL Meet Participants

P.E. Wallace Middle School 6th graders competed in the recent UIL East Texas Junior High Academic Meet in Texarkana and brought home multiple medals and ribbons. 

Wallace earned 4 team awards. The 6th grade Ready Writing Team of Kinley Lowry, Jazlynn Juarez, and Jose Gonzales took 2nd place as a team. The 6th grade Dictionary Skills Team of Kate Ball, Axel Fernandez, and Kit Thompson placed 3rd as a team at the meet. The 6th grade Maps, Graphs, and Charts Team of Danika Beckham, Hayden Vickers and Melanie Logue earned 3rd place as a team. And the 6th grade Science Team of Sam Chappell, Tanner Marshall, and Kinley Lowry took 3rd place as a team. 

Numerous students earned individual medals:
Listening Skills: Melanie Logue—3rd place 
Music Memory: Don Macedo—1st place; McKaylie Nixon—4th place 
Prose: Ilsy Pintor—4th place 
Poetry: Brooke Alexander—1st place; Jeffery Bond—2nd place 
Spelling: Sam Chappell—2nd place
Ready Writing: Kinley Lowry—4th place; Jazlynn Juarez—5th place; Jose Gonzales—6th place 
Science: Sam Chappell—3rd place 
Dictionary Skills: Kate Ball—6th place 
Social Studies: Christian Johnson—3rd place 

“We had a great experience with UIL this year and we are so proud of our students and their sponsor’s hard work,” said Wallace Assistant Principal and UIL Coordinator Shonda Rutledge. “Even at the competition, students took it upon themselves to practice and support each other to get ready for their event. We know all of these students have a bright future as they move through UIL events. They will continue to represent MPISD and make us all proud. We can’t wait to see what successes they will bring in the future!”