It was Feb.23, students from all over the district competed at Deerpark Middle School. Canyon Vista brought home the first place Sweepstakes trophies for all three
grade levels

Other district places included Walsh that took second for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, Cedar Valley took third for 6th and 8th grade. And finally, Grisham took third in 7th grade. Meanwhile, I had the privilege of being there and here are some interviews from our school.

Aakash Nagarahli (7) — 5th place in Science UIL.

Q: How was your experience at UIL?

A: It was a fun experience and we got to learn a lot of interesting science. it also improved my understanding of the world around me.

Prisha Goyal (6) 1st place Art Appreciation.

Q: How was your experience?

A: I thought it was really great, yeah, it exposed me to competition and I learned a lot.

Elizabeth Hsu (6) 4th place in Spelling UIL.

Q: How was your experience at UIL?

A: It was great I learned a lot.

Here are all of the winners:

Art (Ms. Loera):
1st Place 6th Grade – Prisha G.
1st Place 7th Grade – Brian Z.

Calculator Application (Ms. Lennox):
3rd Place 6th Grade – Grace H.
1st Place 7th Grade – Anvith M.
2nd Place 7th Grade – Vineet B.
6th Place 7th Grade – Peter K.
2nd Place 8th Grade – Shreya T.

Dictionary Skills (Ms. Wood):
2nd place 6th Grade – Aarohi B.
5th Place 6th Grade – Grace H.
1st Place 7th Grade – Nathan W.
2nd Place 7th grade Annetta D.
1st place 8th Grade – Ashish J.

Impromptu Speaking (Ms. Crain):
1st Place 6th Grade – Annika S.
5th Place 7th Grade – Tanvi R.
6th Place 7th Grade – Indi K.

Listening Skills (Ms. Castro):
5th Place 6th Grade – Rima V.
2nd Place 7th Grade – Aanchal S.
4th Place 7th Grade – Aarnav C.
5th Place 8th Grade – Vrishab A.
6th Place 8th Grade – Ninaad P.

Maps, Graphs and Charts (Ms. Sweet):
3rd Place 7th Grade- Pranavi V.
5th Place 7th Grade – Robert O.
2nd Place 8th Grade – Armaan S.
4th Place 8th Grade – Ashish J.

Number Sense (Ms. Muhoberac):
1st Place 6th Grade – Ram S.
2nd Place 6th Grade – Shruthi S.
3rd Place 6th Grade – Allison Y.
1st Place Tie 7th Grade – David L.
1 st Place Tie 7th Grade – Ethan Y.
4th Place 7th Grade – Anvith M.
2nd Place 8th Grade – Kavita K.
3rd Place 8th Grade – Alex K.

Oral Reading (Mr. Parks):
2nd place 6th Grade – Natalie O.
4th place 6th Grade – Polly N.
6th place 7th Grade – Druhinh R.

Ready Writing (Ms. Harper):
2nd Place 6th Grade – Valeria T.
4th Place 6th Grade – Prima C.
1st Place 7th Grade – Aarnav C.
4th Place 7th Grade – Samantha P.

Science (Ms. Collins):
2nd Place 7th Grade – Robert O.
5th Place 7th Grade – Aakash N.
1st Place 8th Grade – Shreya T.
4th Place 8th Grade – Prayag S.

Social Studies (Mr. Waghorne):
4th Place Tie 6th Grade – Yassin F.
4th Place Tie 6th Grade – Naithruv K.
4th Place 7th Grade – Alex B.
6th Place 7th Grade – Joey P.
3rd Place 8th Grade – Armaan S.
4th Place 8th Grade – Prithiv P.

Spelling (Mr. Erickson):
3rd Place 6th Grade – Shruthi S.
4th Place 6th Grade – Elizabeth H.
4th Place 7th Grade – Isabel S.
4th Place 8th Grade – Rajonna S.