The successes of our students at the UIL competition fills me with pride and joy for them and our middle school program!  Our students epitomized "The Lovejoy Way" throughout these competitions.  The teamwork among our UIL coaches and parent volunteers provided an invaluable foundation upon which our students built their success.  This was my first year as UIL Coordinator, and I must say that I am humbled by the efforts of all involved and by the performance of our kids.  In this effort, thanks to Carrie Alexander and her lunchroom staff for facilitating our UIL students' lunches before leaving for the competition.  Also, thanks to Mrs. Love and Mrs. Anderson's 7th/8th period English classes for assembling the goodie bags given to each contestant.  We appreciate our fabulous bus drivers who went out of their way to adjust their schedule to accommodate taking us to and retrieving us from the competition.  Finally, thanks to Mr. Goodrich, Ms. Fleming, Ms. White, and the rest of the Sloan Creek staff who assisted for their support and assistance while we met the challenges of organizing and preparing this event.  Go Leopards!

Princeton hosted this competition in a very hospitable and organized manner.  They are to be commended for their efforts!  We competed against:  Princeton, Farmersville, Community, Rains, and Quinlan.  While there are areas for improvement, overall all six schools interacted beautifully in the true spirit of this academic contest.  Our students placed (1st - 6th) in all but three of the competitions they entered.

All our students seemed to really enjoy themselves, even those who went as alternates and didn't even get to compete.  Melody Herring (Assistant Principal), the coaches who attended, and the parent volunteers were amazing (Pam Comerford, Curtis Libey, Mrs. Minissale, Mrs. Hopkinson, Mr. Pezzulli, and Mrs. Weyand).  They escorted students to events, graded competitions, handed out goodie bags, and answered student questions.   Everyone knew what was going on at all times, so the stress level was very low, even though the environment is loud, energetic, and fast-paced.

Only 1st place teams earned a plaque (we earned 10):

6th Grade Number Sense:  William Libey, Ryan James, Blake Herring (Jacob Dobson, alternate)
6th Grade Maps, Graphs & Charts:  Morgan Almy, Sarah Bower, Jake Larimer (Sam Wallaert, alternate)
6th Grade Mathematics:  Seth Comerford, Blake Herring, Ryan James (William Libey, alternate)
6th Grade Music Memory:  Elizabeth Ennis, Cooper Strand, Sam Wallaert, Angela Tang
7th Grade Number Sense:  Alex Hopkinson, Sam Mimms, Ben Minissale (Harsha Gadde, alternate)
7th Grade Dictionary:  Delaney Beckman, Farren Barnett, Rebecca Bradley (Courtney Duvall, alternate)
8th Grade Number Sense:  Sean Bell, Craig Holliman, Anna Libey
8th Grade Dictionary:  Shelby Brooks, Ginger Hervey, Hailey White
8th Grade Mathematics:  Sean Bell, Craig Holliman, Anna Libey (Julie Belk, alternate)
8th Grade Science:  Sean Bell, Anna Libey

14 UIL coaches attended:
Cheryl Anderson:  UIL Coordinator - (Modern Oratory) - attended the competition
Claudia Love (Listening) - attended the competition
Tammy Cooper (Spelling)
Nicole Sanders (Editorial Writing)
Tamara Sakuda (Ready Writing)
Heather Lamb (Mathematics)
Kim Field (Science) - attended the competition
Lynda Fleming (Number Sense) - attended the competition
Kent Messer (Social Studies)
Gavan Goodrich (Maps, Graphs & Charts) - attended the competition
Kevin Lidington (Calculator)
Shawnea Jackson (Dictionary) - attended the competition
Christine Towndrow (Music Memory)
Donella DiPasquale (Impromptu, Oral Reading) - attended the competition

Sloan Creek also won all three sweepstakes plaques (6th, 7th, and 8th grade):
6th Grade:
1st Place - Sloan Creek - 221 points
2nd Place - Princeton - 189 points
7th Grade:
1st Place - Sloan Creek - 272 points
2nd Place - Rains - 246
8th Grade:
1st Place - Sloan Creek - 293 points
2nd Place - Princeton - 217.3

Complete list of Awards and Results:

Sloan Creek Middle School 2009 UIL Results:

6^th Grade: 1^st Place overall, 4 Team Plaques, 16 Medals

7^th Grade: 1^st Place overall, 2 Team Plaques, 25 Medals

8^th Grade: 1^st Place overall, 4 Team Plaques, 23 Medals

6^th Grade 1^st Place Teams: Number Sense; Maps, Graphs & Charts; Mathematics; Music Memory

7^th Grade 1^st Place Teams: Number Sense; Dictionary

8^th Grade 1^st Place Teams: Number Sense; Dictionary; Mathematics; Science

6^th Grade Individual Results

Dictionary 1^st Place – Danielle Brochu

Listening 2^nd Place – Andrew Carson

3^rd Place – Joel Bryant

4^th Place – Rachel Vaughn

Maps, Graphs & Charts 1^st Place – Jake Larimer

Mathematics 1^st Place – Ryan James

3^rd Place – Blake Herring

Music Memory 1^st Place – Angela Tang

4^th Place – Elizabeth Ennis

Number Sense 2^nd Place – Ryan James

4^th Place – Blake Herring

Oral Reading 5^th Place – Angela Tang

Ready Writing 1^st Place – Angela Tang

3^rd Place – Max Anderson

Social Studies 3^rd Place – Hunter Jackson

7^th Grade Individual Results

Calculator 2^nd Place – Jonathan McInnis

Dictionary 1^st Place – Farren Barnett

5^th Place – Rebecca Bradley

6^th Place – Delaney Beckman

Editorial Writing 1^st Place – Liz Schasel

2^nd Place – Blake Parker

Impromptu 1^st Place – Delaney Beckman

4^th Place – Autumn Keefer

Listening 6^th Place – Caitlin Rice

Maps, Graphs & Charts 2^nd Place – Todd Bensmiller

Mathematics 1^st Place – Jessica Weyand

5^th Place – Harsha Gadde

Modern Oratory 1^st Place – Michael Pezzulli

4^th Place – Nemul Khan

5^th Place – David Rousey

Number Sense 2^nd Place – Ben Minissale

4^th Place – Sam Mimms

6^th Place – Alex Hopkinson

Ready Writing 3^rd Place – Delaney Beckman

4^th Place - Farren Barnett

Science 1^st Place - Jayme Allen

3^rd Place – Jonathan McInnis

Social Studies 2^nd Place – Jessica Weyand

6^th Place – Autumn Keefer

Spelling 4^th Place – Rebecca Bradley

8^th Grade Individual Results

Calculator 4^th Place – Sean Bell

Dictionary 1^st Place – Ginger Hervey

3^rd Place – Shelby Brooks

Editorial Writing 4^th Place – Anna Libey

Impromptu 1^st Place – Ginger Hervey

4^th Place – Krishael Peterson

Listening 2^nd Place – Craig Holliman

Maps, Graphs & Charts 1^st Place – Hailey White

Mathematics 1^st Place – Sean Bell

3^rd Place – Julia Belk

4^th Place – Anna Libey

Modern Oratory 1^st Place – Ginger Hervey

5^th Place – Krishael Peterson

Number Sense 1^st Place – Craig Holliamn

3^rd Place – Sean Bell

Oral Reading 1^st Place – Ashley Sereno

3^rd Place – Madison McInnis

Ready Writing 6^th Place – Shelby Brooks

Science 1^st Place – Sean Bell

3^rd Place – Anna Libey

Social Studies 4^th Place – Guy Roeker

6^th Place – Chase Lueke

Spelling 1^st Place – Ginger Hervey

Submitted by Cheryl Anderson – 6th Grade English Pre-AP at Sloan Creek Middle School