Blanco Middle School hosted this year’s academic UIL meet on January 18. School districts that competed were: Blanco, Comfort, Harper, Ingram and Junction. Final scores were as follows: Blanco - 616; Comfort - 382; Harper - 446; Ingram - 376; Junction - 540.

Special Recognition goes to our “Sweepers” of competition.

Sixth Grade

Destinie Bryan – 6th Art; Luis Elizondo – 5th Music Memory; Jeremy Kindla – 5th Number Sense; Mark Kuebel – 6th Spelling; Stephen Flores – 1st Calculator, 4th Dictionary, 2nd Math, 4th Listening, 3rd Number Sense; Chris Prosise – 6th Social Studies; Jacob Robinson – 5th Maps/Charts/Graphs; Devin Sauerhoff – 2nd (tie) Calculator, 6th Dictionary, 2nd Listening, 3rd (tie) Maps/Charts/Graphs, 6th Oral Reading; Shayna Srackangast – 2nd Oral Reading; Garrett Seales – 5th Calculator, 3rd Listening, 3rd (tie) Maps/Charts/Graphs, 2nd Number Sense, 3rd Spelling; Thomas Sebastian – 5th Ready Writing; Brenna Wallace – 6th Ready Writing; Montana Wiseman – 1st Oral Reading

Seventh Grade

Kenze Adamson – 1st Listening; Taylor Calder – 6th (tie) Calculator; Christina Cortes – 4th Impromptu, 4th Ready Writing; Trent Dechert – 5th Impromptu; Jesse Ferrell – 5th Dictionary, 4th (tie) Listening, 5th Social Studies; Sianna Gholson – 6th Modern Oratory; Madison Kunkel – 2nd Editorial Writing, 2nd Modern Oratory; Sarah Martinez – 2nd Art, 5th (tie) Spelling; Maryn McMain – 5th Art; Bret Nance – 6th (tie) Calculator, 1st Oral Reading, 3rd Modern Oratory (8th grade); Trent Pruitt – 5th (tie) Spelling; Drew Ritter – 2nd Science I; Vanessa Skillman – 1st Editorial Writing, 1st Modern Oratory, 4th Oral Reading; Eddie Torres – 4th Calculator

Eighth Grade

Mariah Ackerson – 3rd Editorial Writing, 5th (tie) Social Studies, 1st Modern Oratory, 6th Number Sense, 2nd Ready Writing; Colton Barrow – 3rd Science II; Talon Cain – 1st Maps/Charts/Graphs; Grant Calzoncit – 5th (tie) Social Studies; Abbie Culton – 3rd Calculator, 5th Ready Writing; Jacie Handberry – 2nd Art, 2nd Oral Reading, 6th Spelling; Thomas Kirkscey – 2nd (tie) Listening; Courtney Marshall – 6th Art; Jamie McClinton – 2nd Calculator, 3rd Oral Reading; Devlin Moore – 4th (tie) Number Sense; Payton Savarino – 1st Editorial Writing, 4th Ready Writing