Mason Elementary and Junior High students in 2nd-5th grades competed at the Elementary UIL A+ Academics meet in Goldthwaite on December 4, 2024. Their hard work and dedication earned them second place overall at the meet with a combined total of 436.96 points, which was only 28.8 points shy of winning first place overall. The UIL students received their certificates, medals, and ribbons at an awards ceremony held in the MHS auditorium on January 9, 2025. Mason’s individual and team results for the 2024 Elementary UIL Meet are as follows:
Second Grade Chess Puzzles
2nd - Marik Vargas
6th - James Pierce
2nd Place Team - Marik Vargas, James Pierce, and Apollo Sanchez
Creative Writing
4th - Amelia Barlow
Music Memory
1st - Lincoln Eckert and Apollo Sanchez (tie)
4th - Langston Jordan
6th - James Pierce
1st Place Team - Lincoln Eckert, Apollo Sanchez, Langston Jordan, James Pierce, and Stoney Mitchell
Oral Reading
2nd - Lincoln Eckert
Third Grade Music Memory
3rd - Hadley Osteen
5th - Nathaniel McFarland
1st Place Team - Hadley Osteen, Nathaniel McFarland, and Presley Moneyhon
Oral Reading
3rd - Hadley Eckert
5th - Holden Eckert
6th - Nathaniel McFarland
Ready Writing
4th - Holden Eckert
Spelling
3rd - Teague Simmons
2nd Place Team - Teague Simmons, Olivia Brown, and Holden Eckert
Fourth Grade :
Art
2nd - Hayes King
3rd - Finley Eppler
1st Place Team - Hayes King, Finley Eppler, Paxton Duarte, and Bryson Immel
Chess Puzzles
5th - Hayes King Music Memory
2nd - Finley Eppler
3rd - Holland Terrell
4th - Lathan Atchison
1st Place Team - Finley Eppler, Holland Terrell, Lathan Atchison, Harper Holbrook, and Bryson Immel
Number Sense
1st - Erick Hernandez
6th - Braxton Tarpley
1st Place Team - Erick Hernandez, Braxton Tarpley, and Paxton Duarte
Oral Reading
1st - Madden McLeod
3rd - Kinsley Magee
4th - Emma Denning
Ready Writing
1st - Maelee Underwood
3rd - Emmett Barlow
Spelling
6th - Maelee Underwood
3rd Place Team - Maelee Underwood, Navey Martin, and Holland Terrell
Fifth Grade:
Chess Puzzles
5th - Brantlin Ramon
Dictionary Skills
2nd Place Team - Evie Hills, Della Osbourn, and Mason Tarpley
Listening Skills
4th - Sadie Smith
6th - Graham Hicks
1st Place Team - Sadie Smith, Graham Hicks, and Harper Fowler
Maps, Graphs, and Charts
5th - Karlee-Dean Towery- Richardson
6th - Cash Dyson
2nd Place Team - Karlee- Dean Towery-Richardson, Cash Dyson, and Braxtyn Halamicek
Music Memory
2nd - Harper Fowler
6th - Braxtyn Halamicek
3rd Place Team - Harper Fowler, Braxtyn Halamicek, Kase Autrey, Miles Foster, and Darlene Vierus
Number Sense
3rd - Cash Dyson
Ready Writing
1st - Evie Hills
2nd - Cash Dyson
Social Studies
4th - Harper Fowler
6th - Cash Dyson
1st Place Team - Harper Fowler, Cash Dyson, and Eduardo Segura Mason Elementary and Junior High would like to thank all of the event sponsors, faculty members, and families who helped the students to prepare for their events.
