From Staff Reports
Pine Tree Junior High places second in UIL district
The Pine Tree Junior High University Interscholastic League Academic team placed second at its district meet with 902 points.
Results are below.
- Calculator Applications
Sixth grade: first place team; Emily Willadson, first place; Viktoria Roudkouski, second place; Micah Porterfield, fifth place; Zoe Bowers, sixth place
Seventh grade: first place team; Ryan Alonso, second place; Eryka Furlong, third place; Sophia Nix, fourth place; Laurelise Beakley, sixth place
Eighth grade: first place team; Damil Arogo, first place; Jose Aranda, second place; Alexandra Sanchez, sixth place
- Science
Sixth grade: first place team; Alexis Klein, first place; Emily Willadson, third place; Autumn Hunter, fourth place; Matthew Sprague, seventh place
Seventh grade: first place team; Ryan Alonso, first place; Dax McCain, second place; Seth McFarland, third place; Cread Ray, seventh place
Eighth grade: third place team; Harper Jones, third place; Chloe Tesser, fourth place; Caleb Snoddy, 13th place; Anthony Valezquez, 16th place
- Listening Skills
Sixth grade: fourth place team; Alexis Hernandez, fourth place; Zori Clark, 12th place; Diego Quillo, 13th place; Christian Whiteside, 14th place
Seventh grade: first place team; Laurelise Beakley, first place; Sophia Nix, second place; Jennifer Chen, third place; Juliana Sims, eighth place
Eighth grade: second place team, Katherine Castillo, fifth place; Brayden Haesecke, sixth place; Donavin Hernandez, seventh place
- Chess Puzzle Solving
Sixth grade: third place team; Victoria Roudkovski, seventh place (tie); Sean Rackley, seventh place (tie); Aiden Brace, 11th place; Jackson Tomberlain, 12th place
Seventh grade: third place team; Ben Bigham, fifth place; Ryan Alonzo, seventh place; Indy Salazar, 9th place; Josue Rodriguez, 11th place
Eighth grade: second place team; Brayden Haesecke, first place; Jose Aranda, sixth place; Chloe Tesser, 11th place; Anthony Velazquez, 12th place
- Maps, Graphs and Charts
Sixth grade: third place team; Alexis Klein, first Pace; Stanford O’Quinn, fourth place; Jaidyn Thames, 14th place; Jocelyn Cordova, 15th place
Seventh grade: second place team; Eryka Furlong, second place; Hayes Daugbjerg, sixth place; Lauralise Beakley, 10th place; Kaleb Bobbitt, 14th place
Eighth grade: second place team; Katherine Castillo, fifth place; Christian Hensley, 8th place; Alondro Perez, 15th place
- Mathematics
Sixth grade: first place team; Emily Willadson, first place; Matthew Sprague, second place; Micah Porterfield, seventh place; Julian Ibarra, 8th place
Seventh grade: first place team; Ryan Alonso, first place; Sophia Nix, third place; Eryka Furlong, sixth place; Seth McFarland 9th place
Eighth grade: second place team; Jose Aranda, fourth place; Damil Arogo, fifth place; Travis Johnson, sixth place; Brayden Haesecke, seventh place
- Art
Sixth grade: second place team; Zoey Celedaron, third place, Jayla Castillo, 10th place; Tristian Peel, 11th place
Seventh grade: first place team; Lillianna Bethard, third place; Scarlett Wilstead, fourth place; Mildred Guzman, fifth place; Benito Castro, sixth place
Eighth grade: third place team; Alexandra Sanchez, first place; Xander Gonzales, 11th place; Dealan Evans, 12th place
- Number Sense
Sixth grade: first place team; Emily Willadson, first place; Zoey Bowers, third place; Viktoria Rouski, fourth place; Matthew Sprague, seventh place
Seventh grade: first place team; Benjamin Bigham, first place; Ryan Alonso, third place; Eryka Furlong, fourth place
Eighth grade: second place team; Jose Aranda, second place; Damil Arogo, third place; Brayden Haesecke, sixth place; Quinton Clark, seventh place
- Social Studies
Sixth grade: Layken Steinhilber, 11th place
Seventh grade: third place team; Kaleb Bobbitt, 9th place; Dax McCain, 10th place; Jennifer Chen, 14th place; Benito Castro, 16th place
Eighth grade: second place Team; Christian Hensley, fourth place (tie); Dealyn Evans, fourth place (tie); Caleb Snoddy, sixth place; Colton Smith, 12th place
- Spelling
Sixth grade: second place team; Diego Quila, seventh place; Aiyana Taylor, 8th place; Adam Venegas, 9th place
Seventh grade: fourth place team; Scarlett Wilstead, 10th place; Celeste Grant, 12th place; Vannalyn Aguero, 16th place
Eighth grade: fourth place team; Stephany Paz, eighth place; Katherine Castillo, 10th place; Chloe Tesser, 15th place
- Music Memory
Sixth grade: fourth place team; Kiley Salser, 10th place; Autumn Hunter, 11th place; Duann Wasson, 12th place; Jaqueline Valles, 1fifth place
Seventh grade: second place team; Hayden Hailey, second place; Jackelin Palomares, fifth place, Camden Grant, seventh place; Steve Nunez, eighth place
Eighth grade: Brianna Jackson, sixth place
- Dictionary Skills
Sixth grade: third place team; Kaidence Townsend, 11th place; Kamryn Taylor, 12th place; Layken Steinhilber, 13th place; Jayla Castillo, 14th place
Seventh grade: second place team; Sophia Nix, third place; Jennifer Chen, fourth place; Lauralise Beakley, sixth place
Eighth grade: third place team; Alexandra Sanchez, fifth place; Katherine Castillo, sixth place; Chloe Tesser, ninth place
- Editorial Writing
Sixth grade: Zori Clark, fourth place; Hailey Ashmore, fifth place; Jayden Survi, sixth place
Eighth grade: Brayden Haesecke, fourth place
- Modern Oratory
Sixth grade: Riley Dillingham, third place
Seventh grade: Christian Pena, second place; Kaitlyn Smith, third place
Eighth grade: Ewoma Ugbini, third place; Megan Wolfe, sixth place
- Poetry Interpretation
Sixth grade: Jaidyn Thames, first place; Autumn Hunter, fourth place
Seventh grade: Makenzie Kelm, sixth place
- Prose Interpretation
Sixth grade: Kiley Salser, third place
Eighth grade: Alyssia Leary, fifth place; Megan Wolfe, sixth place
- Impromptu Speaking
Seventh grade: Aiden McQueary, first place; Makenzie Kelm, sixth place
Eighth grade: Reigan Davidson, second place
Sabine Middle School names students of the month

Sabine Middle School January students of the month are in the front row from left, Ro McKnight, Hollie Boone, Lily Meadows, and Kelsey Roys. Students in the back row, from left, are Amelia Miller, Dakota Wick, Hunter Stuckey, Jonah Brenner, and Baylor Cruz
Sabine Middle School has selected its January students of the month. The students are Ro McKnight, Hollie Boone, Lily Meadows, Kelsey Rays, Amelia Miller, Dakota Wick, Hunter Stuckey, Jonah Brenner and Baylor Cruz.
Pine Tree competes in Special Olympics
Pine Tree junior high and high school Special Olympics students competed in the Gladewater Thrills and Skills basketball competition at Gladewater High School on Jan. 22.
The players competed in shooting, passing and dribbling skills. Results are listed.
High School
Gold: Kevin Barnes, Christian Chaney, Kristin Davis, Damond Hinds, Shiona Lewis
Silver: Angelina Bynum, Justice Williams, Tobi Jovel, Alondra Palacios,
Bronze: Kiki Deckard
Junior High
Gold: Job Howie, Javier SanMiguel,
Silver: Justin Cabudoy, Keondre Chandler, Bre’Anna McClendon, Riley Stout, Shalay Williams, Andrew Wolfe
Bronze: I’Zaylan Haskins, Neveah Orange, William West