Over 70 students traveled to Clifton on Wednesday, December 11, for the UIL Academic Middle School Meet. With 9 first-place individual winners and 5 first-place teams, Raymond Mays Middle School secured 2nd place overall in the competition out of six schools. We are incredibly proud of these students and their achievements. A big thank you to the staff and parents who helped prepare our students for this event! Results as Follows:

Chess Puzzles 

6th grade - 3rd Place Team; Josiah McKissick 2nd Place Individual

7th grade - 1st Place Team; Evan Wheeler 1st Place Individual

8th - 2nd Place Team; Ty Porter 1st Place Individual, Alex Jones 6th Place Individual

Maps, Graphs, and Charts

6th grade - 2nd Place Team; Trevor Kaipat 1st Place Individual, Henry Gershbach 4th Place Individual

7th grade - 1st Place Team; Skyler Hock 2nd; Londyn Ramirez 3rd Place Individual, Amicus Jay  5th Place Individual

8th grade - 2nd Place Team; Ryan Bland 1st Place Individual, Isabella Ware 5th Place Individual

Calculator

6th grade - 6th Place Team; Brooke Fricke 5th Place Individual, Reese McMurtry 6th Place Individual

7th grade - 2nd Place Team; Evan Wheeler 2nd Place Individual, Gael Ariza 4th Place Individual

8th grade - 2nd Place Team; Parker Olveda 5th Place Individual

Dictionary Skills

6th grade - 2nd Place Team; Olivia Ware 4th Place Individual, McKinley Burtchell 6th Place Individual

7th grade - 3rd Place Team; Londyn Ramirez 5th Place Individual

Ready Writing

6th grade - Tesla Abshier 2nd Place Individual, Trevor Kaipat 3rd Place Individual

7th grade - Londyn Ramirez 4th Place Individual

8th grade  - Emma Hoffmann 1st Place Individual

Editorial Writing 

6th grade - Trevor Kaipat 1st Place Individual, Molly Young 6th Place Individual

7th grade - Londyn Ramirez 2nd Place Individual, Ava Kimball 5th Place Individual

8th grade - Athena Pincombe 1st Place Individual, Leah Clement 3rd Place Individual

Science 

6th grade  - Ian Ross 4th Place Individual

7th grade - 2nd Place Team; Evan Wheeler 3rd Place Individual, Londyn Ramirez 4th Place Individual

8th grade - 2nd Place Team; Parker Olveda 4th Place Individual

Spelling

6th grade - 1st Place Team; Trevor Kaipat 1st Place Individual, Caleb Rodriguez 4th Place Individual, Marlee Mosley 5th Place Individual

7th grade - Londyn Ramirez 6th Place Individual

8th grade - 2nd Place Team; Ryan Bland 1st Place Individual

Art

6th grade  - 2nd Place Team; Angelica Austin 3rd Place Individual

7th grade - 1st Place Team; Gael Ariza 5th Place Individual, Londyn Ramirez 6th Place Individual

8th grade - Ryan Bland 4th Place Individual

Mathematics

6th grade - 3rd Place Team; Alane Strait 2nd Place Individual

7th grade - 3rd Place Team

8th grade - 2nd Place Team; Haigan Burtchell 4th Place Individual, Ty Porter 5th Place Individual

Impromptu Speaking

7th grade - Evan Wheeler 6th Place Individual

8th grade - Adelyn Oliver 3rd Place Individual, Kynsi Klaus 5th Place Individual

Listening 

6th grade  - 3rd Place Team; Molly Young 5th Place Individual

7th grade - 2nd Place Team; Arriat Singleton 4th Place Individual, Laila Maxfield 6th Place Individual

8th grade - 3rd Place Team; Valeria Avila 4th Place Individual

Modern Oratory

7th grade - Evan Wheeler 2nd Place Individual

8th grade - Athena Pincombe 1st Place Individual, Emma Hoffmann 3^rd Place Individual, Lauren Johnson 5th Place Individual

Oral Reading 

6th grade - Tesla Abshier 1st Place Individual, Olivia Ware - 6th Place Individual

8th grade - Athen Pincombe 5th Place Individual

Social Studies

6th grade - 1st Place Team; Henry Gersbach 1st, Landry Setzer 2nd, Isabella Zapata 5th

7th grade - 2nd Place Team; Ty Henderson 3rd Place Individual

8th grade - 3rd Place Team; Ryan Bland 1st Place Individual

Music Memory

6th grade - Kayleigh Garrison 5th Place Individual

Number Sense 

6th grade - 2nd Place Team; Tesla Abshier 1st Place Individual, Nolan Powers 5th Place Individual, Bryce Clayton 6th Place Individual

7th grade – 3rd team; Evan Wheeler 5th Place Individual