A group of students, teachers and board members in front of a backdrop

Copperas Cove ISD held its annual UIL Academics Meet at Fairview/Jewell Elementary on Jan. 25th this year.

Each of the district's six K-5 campuses competed against one another with S.C. Lee and Copperas Cove Jr. Highs facing off in grades 6-8.

Martin Walker Elementary won the elementary Grand Champion prize with the final standings:

  1. Martin Walker Elementary

  2. Williams/Ledger Elementary

  3. Clements/Parsons Elementary

  4. House Creek Elementary

  5. Hettie Halstead Elementary

  6. Fairview/Jewell Elementary

Cove Jr. High beat out their rivals from S.C. Lee in the district's Jr. High team race.

Individual result winners are listed below. Photos from the award ceremony are on the CCISD Flickr page.

Art, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, Gavin Rollason, House Creek Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Nathaly San, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Lilybeth Frost, Williams/Ledger Elementary

Art, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Zoe Ballarini, House Creek Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Emma Wulf, House Creek Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Camdin Raysor, Martin Walker Elementary

Art, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Christina Rittierodt, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Abigail Gardner, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 3rd Place, Makayla Lara, Copperas Cove Junior High

Art, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, A'Lijah Davis, Copperas Cove Junior High

Art, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Shariah Dudley, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Ella Pritt, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 3rd Place, Angelina Smith, Copperas Cove Junior High

Chess Puzzle, Grade 2

  • 1st Place, Matthew Plunkett, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Ashton Smith, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Roenzer Brunson, Martin Walker Elementary

Chess Puzzle, Grade 3

  • 1st Place, Barrett Anderson, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Lillian Yokubaitis, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Gavin Miller, Martin Walker Elementary

Chess Puzzle, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, Lucas Hinds, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Logan Johnson, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Paisley Lawless, Clements/Parsons Elementary

Chess Puzzle, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Damian Mohead, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Sydney Howard, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 3rd Place, McKenzie Howard, Clements/Parsons Elementary

Chess Puzzle, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Elijah Swaby, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Andre Corrazilo, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 3rd Place, Abigail Gardner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Chess Puzzle, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Luke Newton, Copperas Cove Junior High

Creative Writing, Grade 2

  • 1st Place, Liliann Johnson, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Elise Small, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Dawn Dyer, Martin Walker Elementary

Dictionary Skills, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Forever Best, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Kori Green, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Jamie Torres, Martin Walker Elementary

Dictionary Skills, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Kaylynn McCartney, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Julie Battenfield, SC Lee Junior High

Dictionary Skills, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Emerson Turner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Dictionary Skills, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Romella Spitzer, SC Lee Junior High

Impromptu Speaking, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Grace Hennig, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Sarynity Kennedy, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 3rd Place, Temperance Davis, Copperas Cove Junior High

Impromptu Speaking, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Elise Babarovich, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Nathaniel Garner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Impromptu Speaking, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Benjamin Cunningham, Copperas Cove Junior High

Listening Skills, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Abigail Butterfield, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Demetri Combs, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Nathaly San, Martin Walker Elementary

Listening Skills, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Alidstair Lambeth, Copperas Cove Junior High

Maps, Graphs, Charts, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Jamiyah Able, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Jayce Smith, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Charlotte Kelly, Williams/Ledger Elementary

Maps, Graphs, Charts, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Alivia Jackson, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Sarynity Kennedy, Copperas Cove Junior High

Maps, Graphs, Charts, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Bella Trevino, SC Lee Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Arjun Bhayana, SC Lee Junior High

Mathematics, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Nathaniel Garner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Modern Oratory, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Elise Babarovich, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, LaVincent Sims, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 3rd Place, Isaiah Whyte, Copperas Cove Junior High

Music Memory, Grade 2

  • 1st Place, Kelsey Cudera, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Matthew Plunkett, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Elias Bell, Clements/Parsons Elementary

Music Memory, Grade 3

  • 1st Place, Lili Robbins, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Kenzie Yester, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Finley Lawless, Clements/Parsons Elementary

Music Memory, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, Harvey Cudera, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Charlee Cagle, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Mika Regan, Martin Walker Elementary

Music Memory, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Kayvan Walton, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Chasyn Neimeyer, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Joleen Akui, Martin Walker Elementary

Number Sense, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, Lucas Hinds, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Logan Johnson, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Annalicia Servenski, Clements/Parsons Elementary

Number Sense, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Hunter Schilling, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Elias Tarvin, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Jayce Smith, Martin Walker Elementary

Number Sense, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Emma Stubbs, Copperas Cove Junior High

Number Sense, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Emerson Turner, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Nathaniel Garner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Oral Reading, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, Andrew Grant, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Caroline Gardner, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Cameron Martinez, Williams/Ledger Elementary

Oral Reading, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Malia Cameron-Carter, Hettie Halstead Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Kori Green, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Kayvan Walton, Martin Walker Elementary

Oral Reading, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Grace Hennig, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Lucy Wilson, Copperas Cove Junior High

  • 3rd Place, Sarynity Kennedy, Copperas Cove Junior High

Oral Reading, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Elise Babarovich, Copperas Cove Junior High

Ready Writing, Grade 3

  • 1st Place, Gabriella Saylak, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Anna Ho, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Anthony Amaro, Martin Walker Elementary

Ready Writing, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, William Picek, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Sara Pack, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Ella Harviel, Martin Walker Elementary

Ready Writing, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Ava Caballero, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Ariyana Rivera, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Paityn Shepler, Clements/Parsons Elementary

Ready Writing, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Shelly Smith, Copperas Cove Junior High

Social Studies, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Eugene Minus, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Caroline Garner, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Jamiyah Able, Williams/Ledger Elementary

Social Studies, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Nathaniel Garner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Social Studies, Grade 8

  • 1st Place, Arjun Bhayana, SC Lee Junior High

Spelling, Grade 3

  • 1st Place, Lorelei Windham, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Cai-Leigh Clarke, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Elijah Smith, Martin Walker Elementary

Spelling, Grade 4

  • 1st Place, Leilani Lewis, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Molly Holmes, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Ava Baeza, Martin Walker Elementary

Spelling, Grade 5

  • 1st Place, Elianna Galit, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Mursaleen Khan, Williams/Ledger Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Queen Ramones, Williams/Ledger Elementary

Spelling, Grade 6

  • 1st Place, Daisy Murphy, SC Lee Junior High

  • 2nd Place, Briah Canady, SC Lee Junior

  • 3rd Place, Sarynity Kennedy, Copperas Cove Junior High

Spelling, Grade 7

  • 1st Place, Nathaniel Garner, Copperas Cove Junior High

Storytelling, Grade 2

  • 1st Place, Josiah Souter, Clements/Parsons Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Addie Johnson, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Samantha Gardner, Martin Walker Elementary

Storytelling, Grade 3

  • 1st Place, Lillian Yokubaitis, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 2nd Place, Mirielle Florexil, Martin Walker Elementary

  • 3rd Place, Kenlie Carlton, Fairview/Jewell Elementary