The annual UIL Academic Competition was held January 10th and 11th. J .W. Williams Middle School is proud to claim the titles of 7th Grade Top Team, 8th Grade Top Team, as well as Overall Top Team again this year. This is the 9th year in a row that WMS has swept the competition. Please join us in congratulating the following students on their hard work and accomplishments:
- Art: 7th grade – 1st Kate Watson, 2nd Carah Lytle, 4th Sawyer Robertson, & 5th Breenan Manning. 8th grade- 1st Cody Orr, 3rd Miles Scott, & 4th Chase Howerton.
- Calculator Applications: 7th grade- 1st Kate Watkins, 4th Kyleigh Randolph, & 6th Brennan Manning. 8th grade- 4th Rachel Leonie.
- Dictionary Skills: 7th grade - 2nd Lauren Knoff, 4th Dakota Stewart, & 5th Aaron Cory. 8th grade- 1st Summer Fathke, 2nd DeMario Elder, & 5th Bennett Laurence.
- Editorial Writing: 7th grade- 2nd Emily King, 3rd Alana Wickham, & 4th Nicole Hayek. 8th grade- 1st Dani Sweeney, 2nd Makenzie Welch, & 4th Darby Davis.
- Impromptu Speaking: 7th grade- 1st Ryan Szafran, 3rd Jaelyn Simmons, & 4th Devon Khalsa. 8th grade- 1st Melaquias Perez & 5th Summer Fathke.
- Listening: 7th grade- 2nd Sarah Sisto, 3rd Anna Slater, & 5th Grace Wilding. 8th grade- 1st Hayden Grandy, 2nd Harper Roland, & 3rd Johanna Pang.
- Maps, Graphs and Charts: 7th grade- 3rd Janelle Hummingbird & 5th Dallas Stewart. 8th grade- 3rd Ryan Figert, 4th Jonathan Little, & 5th Nicholas Laudermilk.
- Mathematics: 7th grade- 4th Austin Gray. 8th grade- 2nd Caleb Dodson, 3rd Parker Bassett, & 6th Calista Ukeh.
- Modern Oratory: 7th grade- 1st Olivia Lambert & 2nd Natalie Newhouse. 8th grade- 3rd Ginger Stephenson, 4th Caroline Braddock, & 5th Macy McCartney.
- Number Sense: 7th grade- 1st Kyleigh Randolph, 3rd Brennan Manning, & 6th Kevin Kim. 8th grade- 1st place Kevin Demars, 5th Ryan Figert, & 6th Chi Tran.
- Oral Reading: 7th grade- 2nd Grace Wilding, 4th Alyssa Blacknall, & 5th Jessi Schmitt. 8th grade- 1st Jennifer Hudson, 2nd Darby Davis, & 5th Mackenzie Welch.
- Ready Writing: 7th grade- 4th Emily Taylor, 5th Natalie Larriviere, & 6th Melat Asnake. 8th grade- 3rd Catherine Coronado & 5th Hallie Brouillette.
- Science: 7th grade- 1st Caitlyn Echols, 3rd Austin Smith, & 6th Nick Russo. 8th grade- 1st Amy Rester, 2nd Jack HIttson-Smith, & 6th Elijah Freeney.
- Social Studies: 7th grade- 2nd Chris Laudermilk, 5th Greta Sonnen, & 6th Liah Collins. 8th grade- 5th Nicholas Laudermilk & 6th Jonathan Little.
- Spelling: 7th grade- 2nd Sarah Jackson & 3rd Nick Russo. 8th grade- 3rd Amy Rester & 6th Johanna Pang.