Several sixth-graders at Athens Middle School competed at UIL. Those who placed or were members of teams that placed are seated in the first two rows. They are (front row, from left): Gabby Nichols (second place art smart) and fellow members of the art smart team, Jillian Calkins (who also placed fourth in impromptu speaking), Geraldine Sanchez, Dorian Perry, Reed Allen, Caleb Clemmons, Dennis Rodriguez and Caleb Bennett, also Bre’Naysia Eldridge (member of third-place calculator team), Anna Howard (third place listening skills), DJ Honea (fifth place modern oratory), and (second row, from left) Angel Garcia (first place number sense), Will Matthews (fifth place number sense), Derek Killingsworth (member of the second-place number sense team), Roudy Epps (sixth place ready writing), Cody Davis (sixth place spelling) and Michaela Sneed (member of the third place spelling team). Anna Howard and Lauren Pickle were also spelling team members. Not pictured are Carlos Rodriguez, a calculator team members, and Kyra Dawson, who placed sixth in oral reading and was a member of the calculator team. Other students who competed in UIL (not in order pictured) are Connor Clay, Litsy Deluna, Chris Wilson, Alexa Wilcoxson, Presley Smith, Aspen Odom, Halie Campbell, Emily Mason, Presley Smith, Hailey Reeves, Jorge Garcia, Garrison Nichols, Tristan Woods and Raelin Evans. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)