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ALPINE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT UIL WINNERS Second Grade Creative Writing Fourth Place – Clara Rinehart Sixth Place – Daniel Holguin Spelling Third Place – Eliza Staton Sixth Place – Maribel Rosas Oral Reading First Place – Clara Rinehart Second Place – Sofie Buttner Fourth Place – Arinna Torres Storytelling First Place – Johana Reno Second Place – Clara Rinehart Fourth Place – Bluebonnet McCathern Music Memory First Place – Clara Rinehart Third Place – Mason Savery Fifth Place – Eliza Staton Third Grade Ready Writing Fifth Place – Liam Hancock Spelling First Place – Jace Wilcoxen Second Place – Cason Weaver Third Place – Joshua Herring Oral Reading First Place – Sadie Wood Fourth Place – Emma Sanchez Storytelling Second Place - Adalee Schniers Third Place – Liam Hancock Fifth Place – Alyssa Adame Music Memory First Place – Imani Squalls Second Place – Aria Vogel Third Place – Alyssa Adame Fourth Place – Camila Contreras Sixth Place – Collin Sledge Fourth Grade Ready Writing First Place – Riley O’Shaughnessy Third Place – Zachary Herring Fifth Place – Imani Squalls Spelling Third Place – Brock Mesker Fifth Place – Imani Squalls Sixth Place – Ella Roach Oral Reading First Place – Miranda Morales Fifth Place – Rynn Matthews Spanish Oral Reading Fourth Place – Nicky Najera Music Memory First Place – Miranda Morales Second Place – Ella Roach Third Place – Riley O’Shaughnessy Number Sense Fifth Place – Riley O’Shaughnessy Sixth Place – Zachary Herring Sixth Place – Brock Mesker Fifth Grade Ready Writing First Place – Adryan Chavez Fifth Place – Marlis Price Spelling First Place – Edison Wu Second Place – Armando Adame Fifth Place – Adryan Chavez Maps, Graphs, & Charts First Place – Sienna BartonS econd Place – Ella Boyd Fourth Place – Kyler Cosby Oral Reading First Place – Olivia Warren Fourth Place – Brody Warren Spanish Oral Reading First Place – Neyli Contreras Fifth Place – Cesar Pompa Sixth Place – Armando Adame Music Memory First Place – Edison Wu Second Place – Armando Adamae Third Place – Zoe Munoz Fourth Place – Brody Warren Oral Reading First Place – Olivia Warren Fourth Place – Brody Warren Listening First Place – Zoe Munoz Second Place – Kerstin Holden Third Place – Cesar Pompa Dictionary Second Place – Ella Boyd Fourth Place – Zoe Munoz Sixth Place – Christopher Cordova Art Fourth Place – Ella Boyd Number Sense Fifth Place Adryan Chavez Overall Results Alpine Elementary UIL Meet Grades 2-5 First Place went to Alpine ISD with a total of 625 points. Presidio ISD placed second and Kermit ISD placed third.

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More than 30 members of the Sul Ross State University faculty have registered with Quality Matters, 13 of those will take the signature Quality Matters course, “Applying the QM Rubric,” during the winter break, before the start of the Spring 2023 semester. Six faculty members have already earned their QM Certification.

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Euphrates. Euphrates is a 14-year-old blue-grey Pit Bull Terrier Mix, and he’s looking for a home to spend his retirement years. He’s an incredibly energetic, strong, and active senior dog who certainly does not act his age. Euphrates is super sweet, gentle, and walks well on a leash, which is perfect because he loves long walks.

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on the What is the worst gift you ever received for Christmas? Luke Hendryx: Socks and underwear at least until I was about 25. By the time I reached that age, I started looking forward to socks and underwear.

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