Paris ISD Students Excel At Regional Spanish Competition

 

For the fourth year in a row, Paris ISD swept the competition at the 44th annual North East Texas Organization of Language Educators (NET-OLE) Foreign Languages Symposium. Paris Junior High School and Paris High School students competed against 22 schools and brought home 82 places in the Spanish competition.  Paris ISD earned the High Point Award and Sweepstakes Award for the most total points.  The contest is organized into events according to levels of experience. Students who placed are:

 Beginner Verbal Fluency: 1^st Davis Green, 6^th Adam Hartman; Spelling: 1^st Davis Green, 1^st Adam Hartman; Memorized Poetry: 7^th Davis Green; Memorized Prose: 4^th Bel Amin-Allen; Sightreading: 5^th Ava Hutchings; Prepared Speech-1^st Allena Taylor, 3^rd Kuyanna Morones

Intermediate  Verbal Fluency: 1^st Alyssa Standifer, 6^th Bruce Hollje; Spelling: 3^rd Jocelyn Ting; Memorized Poetry: 2^nd Jocelyn Ting, 7^th Jeremy Seals; Memorized Prose: 3^rd Darius Ellis, 6^th Lauren Malone; Prepared Speech: 1^st-Alyssa Standifer

Advantaged A (Beginner and Intermediate)  Verbal Fluency: 3^rd Erica Barber; Spelling: 7^th Faith Spies, 7^th Tyrinee Perkins; Memorized Poetry: 3^rd Mahogani Hill, 5^th Chris Hutson; Sightreading: 2^ndParker Benson, 8^th Chris Hutson; Prepared Speech: 1^st– Hana Syed, 2^nd Ashley McGuire

Bilingual A (Beginner and Intermediate)  Verbal Fluency: 2^nd Francisco Acosta; Spelling: 2^nd Lisandro Hernandez, 3^rd Bryan Torres; Memorized Poetry: 5^th Alma Martinez, 6^th Jimena Garcia; Sightreading: 5^th Naomy Medina, 7^th Amy Rivera; Prepared Speech: 1^st Nancy Cervantes, 2^nd Elizabeth Cervantes

Advanced  Verbal Fluency: 4^th Evan de la Garza, 8^th Zach Nation; Spelling: 1^st Evan de la Garza, 2^nd Sydney Walter; Memorized Poetry: 3^rd Keller Stripland, 5^th Zach Nation; Memorized Prose: 3^rdSkylar Coursey, 5^th Alyssa Tacuyan; Sightreading: 2^nd Evan de la Garza, 4th Zach Nation; Prepared Speech: 3^rd Aislinn Taylor, 4^th Imani Braxton; Instructional Video: 3^rd Benjamin Lassiter and Ryan House

Advantaged B  Verbal Fluency: 3^rd Rhea Tabora, 4^th Miracle Valenzuela; Spelling: 1^st Rhea Tabora, 2^nd Anna Floyd; Memorized Poetry: 2^nd Rhea Tabora, 3^rd Akeirria Garvin; Memorized Prose: 1^stSahil Prakash, 2^nd  Ansley Downs; Sightreading: 1^st Miracle Valenzuela, 4^th Anna Floyd; Prepared Speech: 1^st Sahil Prakash, 2^nd Miracle Valenzuela; Drama: 1^st Axeel Rodriguez, Ansley Downs, Akeirria Garvin, Phillip Nichols, Sahil Prakash; Instructional Video: 1^st James Miller and Evan de la Garza

Bilingual B   Spelling: 7^th Ramiro Ramirez; Memorized Poetry: 4^th Axeel Rodriguez, 5^th Paulina Santoyo; Memorized Prose: 2^nd Rocio Luna, 6^th Paulina Santoyo; Sightreading: 3^rd Paulina Santoyo, 8^thNatan Rodriguez; Prepared Speech: 2^nd Ramiro Ramirez; Essay: 1^st Amayrani Rojas, 3^rd Paulina Santoyo

Cultural Events    Vocal:  Solo, duet, popular – 7^th Javian Dabbs; Group- 1^st– Yessica Ramirez, Rhea Tabora, Akeirria Garvin, Isabella Gerrard, Skyler Bryan, Cynthia DeHoyo, Molly Law

Dance: 3^rd place: Keller Stripland, Yessica Ramirez, Paulina Santoyo, Isabella Gerrard, Lizbet Martinez, Sahil Prakash, Phillip Nichols, Axeel Rodriquez, Westin Wible, Robbie Turner   Crafts:  Woodwork/Textile – 2^nd Carol Anne Starnes; 3D/Sculpture – 7^th Britni Leigh; Drawing/Painting – 1^st-Jackson Gibo   Food:  Hors d’oeuvres – 2^nd Monica DeLeon; Entrees – 8^th-Jesus Ramon; Desserts – 3^rd-Rodrigo Ramirez

Spanish Scholarship Exam winner – Amayrani Rojas