Three Schools Win MISD UIL Academic Meet
UIL TOURNAMENT | After Man-
sfield ISD’s University Interscholas-
tic League (UIL) Academic Tour-
nament last month, three teams
came out on top.
Dozens of MISD students on
the elementary, intermediate and
middle school level competed in
several categories, ranging from
reading and math to music and
chess.
In the elementary catego-
ry, Elizabeth Smith Elementary
School earned the first place
trophy for the fifth year in a row.
Cora Spencer Elementary came in
second place, followed by Roberta
Tipps Elementary.
Asa Low Intermediate School
clinched the top spot for the inter-
mediate category. Cross Timbers
Intermediate was second, and Del-
la Icenhower Intermediate placed
third.
Among middle schools, Brooks
Wester Middle School received the
most points. Linda Jobe Middle
won second place, and the Jerry
Knight STEM Academy was third
place.
According to the UIL, participa-
tion in UIL academic contests help
students develop oral language
and communication skills, become
independent readers and writers,
develop conceptual understand-
ing, learn to solve problems and
apply knowledge to all facets of
their lives.
Congratulations to the winning
teams and all of the students and
campus coordinators who dedi-
cated themselves to making this
event a success.
Students from Elizabeth Smith pose holding up five fingers for their fifth first place victory in a row.
MISD Robotics Teams Headed To State
— Teams from Rogene Worley MS placed first, second —
TCEA | Two Mansfield ISD ro-
botics teams have earned a spot
in the Texas Computer Education
Association (TCEA) robotics state
competition.
Each year, more than 1,400
teams of up to four students each
participate in TCEA robotics con-
tests that are held in 20 areas
across the state. First and second
place winners from the area con-
tests, along with wild card recip-
ients from each of the 20 areas,
advance to the state contest.
The robotics state competition will take place in Austin, Texas.
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Teams from Rogene Worley
Middle School, We are Farmers
and The 4 Musketeers, respectively
placed first and second in the area
contest.
They will advance to the state
competition, which is tentatively
scheduled for April 27.
The robotics contests give stu-
dents the opportunity to develop
science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) skills with hands-
on, collaborative projects. Students
from elementary and secondary
schools use those skills to develop a
winning robot.
TCEA is a global, nonprofit
organization that supports the use
of technology in education. The
organization was founded in 1980
to advance teaching and learning
through the use of technology.