PSIA State Meet Results
The Private Schools Interscholastic Association is a Texas statewide organization that sponsors academic and fine arts competition in 18 events for students in grades 1-8. On May 6, 2017 the state PSIA meet was held at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. All Saints put forth a team of 36 students who competed in 54 events.
The elementary division consisted of grades 1st-5th grade. With 3 State Champions, 5 medals, and 11 top 6 places, a total of 90.5 points, the All Saints Patriots earned the 2017 Texas PSIA Elementary State Championship team.
First Grade
Anna Belle Needham Storytelling – 1st place (gold medal) State Champion
Second Grade
Breanna Simons Creative Writing
Jacob Moss Storytelling
Third Grade
Anna Lipe Spelling – 5th place
Nate Bumstead Music Memory – 1st place (gold medal) State Champion
Octavio Cervera Mathematics
Reya Felton Spelling
Fourth Grade
Calista Conklin Prose Interpretation
Ethan Min Mathematics
Hanna Harvey Maps, Graphs, & Charts
Jess Gaines Ready Writing, Mathematics, Number Sense – 6th place, Spelling – 4th place
Noah Garcia Number Sense
Reese Wolfe Maps, Graphs, & Charts
Fifth Grade
Brooke Payne Listening Skills – 5th place, Prose Interpretation – 2nd place (silver medal)
Jeye Johnson Listening Skills – 3rd place (bronze medal)
Kennedy Franklin Mathematics, Number Sense
Olivia Needham Impromptu Speaking (7 & 8th), Prose Interpretation 1st place (gold Medal) State Champion
Rohan Felton Mathematics – 4th place, Number Sense – 4th place
The Middle School Division of the All Saints PSIA team also had a strong showing. With 4 medals and 9 top 6 finishes, we finished with 80 overall points, a 3rd place finish at state (out of 111 schools).
Sixth Grade
Abigail Barritt Maps, Graphs, & Charts
Campbell Howe Ready Writing
Chloe Conover Ready Writing
Scott Sanford Dictionary Skills, Spelling, Science – 2nd place (silver medal)
Tanusha Nath Vocabulary, Spelling, Number Sense, Mathematics – 4th place
Seventh Grade
Ashby Whitaker Listening Skills
Avery Wisniewski Science
Grant Cannon Science
Kevin Beasley Mathematics, Number Sense – 5th place
Layla Alalawi On-Site Drawing – 1st place (gold medal) State Champion
Eighth Grade
Alex Bilodeau Number Sense
Andrew McClure Science
Ash Bumstead Mathematics
George Lipe On-Site Drawing – 4th place
Laura Carothers On-Site Drawing
Noura Malki Ready Writing
Sebastian Whitaker Dictionary Skills, Vocabulary, Listening Skills – 2nd place (silver medal)
Yash Mittal Mathematics – 5th place, Science – 5th place , Number Sense – 3rd place (bronze medal)
This success could not have been accomplished without the help and guidance of the following coaches throughout the year: Kendra McCartney, Ann Thompson, Cindy Morris, Karen Gretzler, Becky Addington, Lindy Long, Tiffany Smith, Melinda Gunn, Frank Rendon, Michelle Guerra, Paula Chanda, Irie Price, Nancy Cooper, Dennis Chance, Cathy Smith, Rhonda Church, Annie Bray-Cox, Kelly Beasley and Vicky Teakell. Thank you all for your support this year.
A very special thank you to the following people who directed, assisted the director, judged, graded, and monitored hallways at the state competition: Wendy Needham, Beckey Lipe, Bob Bilodeau, Christina Barritt, Cindy Morris, Harry Morris, Dana Whitaker, Gabriella Holguin, Jay Conover, Jenni Gaines, Lindy Long, Matt Bumstead, Missy Franklin, Neha Mittal, Rion Sanford, Sara Johnson, Shelli Wolfe, and Steve Beasley. Thank you again for your great assistance.