SINTON ISD STEM ACADEMY

Sinton ISD teams and individuals experienced success at the Texas Future Problem Solving State Bowl.

A  group of CMPS students from Sinton Elementary competed and
placed 1^st in the Junior Leadership division:
Jorge Casanova
Anyssa Flores
Jadeyn Horine
Jaedin Howard
Brian Montelongo
Kristian Moreno
Sachee Patel
Briannah Rodriguez
Sarah Saint
Landon Southern
RJ Torres
Conner Zimmerman

The following teams and individuals
placed in their competitions and divisions:
Hannah Carawan presented her state championship scenario and received her medal on Friday evening. Sinton Elementary School’s Community Problem Solving Project, “Project Health” also presented their project and received medals for first place in the Leadership Category on Friday evening’s award ceremony (Sarah Saint, Conner Zimmerman, Anyssa Flores, Sachee Patel, Kristina Moreno, Landon Southern, Jaedin Horine, Jayden Howard, Jorge Casanova, Briannah Rodriguez, Bryan Montelongo, and RJ Torres).

Middle Division Individual GIPS (Second Place)
(invitation to International Conference):
Alexis Brown

Middle Division Team Global Issues Problem Solving (Third Place)
(invitation to International Conference):
Kendall Allen
Rylee Kay
Madeline Nieto
Madison Schaefer

Junior Division Individual GIPS:
Emma Nieto–second place
Sarah Saint–third place

Junior Division team GIPS Top Ten Finalists:
Jackson Allen
Hannah Carawan
Katie Rogers
Parker Seago

Presentation of Action Plan
Junior Division Team (Second Place)
Jackson Allen
Hannah Carawan
Emma Nieto
Katie Rogers
Parker Seago
Dylan Suma

Senior Division Team Finalists:
Alicia Bejaran
Arnold Molina
Darcy Ramirez
Michelle Ramirez
Colten Trevino
Gabe’s Urdiales

Alternates Team Competition
Junior Division:
Dylan Suma–first place
Claude Duhart–second place

Senior Division:
Josh Morvant–second place
Darcy Ramirez–third place

Thanks so much to all the support and encouragement
from our FPS sponsors!

Elizabeth Nieto–Sinton Elementary School GIPS
Kristi Tannehill & Mary Lankford- Sinton Elementary CmPS
Rebecca Alvarado Smith Middle School GIPS
Rachael Caffey–Smith Middle School GIPS and
Scenario Maggie Gibson–Sinton High School GIPS and Scenario

Our Sinton Elementary Community Problem Solvers, EM Smith Middle School FPS, and Sinton High School FPS are off to Austin Friday to the State Bowl. 6th grader Hannah Carawan, 1st place winner, has earned an invitation to the International Bowl later this year!  Below are two video that will be showcased this weekend in Austin.

Hannah Carawan’s Trailer (1st Place Writing Winner)

Sinton Elementary’s Community Problem Solvers

This past Saturday the UIL Academic team competed at District at Rockport Fulton High School. Sinton High School took 3rd overall!  The following students placed and earned medals and spots to compete at the Regional Tournament in May.

Ready Writing: Sponsor- Hand
Josh Lindeman- 2nd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Hannah Curry- 3rd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER 

Editorial Writing: Sponsor- Hand
Miranda Matocha- 3rd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER

New Writing: Sponsor- Hand
Miranda Matocha- 2nd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER

Feature Writing: Sponsor- Hand
Savannah Rodriguez- 5th Place

Headline Writing: Sponsor- Hand
Miranda Matocha- 3rd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Tierra Lindeman- 4th Place- ALTERNATE TO REGION

Poetry: Sponsor- Cornett
Garon Hunt- DISTRICT CHAMPION, REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Alesi Hurtado- 4th Place- ALTERNATE TO REGION
Savannah Rodriguez- 5th Place

Prose: Sponsor- Cornett
Guillermo Lopez- 2nd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER

Number Sense: Sponsor- Barlow
Robert Diaz- 5th Place

Calculator: Sponsor- Barlow
Alicia Bejeran- 6th Place

Persuasive Speaking: Sponsor- Valderrama
Matt Lozano- 6th Place

Informative Speaking: Sponsor- Valderrama
Hannah Curry- 3rd Place- REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Celi Noriega- 5th Place

If you see any of these students please congratulate them on a job well done! The Regional Tournament will be held at TAMU-Corpus Christi on May 3rd. 

Congratulations to the One Act Play Cast and Crew for winning district and advancing to Area! Not only are they STEM, they are well-rounded superstars!

The following students received awards:
Alesi Hurtado- Best Actress
Savannah Rodriguez- All Star Cast
Marcos Hernandez- Honorable Mention
Guillermo Lopez- All Star Tech Award

They will compete on April 12th at Vanderbilt High School. If you see any member of the cast or crew please give them a shout out! A huge thanks to Mr. Cornett for his continued efforts in expanding our students’ educational experiences.

Sinton ISD Senior Capstone Project 2014 from Robin Mounts: STEM Coordinator on Vimeo.

Sinton ISD STEM Academy was acknowledged by
Educate Texas and TEA on their T-STEM Blueprint page with a 3/6/2014 post.

A leading catalyst for progress, Educate Texas, a public-private initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, is an innovative alliance of public and private groups that share a common goal: strengthening the public education system so that every Texas student is prepared for success in school, in the workforce, and in life.

The 2nd Annual Coastal Bend Engineering Competition was held March 8th, 2014 at at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.  Sinton ISD STEM Academy entered three middle school teams and three  high school teams who were put to the challenge of building the best kite design.

This  contest  required students to use their critical thinking skills … and a little fun was thrown in to the mix! Students were given a set amount of time to build the kite.  They were judged on everything from the construction of the kite, to how well they worked in a team, and if it actually flew!  This gave our students a look into a future in engineering, as well.

8th graders at EM Smith Middle School won
1st place in the Middle School Division.
They are now qualified for the Enginnering Design Fair at
South Texas College in McAllen, TX on April 26, 2014.
8th Grade 1st Place Team Name: SMS8:
Pictured below from left to right: Chastity Ybarra, Ariel Torres, Tracy Tannehill ,  Christian Doria, and sponsor: Robert Torres.

View our local news affiliate Kiii Channel 3 to learn more:
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/24923483/kite-competition-teaches-students-about-engineering

Thank you students for representing our STEM Academy with pride:
EM Smith Middle School STEM Academy
TEAM SMS6 (6th Grade)
Marcella Sanchez, Josh Gonzalez, Katie Rogers, Dylan Summe, and Emma Nieto
TEAM SMS7 (7th Grade)
Hannah Landry, Julia Vickers, Taylor Tims, Will Rader, and Joseph Mejia
TEAM SMS8 (8th Grade)
Ariel Torres, Christian Doria, Chastity Ybarra, and Tracy Tannehill

Sinton High School STEM Academy
TEAM 1:
Kendall Allen, Madeline Nieto, Kristi Castillo, Jacob Unruh,
Arnold Molina, and Rudy Sanchez
TEAM 2:
Noe Lopez, Andy Wilson, Adrian Rivas, Jose Gonzales,
Oscar Cantua, Eric, Espinosa, and Daniell Casarez
TEAM 3:
Michael Columbus, Jesse Vasquez, Jeremiah Deleon,
Diego Basaldu, Julius Contressas, Leon Pena, and David Goff

Sinton ISD would like to thank their teacher sponsors:
EM Smith Middle School STEM Academy:
Robert Torres, Anna Castillo, and Chris Devlin
Sinton High School STEM Academy:
Pat Rodriguez

The following teams and individuals have earned an invitation to the Texas Future Problem Solving State Bowl in Austin April 11-13!  They are currently studying the topic of Land Transportation in preparation for the competition. Congratulations to these kids and we look forward to success at State!    (Read More:  http://www.txfpsp.org/)

Middle Division Teams:
*Kendall Allen, Rylee Kay, Madeline Nieto, Madison Schaefer
*Austin Castillo, Isaiah Duhart, Aaron McGrath, Bianca Nieto (Sabreena Ortiz, alternate)

Senior Teams:
*Josh Lindeman, Guillermo Lopez, Victoria Ramos, Eliza Thomas (Ray Lindeman, alternate)
*Arnold Molina, Michelle Ramirez, Colten Trevino, Gabe Urdiales (Josh Morvant, alternate)

Individuals:
*Seniors Division: Oscar Cantua, Jacky Tang;
*Middle Division: Alexis Brown

Their sponsor, Maggie Gibson,  wishes to thank everyone for their support this year!
Sinton ISD STEM Academy would like to thank Ms. Gibson and her students  for their efforts toward success!

To read more about these kids on the Channel 6 KRIS website, click here: http://www.kristv.com/news/sinton-students-advance-to-next-round-of-robotics-competition/#!prettyPhoto/0/

Tune in to Channel 6 this evening for the latest… 
KRIS Channel 6  News  in Corpus Christi was at EM Smith Middle School this morning doing a story about our STEM Robotics Team.  The students placed 1^st  in the middle school division at the League City competition on Saturday!  Their sponsor, Ernie Soliz, has been working with these kids for 5 months preparing them for the competition. This is only the second event the students have competed!  Great kids, great mentor, great work!