December 15, 2025 - S. W. Carter Elementary School students competed in the 2-AA Elementary School Academic UIL District Meet held at SFASU on November 17. They are the 2025 District 24AA Academic UIL Elementary School Champion. Students, sponsors, administrators and parents are to be commended for the commitment required by academic competition, said Lisa Parker, UIL, Assistant Director. "Experience gained through extracurricular activities is far more valuable than medals or trophies."
Receiving awards from Shelbyville:
1st Place
- Chess 2/3 - Aiden Sowell
- Dictionary Skills 5 - Topher Ellington
- Music Memory 2 - Isaac Derr
- Music Memory 3 - Gracelyn Leader
- Music Memory 4 - Raylee Davis
- MusIc Memory 4 - Charlotte Trux
- Number Sense 4 - Jake Alexander
- Number Sense 5 - Xander Tomcavage
- Oral Reading 3- Levi Hoelscher
- Ready Writing 5 - Sadie Belrose
- Spelling 4 - Raylee Davis
- Spelling 3 - Levi Hoelscher
2 Place
- Chess 4/5 - Kwade Campbell
- MuSIc Memory 3 - Amelia Jones
- Number Sense 4 - Cameron Matthews
- Number Sense 5 - Jud Wallace
- Oral Reading 4 - Jacob Merritt
- Oral Reading 5 - Sadie Belrose
- Spelling 5- Topher Ellington
- Storytelling 2 - Parker Stanfield
3rd Place
- Chess 4/5 - Cameron Matthews
- Music Memory 2- Karolina Smith
- Music Memory 4- Chayton Barbee
- Number Sense 3- Liam Windham
- Oral Reading 4 - Charley Best
- Social Studies 5 - Greyson Pinkston
- Spelling 3 - Aryn McAdams
- Spelling 5 - Liam Windham
4th Place
- Maps, Graphs & Charts 5 - Jett Schillings
- Music Memory 2 - Westin Long
- Music Memory 4- Camden Jones
- Music Memory 5 - Maggie Matthews
- Ready Writing 3 - Avery McKelvey
5th Place
- Chess 2/3 - Nora Pinkston
- Music Memory 2 - Leigha Sowell
- Oral Reading 5 - Jett Schillings
- Ready Writing 4 - Ivy Foster
- Ready Writing 5 - Xavier Tomcavage
- Storytelling 2 - Clayton Bennett
6 Place
- Creative Writing 2 - Parker Stanfield
- Maps, Graphs & Charts 5 - Iris Matthews
- Music Memory 5 - Sarah Mims
- Oral Reading 4 - Zoey Bragg
1st Place Team
- Chess 2/3 - Aiden Sowell, Nora Pinkston, Isaac Derr
- Dictionary 5 - Topher Ellington, Tate Lee, Aniston Steptoe
- Music Memory 2 - Isaac Derr, Westin Long, Karolina Smith, Leigha Sowell
- Music Memory 3 - Amelia Jones, Gracelyn Leader, Dylan Lee, Bailey Mackey
- Music Memory 4 - Chayton Barbee, Raylee Davis, Camden Jones, Blakely Raymond, Charlotte Trux
- Number Sense 4 - Jake Alexander, Emmerie Cartwright, Cameron Matthews
- Number Sense 5 - Xander Tomcavage, Jud Wallace, Liam Windham
- Spelling 5- Levi Hoelscher, Topher Ellington, Liam Windham
2nd Place Team
- Chess 4/5 - Kwade Campbell, Cameron Matthews, Madison Dalen
- Music Memory 5 - Asher Collins, Case Hodge, Mac Lee, Maggie Matthews, Sarah Mims
- Spelling 3 - Aryn McAdams, Racyn Chandler, Gemma Jones
- Spelling 4 - Raylee Davis, Lennox Shields, Ivory Battles
3rd Place Team
- Maps, Graphs & Charts 5 - Topher Ellington, Iris Matthews, Jett Schillings
- Social Studies 5 - Braylon Kyle, Greyson Pinkston, Levi Rasbury
Coaches: Kim Adams (Ready Writing 3), Stephanie Bass (Number Sense 4, Number Sense 5), Shannon Bohannon (Ready Writing 5, Spelling 5), Taylor Bragg (Storytelling 2, Storytelling 3), Lindsay Davis (Music Memory 3, Music Memory 4), Samantha Eaves (Dictionary 5), Heather Hamilton (Spelling 3, Spelling 4), Margo Hooper (Listening Skills 5, Social Studies 5), Robin Hooper (Ready Writing 4), Jada Jones (Art Smart 4/5), Jennifer Leach (Oral Reading ,4 Oral Reading 5), Mario Osby (Chess Puzzle 2/3, Chess Puzzle 4/5), Kennedy Parker (Music Memory 5), NaKeisha Swindle (Creative Writing), Karen Taylor (Maps, Graphs & Charts 5), and Holly Wilburn (Music Memory 2).
