On January 30, 2010 the Iago Junior High students competed in the District 29-AA UIL contest.  The students and faculty have been preparing for this competition since early November.  The hard work has paid off as Iago took first place in both the Sixth Grade division and the Seventh and Eighth Grade division. 

The writing events were held on January 6, 2010 under the direction of Brenda Humberson.  She served as the coach for both Ready Writing and Editorial Writing.  In 6^th grade Ready Writing, Harold Taylor took 6^th place. In 8^th grade Ready Writing, Emily Wilkins took 1^st place, and Hannah Kulak took 3^rd place. In 7^th grade Editorial Writing Gabby Alcala took 1^st place, Emili Storey took 2^nd place, Tyler Wittig took 5^th place. In 8^th grade Editorial Writing, Spencer Gutierrez took 1^st place, and Kristen Hanka took 4^th place.

All speech events took place January 28, 2010, at the Iago campus.  These events include Oral Reading, Modern Oratory, and Impromptu Speaking. 

Sara Harborth sponsors the Oral Reading events.  In 6^th grade, Melina Moore took 1^st place, Kaylor Rolf took 3^rd place, and Harold Taylor took 4^th place.  In 7^th grade, Ellie Forgason took 1^st place, Karli Seymour took 3^rd place, and Peyton Metting took 6^th place.  In 8^th grade, Emily Wilkins took 1^st place, and Hannah Kulak took 5^th place. 

Sarah Harborth also sponsors Modern Oratory. Kirsten Miller took 1^st place, and Alvaro Beltran took 2^nd place. 

Ashly Macek sponsors Impromptu Speaking. Sheigh Thompson took 2^nd place, Kylie Vega took 3^rd place, and Cynthia Kulak took 4^th place. 

Gay Joines is the Art Sponsor.  In 6^th grade, Claire Winkenwerder took 1^st place, Sierra Ganske took 2^nd place, Maggie Merecka took 3^rd place, Kate Cheney took 4^th place, and Anah Voulgaris took 5^th place.  In 7^th grade, Jena Herndon took 1^st place, and Kortlan Bell and Elijah Krushall tied for 2^nd place.  In 8^th grade, Kyla Lockley took 1^st place, Erin Torres took 2^nd place, and Megan Munoz and Jessica Taylor tied for 4^th place.

Bobbie Peter is the coach for Calculator Applications.  In 6^th grade, Myrissa Sanchez took 1^st place, and Kaylor Rolf took 5^th place.  In 7^th grade, Karli Seymour took 1^st place, and Makayla Hobbs took 5^th place.  In 8^th grade, Caleb Winkenwerder took 1^st place. 

Kristye Jessen sponsors Dictionary Skills.  In 6^th grade, Crystal Hargrove took 1^st place, Samantha Flores took 5^th place, and Melina Moore tied for 6^th place. In 7^th grade, Tyler Mann took 1^st place, Amanda Casey took 3^rd place, and Deanna Bourg took 5^th place.  In 8^th grade, Stephanie Ramirez took 4^th place. 

Carol Simpson sponsors Listening Skills.  In 6^th grade Emilio Ramirez took 1^st place, Leslie Gonzalez tied for 2^nd place, and Adrian Jimenez took 5^th place.  In 7^th grade, Royrick Jackson took 2^nd place.  In 8^th grade, Irving Olvera took 2^nd place, and Nicholas Rodriguez took 6^th place. 

Heather Faust sponsors Maps, Graphs, and Charts.  In 6^th grade, Hailey Harborth took 1^st place, and Britney Casey took 5^th place.  In 7^th grade, Jesus Gonzalez took 6^th place.  In 8^th grade, Ryan Moreno took 6^th place. 

Holly Wittig sponsors Mathematics. In 7^th grade, Gabby Alcala took 1^st place, Tyler Wittig took 2^nd place, and Fatima Baca took 4^th place.  In 8^th grade, Shayelynn Chaka took 1^st place, Kindra Hlavinka took 3^rd place, and Arminda Rodriguez took 4^th place. 

Fred Drennan sponsors Music Memory.  In 6^th grade, Mia Hernandez took 3^rd place, and Adrian Arvizu took 6^th place. 

Dana Kulak sponsors Number Sense. In 6^th grade, Gale Penrice and Daniel Montgomery tied for 2^nd place, and Brandon Barrera took 4^th place.  In 7^th grade, Bianca Camacho took 1^st place, and Jessica Boerger took 3^rd place.  In 8^th grade, Joey Gmitter took 1^st place, Benjamin Merecka took 2^nd place, and Dillon Baumgarten took 3^rd place. 

Janice Raska sponsors Science I and Science II.  In Science I, Emili Storey and Brooke Wallace tied for 4^th place.  In Science II, Caleb Frankum took 3^rd place. 

Donna Kubesch sponsors Spelling.  In 6^th grade, Jamie Macek took 2^nd place, Allison Hobbs took 4^th place, and Carmen Robles took 5^th place.  In 7^th grade, Kyle Smith took 2^nd place, Adrian Alameda took 3^rd place, and Naomi Simmons took 4^th place.  In 8^th grade, Spencer Gutierrez took 1^st place, Cynthia Duarte took 2^nd place, and Kristen Hanka took 3^rd place. 

Sammie Zahradnik sponsors Social Studies.  In 6^th grade, Dakota Watson took 1^st place, Rebekah Hardee took 2^nd place, and Justin Joyce took 4^th place.  In 7^th/8^th grade, Dylan Toomes took 2^nd place and Walker Monroe took 4^th place.