Education

Nine CFISD Schools Honored at Middle School UIL One-Act Play Contest

November 13 2023

Nine CFISD middle school productions placed and were recognized at the CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contest, held Nov. 1-3 at the Berry Center.

The following three productions placed in Zone I:

Radium Girls – Goodson Middle School;
Zink: the Myth, the Legend, the Zebra – Aragon Middle School; and
After Hours – Rowe Middle School.

Olive Wagner (Goodson) and Ruby Jefferies (Aragon) were named Best Performers in Zone I.

Theatre directors from Goodson, Aragon and Rowe middle schools celebrate placing in the top three in Zone I at the CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contest, held Nov. 1-3 at the Berry Center.

The following students earned All-Star Cast, Honorable Mention All-Star Cast, Best Technical Crew and Best Technician honors in Zone I:

All-Star Cast in Zone I
Name	Middle School
Flynn Johnston	Aragon
Jacen Nix	Aragon
Wil Hamilton	Goodson
Haylie Richards	Goodson
Agbenu Oche	Kahla
Renzo Moyano	Rowe
Torrence Jackson, Jr.	Rowe
Reese McGill	Smith

Honorable Mention All-Star Cast in Zone I
Name	Middle School
Sammie Molina	Dean
Jayda Jimerson	Dean
Sabrina Asomani-Nyarko	Goodson
Khloe Puac	Kahla
Taylor Bridges	Kahla
Raseel Abdalrahman	Rowe
Samuel Moncada	Smith
Joshua Macy	Smith

Best Technical Crew in Zone I
Name	Middle School
Kira Matos	Smith
Andres Martinez	Smith
Victoria Rodriguez	Smith
Tanmaya Ramkumar	Smith
Kirk Sanchez	Smith
Abigail Cantwell	Smith
Emilio Restrepo	Smith
Kendall Armstrong	Smith
Janelis Chiri	Smith
Aubrey Frank	Smith
Jack Swonke	Smith
Harper Wallauer	Smith
Alyssandra Burgess	Smith

Outstanding Technicians in Zone I
Name	Middle School
Ryan Tran	Aragon
Casey Le	Dean
Ashlynn Mylek	Goodson
Charlotte Corley	Kahla
Alana Kendrick	Rowe
Victoria Rodriguez	Smith

The following three productions placed in Zone II:

Antigone Now – Spillane Middle School;
Lift Every Voice – Watkins Middle School; and
Peter/Wendy – Anthony Middle School.

Kahyrn Todd (Watkins) and Vivienne Lee (Spillane) were named Best Performers in Zone II.

Theatre directors from Spillane, Watkins and Anthony middle schools celebrate placing in the top three in Zone II at the CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contest, held Nov. 1-3 at the Berry Center.

The following students earned All-Star Cast, Honorable Mention All-Star Cast, Best Technical Crew and Best Technician honors in Zone II:

All-Star Cast in Zone II
Name	Middle School
Preston Pratt	Anthony
Lauren Kurz	Anthony
Isabell Coraza	Arnold
Lauren Kurday	Bleyl
Maryel Gomez	Hamilton
Olivia Aven	Hamilton
Bethany Helsley	Spillane
Jefferson Diaz	Watkins

Honorable Mention All-Star Cast in Zone II
Name	Middle School
Hayes Brown	Anthony
Valentina Jimenez	Arnold
Prabhnoor Sohal	Arnold
Pricilia Tovar	Bleyl
Joshua Medina	Bleyl
Mia Horstman	Hamilton
Juliet Jackson	Hamilton
Marley Thomas	Hamilton
Mikaela White	Spillane
Amanda Zillner	Watkins

Best Technical Crew in Zone II
Name	Middle School
Abigail Sang	Watkins
Aliyah Britt	Watkins
Lamya Ali	Watkins
Andrew Brown	Watkins
Xochitl Martinez	Watkins
Zoe Barnes	Watkins
Stevie Archangel	Watkins
Zachary Smith	Watkins
Ainsley Rose	Watkins
Keren Del Valle Frias	Watkins
Kylie Arnolie	Watkins
Rachel Watson	Watkins

Outstanding Technicians in Zone II
Name	Middle School
Khloe Rendon	Anthony
Tripp Borel	Arnold
Lillian Monsivais	Bleyl
Ximena Alvarez	Hamilton
Livianna Pedraza	Spillane
Abigail Sang	Watkins

The following three productions placed in Zone III:

Peter and the Starcatcher – Salyards Middle School;
The Great Pandemonium – Cook Middle School; and
Everyman in the Circus of Life – Labay Middle School.

Liam Forcher (Salyards) and Byron Baxter (Sprague) were named Best Performers in Zone III.

The following students earned All-Star Cast, Honorable Mention All-Star Cast, Best Technical Crew and Best Technician honors in Zone III:

All-Star Cast in Zone III
Name	Middle School
Halley Phan	Campbell
Gabriel Gutierrez	Cook
Olivia Guerrero	Cook
Lilly Garcia	Salyards
Isabelle Hallum	Salyards
Kevin Baldwin	Salyards
Katy Cox	Sprague
Ingrid Gamez	Truitt

Honorable Mention All-Star Cast in Zone III
Name	Middle School
Salma Al-Anied	Campbell
Eleanor Spencer	Cook
Alexander Ratcliff	Cook
Makayla Mathison	Labay
Cadee Stewart	Labay
Phillip Wooten	Salyards
Sayuri Leitch	Sprague
Destiny Arrendondo	Truitt

Best Technical Crew in Zone III
Name	Middle School
Olivia Middleston	Salyards
Mathias Lee	Salyards
Abigail Gumadi	Salyards
Charlotte Johnson	Salyards

Outstanding Technicians in Zone III
Name	Middle School
A’naysia Roberts	Campbell
Inara Marshall	Cook
Sarah Nelson	Labay
Olivia Middleton	Salyards
Tristan Preston	Sprague
Christopher Verastigui	Truitt