University Interscholastic League (UIL)

Every year, in all grade levels above 1st grade, the students in Wylie School District compete in different categories.  The topics range from Math to Art, Music to Geography, and everywhere in between.  One of the areas of competition is Oral Reading.  (Ciera competed in this category in 5th and 6th grade.)  Brooke made it on the 3rd Grade Oral Reading team for her school.  (There were only 3 girls on her team.)  For this competition, they choose a poem and them practice it for about a month.  They work on volume, enunciation, emotion, and overall delivery.  Brooke's poem was called "I Want a Pet Porcupine".  On Thursday, they competed.  It took them about 3 hours... it was a LONG time.  Right afterwards, they had an awards ceremony.  Brooke took 4th place from all the 3rd graders competing!  (There were 5 elementary schools taking place in this competition.)  We are so proud of her.  WAY TO GO BROOKIE!!!!