1st Tournament

Hayley, Miriam and Sharika before the trophy ceremony

Last Saturday was the Hayley's first UIL tournament.  Trevor had competed in these for the last 2 years and I have had a lot of fun coaching the 4th and 5th grade Oral Reading group over the last few years.  This year Hayley is involved in 3 different areas - Oral Reading, Music Memory & Impromptu Speaking.  Saturday Hayley competed in all 3 areas and did a great job!  Part of the fun is hanging out with your friends in between events.

4 of my Oral Reading Girls

They have also opened some events up to 1st graders, so Jake is joining in the fun with Impromptu Speaking and Solo Acting.  The principal is actually the coach this year for Impromptu Speaking and she stopped me in the hall the other day to talk about how much she is enjoying Jake and his "enthusiasm".  I think he has found a good niche for his creativity!  Only a couple kids from each school can enter each event and Solo Acting didn't get up and running in time for this first tournment, so Jake just came to the awards ceremony to cheer on  his school.  We came in a close 2nd place for the tournment, not bad for just a week or 2 of practices.  Looking forward to another great year of UIL!