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Blaker Kinser team wins first in county Academic Pentathlon
Hughson's Ross Middle School team takes second
BK academic pentathlon
This team of students from Blaker Kinser Jr. High School in Ceres took first place in the 18th Annual Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon. The event was held Saturday at the the Martin G. Petersen Event Center in Modesto).

Blaker Kinser Junior High School’s team of seventh- and eighth-graders sent to compete in the weekend Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon won first place while the team from Ross Middle School from Hughson claimed second place.

Taking third place was Great Valley Academy of Salida.

The annual program celebrates achievement and academic excellence in a team environment. Students competed in Speech, Mathematics, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.

The following were students who medaled from Blaker Kinser and Ross schools:


Top scorers for Speech competition

Honors Gold – Jax Mendes (Ross)

Honors 5th place Isabella Michelena (BK) 

Scholastic Silver – Gladys Garcia (BK)

Scholastic 4th – Darris Brown (Ross)

Varsity Gold – Quincy Ford (Ross)

Varsity Silver – Vanessa Canal (BK)


Top scorers for Science

Honors Gold – Eli Younan of (BK)

Honors Silver – Katelynn Loveland (Ross)

Honors Bronze – Tanveer Kaur (BK)

Honors 4th – Isabella Michelena (BK)

Honors 5th – Lillie Scarioni (Ross)

Honors 5th – Leah Ballard (Ross)

Scholastic Gold – Roman Parodi (BK)

Scholastic Silver – Aiden Ramos (Ross)

Scholastic 4th – Gladys Garcia (BK)

Scholastic 4th – Jaspreet Chowlia (BK)

Scholastic 5th – Shaunessy White (Ross)

Varsity Gold – Vanessa Canal (BK)

Varsity Silver – Inel Harrison (Ross)

Varsity Bronze – Quincy Ford (Ross)


Top scorers for Mathematics

Honors Silver – Katelynn Loveland (Ross)

Honors Bronze – Isabella Michelena (BK)

Honors 4th – Jax Mendes (Ross)

Honors 4th Lillie Scarioni (Ross)

Honors 5th – Paul Hernandez (BK)

Scholastic Gold – Roman Parodi (BK)

Scholastic Bronze – Aiden Ramos (Ross)

Scholastic Bronze – Shaunessy White (Ross)

Scholastic Bronze – Jaspreet Chowlia (BK)

Varsity Gold – Inel Harrison (Ross)

Varsity Silver – Quincy Ford (Ross)

Varsity 4th – Rosmery Mejia Ramos (BK)

Varsity 5th – Julissa Morales (BK)


Top scorers for Social Science

Honors Gold – Simran Bains (BK)

Honors Bronze – Isabella Michelena (BK)

Honors 4th – Eli Younan (BK)

Honors 4th – Katelynn Loveland (Ross)

Scholastic Silver – Gladys Garcia (BK)

Scholastic Bronze – Isabell Serrano (Ross)

Scholastic 4th – Jaspreet Chowlia (BK)

Scholastic 4th – Aiden Ramos (Ross)

Scholastic 5th – Roman Parodi (BK)

Varsity Gold – Inel Harrison (Ross)

Varsity Bronze – Vanessa Canal (BK)

Varsity 5th – Julissa Morales (BK)


Top scorers for Fine Arts

Honors Gold – Simran Bains (BK)

Honors Bronze – Isabella Michelena (BK)

Scholastic Gold – Shaunessy White (Ross)

Scholastic Silver – Aiden Ramos (Ross)

Scholastic Bronze – Gladys Garcia (BK)

Scholastic 4th – Jaspreet Chowlia (BK)

Scholastic 4th – Roman Parodi (BK)

Scholastic 5th – Darris Brown (Ross)

Varsity Gold – Vanessa Canal (BK)

Varsity Gold – Quincy Ford (Ross)

Varsity Silver – Inel Harrison (Ross)

Varsity 4th – Rosmery Mejia Ramos (BK)

Varsity 5th – Julissa Morales (BK)


Top scorers for Essay and Language/Literature

Honors Silver – Isabella Michelena (BK)

Honors 4th – Katelynn Loveland (Ross)

Honors 5th – Leah Ballard (Ross)

Scholastic Gold – Roman Parodi (BK)

Scholastic Silver – Shaunessy White (Ross)

Scholastic 5th – Jaspreet Chowlia (BK)

Varsity Gold – Vaness Canal (BK)

Varsity Bronze – Rosmery Mejia Ramos (BK)

Varsity 4th – Inel Harrison (Ross)

Ross Academic Pentathlon
This team of students from Ross Middle School in Hughson took second place in the 18th Annual Stanislaus County Academic Pentathlon.