350 Mehlville School District Students Compete in Academic Olympics

More than 350 students converged at Feb. 26 to compete in the annual Academic Olympics. A district staple, the Olympics give students a chance to show off their math, spelling, storytelling, writing and oratory skills. 

Hundreds of teachers, parents and residents supported the elementary and middle school students. 

The Mehlville Retired Educators hosted the competition, headed by Sandy Applegate. 

“The turnout this year surpassed last year, and guests were treated to a variety of competitions that showed off the wonderful talents of the children in the district,” Applegate said in a district release. 

Congratulations to this year’s Academic Olympics winners (provided by the Mehlville School District):

Elementary School 

Fourth Grade Spelling
First Place: Rylie Sandvoss, Beasley
Second Place: Jack Scalise, Blades
Third Place: Matthew Ptacnik, Bierbaum

Fifth Grade Spelling
First Place: Joe McClure, Bierbaum
Second Place: Conner Jones, Rogers
Third Place: Ben Corson, Beasley

Fourth Grade Math
First Place: Laura Bockwoldt, Bierbaum
Second Place: Ellie Crawford, Wohlwend; and Jack Parcell, Point
Third Place: Silas Monte, Bierbaum

Fifth Grade Math
First Place: Jayanth Palamand, Hagemann
Second Place: Zachary Norris, Beasley
Third Place: Cullin Wright, Point

Fourth Grade Storytelling
First Place: Kanita Omerovic, Blades
Second Place: Phoebe Rodenbeck, Rogers
Third Place: Shae Frauenhoffer, Blades

Fifth Grade Storytelling
First Place: Teresa Vergano, Rogers
Second Place: Grace Kalinowski, Oakville
Third Place: Mia Lukic, Wohlwend

Scholar Quiz:
First Place: Kieran Radley, Brennan Weber, Josh Boyer and Jack Adkins, Wohlwend
Second Place: Hunter Dowty, Sydney Bradford, Amina Hasanagic and Clayton Geile, Trautwein
Third Place: Nate Long, Carolyn Grayson, Connor Bradley and Brandon Eckstein, Blades

Middle School

Sixth Grade Spelling
First Place: Alexis Twillman, Bernard
Second Place: Bridget Costello, Oakville Middle
Third Place: Louis Luong, Oakville Middle

Seventh Grade Spelling
First Place: Mark Fogle, Oakville Middle
Second Place: Katie Januska, Oakville Middle
Third Place: Trey Rossics, Oakville Middle

Eighth Grade Spelling
First Place: Ines Oulamine, Oakville Middle
Second Place: Katie Stotler, Margaret Buerkle
Third Place: Jeff Gerding, Oakville Middle

Sixth Grade Math
First Place: Grant Robertson, Washington
Second Place: Brad Hartmann, Bernard
Third Place: Jake Mueller, Margaret Buerkle

Seventh Grade Math
First Place: Justin Remelius, Bernard
Second Place: Anna Hermann, Washington
Third Place: Tommy Shotton, Oakville Middle

Eighth Grade Math
First Place: Abby Menkhus, Oakville Middle
Second Place: Caroline Tank, Bernard
Third Place: Melinda Grigg, Oakville Middle

Writing Winners
Sixth Grade: Ruije Liu, Bernard
Seventh Grade: Sarah Schryver, Washington
Eighth Grade: Maddie Reinagel, Oakville Middle

Oratory Winners
Sixth Grade: Leah Depasquale, Washington
Seventh Grade: Hiba Al-Ramini, Bernard
Eighth Grade: Vi-Vi Phan, Oakville Middle

Scholar Quiz
First Place: Tim Furrer, David Chopin, Liam Radley and Maddie Bayer, Oakville Middle
Second Place: Iain Bennett, Haley Looney, Kai Hoffman and Caleb Roth, Bernard
Third Place: Jacque Dreppard, Zack Martin, Ellie Corner and Madison Agers, Bernard