INA, Ill. (February 13, 2024) — Rend Lake College hosted the Annual Academic Challenge in Engineering and Sciences (ACES) Regional Competition in the Event Center on February 7, 2024.
The competition included students from Benton, Christopher, Hamilton County, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville, Sesser-Valier, Thompsonville, Walton Ville, Wayne City, Webber Township, and Zeigler-Royalton. The event tested students in subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Graphics, English, Mathematics, and Physics.
MEET THE TEAMS
BENTON CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL
CHRISTOPHER HIGH SCHOOL
HAMILTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
MT. VERNON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
PINCKNEYVILLE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
SESSER-VALIER HIGH SCHOOL
THOMPSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
WALTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
WAYNE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
WEBBER HIGH SCHOOL
ZEIGLER-ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL
2024 ACES Regional Results
Division 300
Biology
1st
Will Watson - Sesser-Valier High School
2nd
Trenton Rose - Christopher High School
3rd
Audrey Frey — Bluford Unit School District
Chemistry
1st
Landree Dawe - Christopher High School
2nd
Haley Kirkpatrick - Christopher High School
Julia Bruce - Blueford Unit School District
Computer Science
1st
Ashlyn Stayton — Zeigler-Royalton High School
2nd
Gabriel Obrecht - Christopher High School
3rd
Selena Donovan - Christopher High School
Daniel Johnson - Waltonville Cmty Unit SD 1
Engineering Graphics
1st
Wyatt Jackson — Bluford Unit School District
2nd
Caleb Hardy - Bluford Unit School District
3rd
Daniel Johnson - Waltonville Cmty Unit SD 1
English
1st
Shawn Carter - Christopher High School
2nd
Katie Keith - Sesser-Valier High School
3rd
Aleah Gore - Sesser-Valier High School
Kylee Moore - Wayne City High School
Mathematics
1st
Liam Smith - Wayne City High School
Haley Kirkpatrick - Christopher High School
2nd
Kenna Anselment - Wayne City High School
Melissa Walter - Zeigler-Royalton High School
Physics
1st
Wyatte Loucks - Sesser-Valier High School
Liam Smith - Wayne City High School
Jamisen Fitzpatrick - Bluford Unit School District
2nd
Andre Maguet - Wayne City High School
Klaire Stitch - Wayne City High School
Aleah Gore - Sesser-Valier High School
TEAM RESULTS - 300 Division
1st — 462.6060654 - Christopher High School
2nd — 443.02185077 - Zeigler-Royalton High School
3rd — 435.6321839 - Sesser-Valier High School
Division 700
Biology
1st
Bryan Vogt - Hamilton County High School
2nd
Jalia Schoonover - Pinckneyville Community High School
3rd
Melani Onate - Pinckneyville Community High School
Coy Fox - Pinckneyville Community High School
Docker Tedeschi - Benton Consolidated High School
Chemistry
1st
Hannah Halstead - Pinckneyville Community High School
Riley Jones - Hamilton County High School
2nd
Docker Tedeschi - Benton Consolidated High School
Computer Science
1st
Jace Cross - Hamilton County High School
2nd
Logan Kelly - Pinckneyville Community High School
3rd
Joseph Copple - Benton Consolidated High School
Bryan Vogt - Hamilton County High School
Engineering Graphics
1st
Bryce Eubanks — Benton Consolidated High School
2nd
Cole Buchanan - Benton Consolidated High School
3rd
Aiden Hubler - Pinckneyville Community High School
English
1st
Addi Renshaw - Hamilton County High School
Kendyl Bleyer - Pinckneyville Community High School
Cady Zellers - Hamilton County High School
2nd
Hanna Halstead - Pinckneyville Community High School
Nora Sanders - Benton Consolidated High School
Mathematics
1st
Will Forbes - Pinckneyville Community High School
2nd
Tyler Buntin - Benton Consolidated High School
3rd
Jace Cross - Hamilton County High School
Ava Adcock - Pinckneyville Community High School
Cole Buchanan - Benton Consolidated High School
Alayna Degler - Pinckneyville Community High School
Parker Johnson - Benton Consolidated High School
Physics
1st
Will Forbes - Pinckneyville Community High School
2nd
Aiden Hubler - Pinckneyville Community High School
Bryce Eubanks - Benton Consolidated High School
TEAM RESULTS - 700 Division
1st — 498.1481481 - Pinckneyville Community High School
2nd — 453.6630037 - Hamilton County High School
3rd — 438.6375063 - Benton Consolidated High School
Division 1500 - Mt. Vernon Township High School
Biology
1st
Maddux Randall
2nd
Zuri Das
3rd
Erica Zirkelback
Chemistry
1st
Maddux Randall
2nd
Kaden Payne
3rd
Paulina Kosierkiewicz
Gabe Willis
Computer Science
1st
Liam Asbery
2nd
Gabe Willis
Engineering Graphics
1st
Izak Wisneski
2nd
Eli Harris
3rd
Liam Asbery
English
1st
Zuri Das
2nd
Caedman Cook
3rd
Alistair Clodi
Mathematics
1st
Izak Wisneski
Physics
1st
Kaden Payne
2nd
Paulina Kosierkiewicz
3rd
Eli Harris
Overall Exam Results
Biology
Maddux Randall (36) - Mt. Vernon Township High School
Will Watson (36) - Sesser-Valier High School
Chemistry
Landree Dawe (15) - Christopher High School
Maddux Randall (15) - Mt. Vernon Township High School
Computer Science
Ashlyn Stayton (13) – Zeigler-Royalton High School
Engineering Graphics
Izak Wisneski (22) - Mt. Vernon Township High School
English
Zuri Das (70) - Mt. Vernon Township High School
Mathematics
Izak Wisneski (26) - Mt. Vernon Township High School
Will Forbes (26) - Pinckneyville High School
Physics
Will Forbes (17) - Pinckneyville High School
