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Rend Lake College hosts Regional ACES Competition

Written by Megan McKinley | Feb 13, 2024 6:00:00 AM

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