Southwest Academic Team Wins Regional Championship for Fourth Consecutive Year

Southwest Calloway Elementary School's academic team finished first overall at the KAAC Governor's Cup Regional Competition held on March 1st in Carlisle County. The Lakers finished with 36 total points ahead of Clark Elementary (Paducah) with 22.5 and Lone Oak Intermediate with 13.5. Southwest's academic team has now won the region in four consecutive years - 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

The Future Problem Solving team won first place in the region, with team members Isla Gupton, James Johnson, JR Wade, and Cami Carlisle. 

The Quick Recall team finished third, with team members Kinley Brown, Blakelyn Gilbert, Ryder Wallace, Jesse Childress, Colt Hance, Cade Musser, Tristan Gomez, JR Wade, and Cooper Wheatley.

Numerous students placed in individual competition adding to the team's score.

Colt Hance finished first overall in Social Studies in the region and tied for sixth in the state. Blakelyn Gilbert placed third in both Language Arts and Arts and Humanities. Cooper Wheatley finished second in the region in Arts and Humanities and placed eighth in the state. In Math, Ryder Wallace placed second and Tristan Gomez scored fourth. Kinley Brown earned second place in Science.

The Lakers are coached by Eden Boyd and Chelsey Gilbert.