Southwest Elementary Academic Team Wins Governor's Cup District Championship, Heads to Regionals

Southwest Calloway Elementary's academic team won the overall district championship held on February 1st at Murray Middle School. Southwest finished with 69.5 points total, including team victories in Quick Recall and Future Problem Solving.

Ryder Wallace finished first overall in math, with Tristan Gomez placing second and JR Wade scoring third. Emry Munoz placed first in science, with Kinley Brown finishing second and Isla Gupton placing third. Cade Musser scored first in language arts, followed by Blakelyn Gilbert in second and Sara Sebby in fourth. In arts and humanities, Blakelyn Gilbert placed first, Cooper Wheatley was second, and Isla Gupton finished fourth. Cooper Wheatley also placed first in writing composition. In social studies, Jesse Children finished third and Colt Hance place fourth. 

Southwest now moves on to the 2025 regional competition, where the team has won the regional championship in 2022, 2023, and 2024.