Sport Stacking Tournament

Cater students in 3^rd-5^th grade competed in the Temple Sport Stacking tournament which was held on Oct. 1^st  at Temple High School.   Here are the results:

Girls Cycle

3^rd grade:  1^st—Zoey Wenstrom,  2^nd—Brookelyn Williams

4^th grade:  6^th—Maggie Gutierrez,  7^th—Sumaya Perkins

5^th grade:  2^nd—Joelys Velasquez,  4^th—Ashlinn Baxter,  6^th—Jazmine Mojica

Boys Cycle

3^rd grade:  3^rd—Brayden Campbell

4^th grade:  5^th—Bibek Aryal

5^th grade:  3^rd—Zachary Lechuga,  7^th—Zarion Watkins

Girls Combined

3^rd grade:  1^st—Alaina Wood,  3^rd—Brooklyn Cowan

4^th grade:  2^nd—Sarah Farley,  3^rd—Miracle Virgen,  5^th—Kalyn Ellis

5^th grade:  1^st—Sadie Lopez,  2^nd—Victoria Ricks,  4^th—Lania Townsend, 

                   5^th— Hailey Wofford

Boys Combined

4^th grade:  1^st—Jaden Wood,  2^nd—Haidyn Chapman

5^th grade:  2^nd—Julian Duckett,  4^th—Wesley Blackman

Doubles

4^th grade:  3^rd—Miracle Virgen and Maggie Gutierrez

Doubles

5^th grade:  2^nd—Jazmine Mojica and Hailey Wofford

Relays

4^th grade:  2^nd—Sarah Farley, Sumaya Perkins, Bibek Aryal and Emma Kelly

                   4^th—Kalyn Ellis, Michael Webster, Jordan Wood and Haidyn Chapman

5^th grade:  2^nd—Zachary Lechuga, Julian Duckett, Sadielynn Butler and Wesley

                             Blackman

                   4^th—Sadie Lopez, Lania Townsend, Sophia Campos and Victoria Ricks

                   5^th—Jay Willette, Brooklyn Sonnier, Aaliyah Carranza and Joelys

                            Velazquez

Parent/Child Doubles

3^rd grade:  1^st—Yessenia Edgecomb and Mom

4^th grade:  1^st—Sumaya Perkins and friend,  2^nd—Drew Hitt and Dad

5^th grade:  1^st—Joelys Velazquez and Dad,  5^th—Wesley Blackman and Dad,

                   6^th—Zachary Lechuga and Dad,  7^th—Jay Willette and Dad,

                   8^th—Victoria Ricks and Dad

What are the benefits of sport stacking?

• Hand-eye coordination, quickness and ambidexterity.
• Bilateral proficiency or equal performance on both sides of the body. By increasing bilateral proficiency, a student develops a greater percentage of the right side of the brain, which houses awareness, focus, creativity and rhythm.
• Stacking helps train the brain for sports and other activities where the use of both hands is important, such as playing a musical instrument or using the computer.
• Sequencing and patterning which can help with reading and math skills.
• Builds self esteem.
• When students sport stack they are crossing the "midline" of their bodies and developing new connections in their brains.

More information can be found at www.speedstacks.com.