The Los Fresnos CISD hosted the annual Elementary Academic Event on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Los Fresnos High School campus.
Olmito Elementary School won the EAE Sweepstakes trophy.
Palmer-Laakso Elementary took second place and Los Fresnos Elementary took third place.
The EAE consists of second to fifth grade students from the nine district elementary schools. Students spent months preparing with their campus academic coaches leading up to EAE.
The students took part in 18 events including Science, Mathematics, Number Sense, Creative Writing, Ready Writing, and Oral Reading in English and Spanish.
The top six places in each category receiving awards were:
2nd Grade Oral Reading – English
1. Hanna Garza – Villareal Elementary
2. Manuel Lucio – Los Fresnos Elementary
3. Kamila Vilano – Olmito Elementary
4. Ana McCommas – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
5. Liya Mendoza – Las Yescas Elementary
6. Sofia Alvarez – Villareal Elementary
2nd Grade Oral Reading – Spanish
1. Pamela Chumacero – Olmito Elementary
2. Miranda Montes – Los Fresnos Elementary
3. Aaron Villafuerte – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
4. Danae Luiton – Villareal Elementary
5. Izan Garcia – Rancho Verde Elementary
6. Adriana Dana – Laureles Elementary
3rd Grade Oral Reading – English
1. Isabella Zavala – Villareal Elementary
2. Ariana Cerda – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
3. Camilla Quintanilla – Olmito Elementary
4. Lana Lang – Los Fresnos Elementary
5. Noah Isaiah Hinojosa – Las Yescas Elementary
6. Fernanda Mabel Rivera – Las Yescas Elementary
3rd Grade Oral Reading –Spanish
1. Kamila Pinales – Rancho Verde Elementary
2. Javier Casanova – Olmito Elementary
3. Imelda Gonzalez – Los Fresnos Elementary
4. Emily Elizabeth Nieto – Las Yescas Elementary
5. Dayanna Noelle Rivas – Las Yescas Elementary
6. Galilea Camacho – Rancho Verde Elementary
4th Grade Oral Reading – English
1. Emelina Atkinson – Rancho Verde Elementary
2. Pia Arriaga – Villareal Elementary
3. Eduardo Guerra – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
4. Cruz Guerra – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
5. Suhey Uribe – Olmito Elementary
6. Allessandra Galvan – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
4th Grade Oral Reading – Spanish
1. Francisco Elizardi – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
2. Ximena Chumacero – Olmito Elementary
3. Dulce Serrata – Las Yescas Elementary
4. Angel T. Salas – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
5. Deyra Moreales – Rancho Verde Elementary
6. Alison Ibarra – Laureles Elementary
5th Grade Oral Reading – English
1. Yareli Castro – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
2. Galilea Puente – Dora Romero Elementary
3. Heaven Vuittonet – Las Yescas Elementary
4. Eduardo Alvarez – Villareal Elementary
5. Camila Torres – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
6. Nhiomi Gonzales – Olmito Elementary
5th Grade Oral Reading – Spanish
1. Ela Salazar – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
2. Renata Lastra – Villareal Elementary
3. Homero Trevino – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
4. Rachel Dominguez Castellanos – Laureles Elementary
5. Samuel Sauceda – Dora Romero Elementary
6. Yhulianna Herandnez – Dora Romero Elementary
2nd Grade Creative Writing
1. Ariana Valladares – Olmito Elementary
2. Jacob Gauna – Olmito Elementary
3. McKayla Campos – Rancho Verde Elementary
4. Lincoln R. Juarez – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
5. Coral Lopez – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
6. Avery Gordon – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
3rd Grade Ready Writing
1. Joy McChesney – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
2. Zaida Chambers – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
3. Martina Martinez – Olmito Elementary
4. Emmy Gaona – Rancho Verde Elementary
5. Megan Ordaz – Laureles Elementary
6. Greg Pena – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
4th Grade Ready Writing
1. Clarissa Lucio – Los Fresnos Elementary
2. Danielle Alcala – Olmito Elementary
3. Jose Salas – Olmito Elementary
4. Christina Wolcott – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
5. Kendahl Rincon – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
6. Alex Alog – Rancho Verde Elementary
4th Grade Science
1. Noah Esquivel – Villareal Elementary
2. Lily Martinez – Villareal Elementary
3. Xemma Gonzalez – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
4. Christian Cantu – Dora Romero Elementary
5. Raiko Zavala – Olmito Elementary
6. Ethan Carreon – Olmito Elementary
5th Grade Science
1. Olivia Harmon – Olmito Elementary
2. Jared Redner – Dora Romero Elementary
3. Jose Cepeda – Lopez-Riggins Elementary
4. Jackson Gomez – Los Fresnos Elementary
4. Pablo Watson – Villareal Elementary
6. Joaquin Zamora – Dora Romero Elementary
6. Joshua Chavarria – Dora Romero Elementary
2nd Grade Mathematics
1. Isaiah Castro – Los Fresnos Elementary
2. Oliver Devlin – Palmer-Laakso Elementary
3. Joaquin Gutierrez – Dora Romero Elementary
4. Valeria Herandez – Laureles Elementary
5. Damian Mireles – Dora Romero Elementary
6. Jayson Salinas – Villareal Elementary School
3rd Grade Mathematics
1. Colt Garcia – Los Fresnos Elementary
2. Brandon Silva – Los Fresnos Elementary
2. Alexander Garber – Olmito Elementary
4. Leonardo Lerma – Los Fresnos Elementary
5. Maleena B. Dragustinovis – Lopez-Riggins Elemetnary
6. Aaron Perales – Laureles Elementary
4th Grade Number Sense
1. Noah Torres – Olmito Elementary
2. Diego Flores – Rancho Verde Elementary
3. Evan Gil – Rancho Verde Elementary
4. Javier Vela – Olmito Elementary School
5. Leonel Perales – Los Fresnos Elementary
6. Charlotte Monterrubio – Rancho Verde Elementary