In Pasadena ISD’s recent annual Big Shoot-Out, 24 students took the top three prizes in the third through sixth grade boys’ and girls’ divisions.

The Big Shoot-Out is a basketball skills contest open to all girls and boys in grades three through six. One boy and one girl from each campus in each grade level compete in the districtwide event.

Pasadena ISD’s assistant director of health and physical education Pam Tevis said this event helps contribute to the overall education of students.

“This gives students an opportunity to push themselves past what they think they can accomplish,” she said. “It teaches them what the expectations are in the intermediate school athletic programs and that behavior and attitude are more important than the skill level.”

The contest consists of two parts in which students shoot from numbered “hotspots” for one minute and “dribble, weave, pass,” which is run against time. Scores from the two parts of the contests are added together to determine the winners.

All campus champions were invited to participate in the Elk’s Club Hoop Shoot and received t-shirts. The first, second and third place winners received trophies.

“This event gives students who excel in basketball an opportunity to compete against other students who are very skilled,” said Tevis. “All students who excel at something should be given an opportunity to shine on a districtwide level.”

The following students are the winners of the 2008 Big Shoot-Out:

3rd Grade Girls
1st Place Charli Mobley/Golden Acres
2nd Place Taylor Sheppard/Turner
3rd Place Amaya Martin/Frazier

3rd Grade Boys
1st Place Oseas Rodriguez/Matthys
2nd Place Christien Lake/Stuchberry
3rd Place Jacob Garza/Golden Acres

4th Grade Girls
1st Place Toraya Bass/Bush
2nd Place Miranda Green/Teague
3rd Place Aileen Garcia/Moore

4th Grade Boys
1st Place Daniel Cabreja/Meador
2nd Place Roberto Vasquez/McMasters
3rd Place Robert Tamayo/Williams

5th Grade Girls
1st Place Emily Wolfe/Morris
2nd Place Jackie Martinez/Parks
3rd Place Amanda Horstman/Lomax

5th Grade Boys
1st Place Hugo Mercado/DeZavala
2nd Place Enrique Callado/Bailey
3rd Place JonAlek Harrison/Milstead

6th Grade Girls
1st Place Britney Lamb/Schneider
2nd Place Tabitha Barrett/Lomax
3rd Place Sydney Graham/Lomax

6th Grade Boys
1st Place Ruben Guevara/Schneider (new record)
2nd Place Jesus Gutierrez/Jackson
3rd Place Devin Cruz/Park View