Unlocking Innovation: Highlights from the ACES Competition at DACC in Engineering and Science

Top Middle Size Schools (301-700 students)

1st: Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School

2nd: Westville High School

3rd: Hoopeston Area High School

Individual Award Winners – 300 Division

Biology

• 1st: Jack Houlihan (Shiloh)
• 2nd: Andy Houlihan (Shiloh)
• 3rd: Thomas Wells (Oakwood)

Chemistry

• 1st: Jack Houlihan (Shiloh)
• 2nd: Gage Foster (Armstrong)
• 3rd (tie): Thomas Wells (Oakwood), Alexis Coffman (Salt Fork), Alana Dolan (Salt Fork)

Computational Science

• 1st: Jackson Forrest (Georgetown-Ridge Farm)
• 2nd: Aidan O’Brien (Salt Fork)
• 3rd (tie): Silas Shirley (Georgetown-Ridge Farm), Bella Bradford (Oakwood)

Engineering Graphics

• 1st: Cale Cavanaugh (Georgetown-Ridge Farm)
• 2nd: Sidney Dunavan (Oakwood)
• 3rd (tie): Corbin White (Milford), Grant North (Shiloh)

English

• 1st: Spencer Ray (Georgetown-Ridge Farm)
• 2nd: Justin Pettice (Armstrong)
• 3rd: Olie Beatty (Milford)

Mathematics

• 1st (tie): Jackson Dudley (Oakwood), Noah Carpenter (Oakwood)
• 3rd: Payton Cox (Salt Fork)

Physics

• 1st (tie): Gage Vogel (Milford), Mikayla Whaling (Oakwood)
• 3rd: Noah Carpenter (Oakwood)

Individual Award Winners – 700 Division

Biology

• 1st: Lilie Elliott (Hoopeston)
• 2nd (tie): Tyler Mahoney (Westville), Jayden Bolton (Hoopeston)

Chemistry

• 1st (tie): Kaemyn Brown (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin), Ethan Bina (Westville)
• 3rd: Michael Wease (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)

Computational Science

• 1st: Leo Vera (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
• 2nd: Layden Fox (Westville)
• 3rd: Riker Huffman (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)

Engineering Graphics

• 1st: Leo Vera (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
• 2nd: Riker Huffman (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)

English

• 1st (tie): Lilie Elliott (Hoopeston), Abigail Acord (Westville)
• 3rd: Heidi Walder (Hoopeston)

Mathematics

• 1st: Ethan Bina (Westville)
• 2nd (tie): Lukas Cothran (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin), Heidi Walder (Hoopeston), Kaemyn Brown (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)

Physics

• 1st: Emma Pasquale (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
• 2nd: Layden Fox (Westville)
• 3rd (tie): Lukas Cothran (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin), Abigail Acord (Westville)

Individual Award Winners – 1500 Division (All from Danville High School)

Biology

• 1st: Madeline-Aaron Williford
• 2nd: Gabriela Huerta

Chemistry

• 1st: Isabella Rocotello

Computational Science

• 1st: Hannah Mullis
• 2nd: Revan Bailey
• 3rd: Lila Lopez

Engineering Graphics

• 1st (tie): Revan Bailey, Hannah Mullis

English

• 1st: Sarah Tables
• 2nd: Isabella Rocotello

Mathematics

• 1st: Sarah Tables
• 2nd: Madeline-Aaron Williford
• 3rd: Gabriela Huerta

Physics

• 1st: Lila Lopez

DACC Scholarship Winners

This year, Danville Area Community College gave scholarships to the top two seniors in the Academic Challenge. These scholarships cover 24 credit hours at DACC. The winners are Ethan Bina (Westville) and Jack Houlihan (Shiloh).