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Danville Area Community College hosted the Academic Challenge in Engineering and Science
(ACES) Regional competition, a test of aptitudes in Mathematics and Science, on February 6,
2024.  The regional competition was sponsored by the Math, Sciences & Health Professions
Division at Danville Area Community College.
Students were tested in seven different academic areas which included mathematics, physics,
chemistry, biology, english, engineering graphics and computer science.  Nine high schools,
represented by nearly 125 students, participated.  Teams that have placed first or second
overall, as well as all individuals earning the top two scores in each event in their division, will
be competing in sectional competition on March 13 at Eastern Illinois University. See below for
a list of winners.
Academic Challenge in Engineering and Science
Competition Winners
 
I. Participating High Schools
Armstrong Township, Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin, Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Hoopeston
Area, Milford, Oakwood, Salt Fork, Shiloh and Westville.
 
II. Team Awards – Trophies
Division 300- Small Schools (enrollment less than or equal to 300)
1 st : Oakwood High School
2 nd : Salt Fork High School
3 rd : Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School
Division 700- Middle Size Schools (enrollment between 301 and 700)
1 st : Westville High School
2 nd : Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School
3 rd : Hoopeston Area High School 

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III. Individual Award Winners – 300 Division
A. Math
1 st : Braden Bulla (Milford)
2 nd : Devon Davis (Milford)
3 rd : Brody Blew (Oakwood)
B. English
1 st (tie): Maddie Digby (Georgetown-Ridge Farm), Landon Freeman (Armstrong)
3 rd : Connor Yoak (Armstrong)
C. Chemistry
1 st (tie): Rylan Mosier (Georgetown-Ridge Farm), Brody Taflinger (Oakwood)
3 rd : Ben Craddock (Salt Fork)
D. Physics
1 st (tie): Gage Vogel (Milford), Brody Taflinger (Oakwood)
3 rd (tie): Mikayla Whaling (Oakwood), Savannah Hardwick (Armstrong), Thomas Wells
(Oakwood)
E. Biology
1 st : Thomas Wells (Oakwood)
2 nd : Andy Houlihan (Shiloh)
3 rd : Jack Houlihan (Shiloh)
F. Engineering Graphics
1 st : Gracie Enos (Oakwood)
2 nd : Carson Hepburn (Shiloh)
3 rd (tie): Owen Clark (Georgetown-Ridge Farm), Kennedy Brown (Shiloh), Kollin Schrader
(Oakwood)
G. Computer Science
1 st (tie): Braden Bulla (Milford), Riley Beeson (Oakwood)
3 rd : Kollin Schrader (Oakwood)

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IV. Individual Award Winners – 700 Division
A. Math
1 st : Ethan Frattick (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
2 nd (tie): Luke Barney (Westville), Aidan Skinner (Westville)
B. English
1 st : Sean Hudson (Hoopeston)
2 nd : Kelsey LeBeane (Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
3 rd : Amber-Christine Reed (Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
C. Chemistry
1 st : Amber-Christine Reed (Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
2 nd : Aidan Skinner (Westville)
3 rd : Piper Heiser (Westville)
D. Physics
1 st : Ava Anderson (Hoopeston)
E. Biology
1 st : Emmalee Bruens (Hoopeston)
2 nd : Jayden Bolton (Hoopeston)
3 rd : Alayne Mackiewicz (Westville)
F. Engineering Graphics
1 st : Sean Hudson (Hoopeston)
2 nd : Levi Tucker (Westville)
3 rd : Drew Wichtowski (Westville)
G. Computer Science
1 st : Levi Tucker (Westville)
2 nd : Ethan Frattick (Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin)
3 rd : Leo Vera (Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin)

V. DACC Scholarship Winners
This year Danville Area Community College awarded a scholarship to the two highest ranking
seniors competing in Academic Challenge. These scholarships cover 24 credit hours at DACC.
This year’s winners were: Landon Freeman (Armstrong) and Brody Taflinger (Oakwood)