Students from both Hill Country and Alkek Elementary schools performed well at a University Interscholastic League academic competition on Jan. 25, finishing second overall and third overall respectively, Bandera Independent School District officials reported. The top finisher in the competition held in Llano was Fredericksburg Elementary, officials said. Hill Country’s teams won first place awards for chess puzzles, fourth grade; second place awards for music memory, fourth grade, social studies, fifth grade, spelling, third grade, and spelling, fifth grade; third place awards for art smart, fifth grade, chess puzzles, fifth grade, dictionary skills, fifth grade, listening, fifth grade, music memory, third grade ...