BUZZING WITH PRIDE: 2022 Region 10 Spanish Spelling Bee Winner EMILIANO NOYOLA

Asking CMS North 6th grader

Emiliano Noyola to pick his favorite teacher is like asking a mother to choose which of her children she loves the most.

“All of my teachers have been really great with me and have made a difference in my life,” Noyola said.

This difference is paying off, as during the 2021-2022 school year Noyola was a CISD Kid Superintendent, the star in Aladdin at Wilson Elementary, the winner of the Region 10 Spanish Spelling Bee and the kick-off speaker at CISD’s 2022 Convocation.

A member of the Dual Language Immersion program, Noyola was the runner-up in the 2021 CISD Spanish Spelling Bee. He set a goal for himself to win the district Spanish Spelling Bee in 2022. He ended up winning the 2022 district competition and then went on to win the Region 10 competition.

“It felt like a dream, because my goal was to win at district, and I didn’t think I would win the Region,” he said.

That same evening, he played the lead role in the production of Aladdin at Wilson Elementary.

Success for Noyola is defined by setting goals and working hard to achieve those goals.

Now in middle school, Noyola’s two favorite subjects are social studies and lunch alongside Spanish II Honors, where he is earning high school credit as a 6th grader, which all DLI participants can do at North.

He is following in the successful CISD footsteps of his siblings, including, his brother, Max, who is in 8th grade at North and his sister, Hanna, who is a junior at Coppell High School.

“CISD is like a family and a community,” he said. “It’s a great place to be.”

Noyola says he loves CISD for the opportunities the school district has given him such as Robotics and Math Olympiad.

“I heart CISD because the teachers are amazing and the amount of memories you get to form as a student here is just unbelievable.”

As he continues his CISD student path, Noyola is inspired by two very important people in his life.

“I am inspired by my parents,” he said. “They are the hardest working people I know and are my heroes.”