A+ Academics
Campus Registration For 2011-2012
Attention UIL Coordinators: Registration for 2011-2012 is now available. A+ handbooks will be shipped to registered schools beginning in late August.
District Meet Information and Materials Order Form for 2011-12
For District Meet Directors only! If you need to order Invitational or study materials, please visit the A+ forms page.
Constitution & Contest Rules
Every great journey begins with a first step, and the visionaries who built the League recognized that the first steps toward educational excellence must begin early. Academic competition for younger students was a part of the UIL program almost from the beginning, with the first junior division Declamation contest for students aged 10-14 in 1913. The first competition for students under age 10 was Spelling, which began a sub-junior division in 1921.
The program of academic competition for elementary, middle school and junior high officially became "A+ Academics" in 2008. A+ Academics includes 19 different events for grades 2-8. These events span the curriculum - they are designed to complement and expand upon what students learn in the classroom, both through learning specific subject knowledge, and through learning skills that are valuable in many disciplines. Approximately 3,000 Texas schools participate in A+ Academics, competing in more than 300 district meets each year.
Frequently Requested Information
• Art is in the first year of a new two-year cycle. Visit the Art event page to download the new list and find information on study materials.
• The Official List for Music Memory changes each year. Visit the Music Memory event page to download the new list and find information on study materials, including the new edition of Music Memory Passport. The Passport page includes a link to an iTunes mix of the music selections.
• Topics for Modern Oratory and study outlines for Social Studies are new for 2011-12.
• A+ Spelling lists are new for 2011-12. New study booklets are available on the A+ Study Materials Order Form and in the online store.
• The Chess Puzzle Solving pilot event is available for all A+ districts in 2011-12. (Meet directors simply check the appropriate box when completing their online district meet forms.)
A+ Academics News & Updates
A+ District Meet Information and Materials Order Forms DUE by September 26 for Fall/Winter Meets
This update applies ONLY to A+ District Meet Directors who have Fall/Winter meets. If your meet is scheduled for December or January, you must complete your online District Meet Information and Materials Order Form by Monday, September 26. (The official calendar deadline for Fall/Winter meets is Sept. 25, but since the 25th falls on a weekend forms will be accepted through Monday.)
Capital Conference CPE certificates available through Sept. 30
For those who attended the Capital Conference in July.
