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State CX Debate Final Rounds to be Held at State Capitol
By Jana Riggins, Speech and Debate Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:41 AM
Photo by Jeanne Acton
Football has its Cowboys Stadium. Marching Band fills the Alamodome. Basketballs bounce at the Erwin Center. Track & Field sets records at UT’s Myers Stadium.
Now, the championship rounds of Cross-Examination Debate will have a new venue worthy of its competition. The UIL State Office is pleased to announce that the semifinal and final rounds of all conferences will be held at the Texas State Capitol.
R&R Adds New Feature — Interactive Maps
By Jeanne Acton, UIL Journalism Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:21 AM
After the release of the 2012-14 Reclassification and Realignment, Dr. Mark Cousins, the athletic director, gives an interview to a local cable news station. The maps that the staff creates for each district within a conference stand in the background.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
For Athletic Director Mark Cousins, the 2012-14 Football and Basketball Reclassification and Realignment process was much the same as previous years.
He and his colleagues spent many long days and late nights working with enrollment figures trying to get the most equitable conferences and districts for 1,300 plus high schools in a state that spans more than 265,000 square miles. And while some still don’t believe it, he still used more than 1300 blue push pins and more than 250 orange rubber bands to paint the visual picture of each district.
“It’s a difficult balancing act,” Dr. Cousins said. “We try to limit travel and keep the most equity in the districts that we can.”
But not everything was the same as years past. Dr. Cousins and his staff added a new feature this year to R&R — interactive maps of each district and conference. The maps will help the public see what the districts actually look like.
Photos from the 2011 State Football Championships
By Jeanne Acton | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:00 AM
Two Arlington Martin High School photographers shot images of the Football State Championships at Cowboys Stadium.
Essay Contest Reminder and A+ Hosting Tips
By David Trussell, Assistant Academic Director | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:45 AM
December tends to be one of the quieter periods in the UIL calendar for high school academics, but as you are wrapping up your semester and planning for the spring, don’t forget about our newest activity — the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition.
Scholarship money is awarded to the top three statewide winners, and the top three winners from each of the competition’s 10 regions will have their essays added to the official historical record in the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
All 11-man Football Championships to be Held at Cowboys Stadium
By Mark Cousins, Athletic Director | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:38 AM
It seems like just yesterday that it was Aug. 1 and schools were beginning volleyball and football practice and readying themselves for another challenging and successful school year.
It is hard to believe that we are now into the final month of 2011 and closing out the first semester of the 2011-12 school year. The UIL Athletic Department has already conducted successful championships in Team Tennis, Cross Country and Volleyball and is busily preparing for the football state championships that are taking place over the next couple of weeks.
For the first time in the history of UIL Football State Championships, since UIL began crowing champions in multiple conferences, all 11-man football state championship games will be held at a single site, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Teams in Conferences 1A through 5A will compete for a state title in what many consider to be the premier football facility in the world.
Volleyball State All-Tournament Teams Named
By Chris Schmidt, Communications Officer | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:42 AM
The Water Valley High School Lady Wildcats celebrate the win over Iola High School in the 1A State Volleyball Championship game. The Lady Wildcats won the match in three games.
Photo by Darryl Beasley
The State Volleyball Tournament was held Nov. 17-19 at Strahan Coliseum on Texas State University campus. The 2011 UIL Volleyball State All-Tournament Teams, as selected by the Texas Girls Coaches Association Volleyball Committee follow.
Breithaupt Co-authors Book on Buna Basketball Legend, Cotton Robinson
By Jeanne Acton, UIL Journalism Director | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 7:25 AM
A draft of the cover of the book.
King Cotton: Coach Cotton Robinson and the Buna Boys’ Basketball Legacy, 1948-1963.
“I’ve been writing this book in my head for the past 20 years,” said UIL Executive Director and co-author of the book, Charles Breithaupt.
It makes sense.
Breithaupt grew up in Buna during the era of Coach Cotton Robinson.
“Since elementary school, I idolized him,” he said. “Anyone who grew up in the town did.”
Cross Country State Meet Video
By Jeanne Acton | Monday, December 05, 2011 1:40 PM
The 2011 Cross Country State Meet held at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock Nov. 12 was a grueling race. Participants had to battle dry terrain and 30-mile an hour wind gusts. To view results from the State Championships visit this link:
www.uiltexas.org/cross-country/state/results.
Academic Department Adds New Resources for Students and Coaches
By Treva Dayton, Academic Director | Monday, December 05, 2011 12:10 PM
Many of you are no doubt looking forward to a well-deserved break from your school responsibilities and the chance to spend time with family and friends or some quiet time to yourself or the chance to do something other than work that you truly enjoy. I hope that despite an often hectic holiday schedule of activities you find some time to rest and relax.
We’ve been working throughout the summer and fall to provide updated resources in all high school academic areas, and we trust that you’ve been using the newer information now posted on our website under each academic contest. In recent months, we’ve added a few additional items.
Legislative Council Approves Theatrical Design Contest Officially
By Ronald L. Watson, Theatrical Design State Contest Director | Monday, December 05, 2011 12:06 PM
A marvelous thing happened in October to advance the state of theatre education in Texas. At its regular meeting on Oct. 17, the UIL Legislative Council voted to make the Theatrical Design Contest an officially sanctioned contest by the League. Officially sanctioned means that the Council recognizes the educational benefits that the Theatrical Design Contest provides students in the state of Texas and encourages all schools to participate. The contest will not be a part of the district academic meet, though.
The Theatrical Design Contest began as a pilot contest in the spring of 2006 and has been held every year since. Growth in participation has been tremendous. There were 36 entries in 2006 for the first contest and more than 300 entries for last year’s contest. Participants include students from schools all over the state and from every conference from A to 5A. State finalists and winners have come from all five conferences as well.