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Judging Survey and Other News Kicks Off OAP Season
By Luis Munoz | Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:10 AM
The League office hopes that all of you have had a great school year and are ready to dive into this year’s OAP season. There have been many changes implemented this year. The online enrollment process has come and gone and was rather painless. Our current enrollment is 1,200. My thanks to the UIL’s Larry Woods for the design and execution of the system.
UIL Celebrates Black History Month
By Jeanne Acton | Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:34 AM
Photo by Jeanne Acton
At the February staff meeting, the League celebrated Black History Month with two featured speakers — former Austin Independent School District administrator Dr. Charles Akins (right), who is currently a member of the TILF board and Waiver Review Board, and Dr. Gregory Vincent (left), vice president of the University's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. Both men spoke of the achievements of many black men and women in America.
Tips to Help Academic Meets Run Smoothly
By Treva Dayton | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:46 AM
February is flying by, and we’ve already passed the deadline for setting up academic and One-Act Play district meets. Although we are still dealing with a few instances of incorrect information, meets are now posted on the UIL Web site. Contact information for regional hosts is also available online, and we will post links to the regional handbooks in the near future. Regional academic meets are April 22-24, with almost all academic events except OAP being held on April 24 and/or 25.
Understanding Basketball Playoff Procedures Will Pay Off
By Sheila Henderson | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:54 AM
As we come to the end of yet another basketball season, there are some important things to remember as we head into the playoff season and the state basketball tournaments.
Looking Forward… in the Computer Applications Contest
By | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:44 AM
Being directly linked to Microsoft Office, the Computer Applications Contest must change as this application package changes. As students graduate into the workplace or into college, they are better prepared to succeed with the current skills of Office 2007, which has already been in the marketplace for more than three years, rather than tethered to Office 2003, which is seven years old. Seven years is a long time in an environment based on technology.
Longtime Staffer Retires to Pursue Creative Endeavors
By Julianne Coyne | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:40 AM
Photo by Julianne Coyne
After 20 years of service to the UIL, Ramona Heard, an academic administrative assistant, retired from the League in January.
R&R Released to Schools, Public
By Chris Schmidt | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:15 AM
Cliff Odenwald, Mark Cousins and Dr. Charles Breithaupt answer questions about the 2010-2012 redistricting and realignment.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
The University Interscholastic League released the biennial Reclassification and Realignment Feb. 1, mapping out football and basketball district alignments for the next two years.
Oglesbee Wins JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year
By Julianne Coyne | Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:23 AM
Although McKinney High School yearbook adviser Lori Oglesbee has been passionate about yearbook since high school, yearbook wasn’t Oglesbee’s first choice back then.
League Celebrates Its History With Release of Hawthorne’s New Book
By Julianne Coyne | Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:27 AM
In connection with the Centennial Celebration, the UIL recently released a coffee table book titled “The University Interscholastic League: An Illustrated History of 100 Years of Service” by former Academic Director Bobby Hawthorne.
It’s Time to Rethink the Prescribed Music List Revision Process
By Richard Floyd | Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:56 AM
As most of you probably know by now the University Interscholastic League is celebrating its 100th Anniversary during the 2009-2010 school year. Music has been a member of the UIL family for better than 60 of those years. As I have looked back at our history it has been interesting to see how some things have changed dramatically while others have remained static for decades.