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All-State Journalism Staff Named
By Jeanne Acton | Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:55 PM
Thirty-seven students have been named to the 2008-09 All-State Journalism Staff. To qualify for the staff, students must have earned 50 points by participating and winning different journalism contests throughout the year. Students can earn points by participating in UIL invitational contests, UIL district, regional and state contests, as well as ILPC and similar type journalism contests.
Voting Begins for All-Century Teams
By Peter Contreras | Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:54 PM
The University Interscholastic League is celebrating its 100th year this school year.
UIL has stood the test of time, and today, is an organization revered by many across the nation for its mission and dedication to students in Texas.
Throughout the years we have consistently produced the best of the best. Our students not only excel in the classroom but also in the athletic arenas. In that vain, as part of the UIL’s Centennial Celebration, we have established online voting for UIL All-Century Teams in football, volleyball, girl’s basketball, boy’s basketball, track and field, soccer, softball and baseball.
To help celebrate this landmark in UIL history, a Web site dedicated to the UIL Centennial Celebration has been created. You can link to that Web site at www.uil100.org
League Announces Fall Lincoln Douglas Debate Topic
By staff | Friday, August 28, 2009 2:21 PM
Debaters eager to sink their teeth into this year’s fall topic don’t have to go hungry any longer. The Lincoln-Douglas Debate resolution released by the UIL State Office for use at invitational meets from September through December 2009 is RESOLVED: Standards of professional behavior ought to be valued above freedom of expression on social networking websites.
Printing Press Operator Says Farewell to UIL
By Stephanie Ramirez | Friday, August 28, 2009 1:00 PM
After almost 30 years of service to the University Interscholastic League, Carol Finsrud will start the printing press for the last time on Aug. 31. After starting as a student employee in the mailroom in 1979, Finsrud became a full-time employee in 1981 running the printing press and has been a part of the UIL family ever since.
In July, Finsrud announced her retirement.
“I’m very blessed to be able to retire now,” Finsrud said. “I just want more time to expand on other things.”
Those “other things” range from focusing on her discus and shot put throwing to helping her husband with their gym in Lockhart.
Originally from Minneapolis, Finsrud moved to Texas in the fall of 1977 to attend the University of Texas at Austin on an athletic scholarship as one of the University’s first two female throwers for its Track and Field team.
“Texas was a sight unseen,” she said. “I came for better weather to pursue my passion so that I could practice all year round. I still haven’t left.”
Two Former Legislative Council Members Leave Their Mark of UIL
By Jeanne Acton | Monday, August 17, 2009 10:20 AM
The League lost two of its champion supporters this summer.
On July 22, Vernon Newsom, who retired as the Mansfield ISD Superintendent in June, died from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident in South Dakota.
Then on Aug. 6 in Wichita Falls, Dan Owen, the former superintendent of Holliday ISD, lost his nine-month battle with cancer.
Both men served two four-year terms on the Legislative Council. Newsom resigned in June when he announced his retirement from Mansfield ISD, and Owen served on the Council from 1987 to 1995.
OAP Announcements for the New Year
By 0 | Friday, August 14, 2009 11:50 AM
New Enrollment Procedures
2009-2010 will be the first year for the new online entry system for OAP. Directors and principals will need to work in tandem to enroll, register their title and submit eligibility information.
Schools wishing to participate in OAP must enroll by midnight Oct. 1. The director will enroll the school via the Spring Meet Entry System. After that the principal will need to verify the enrollment via the Gateway System. Title Registration is required by Feb. 23 and does not require administrative verification.
No later than 10 days prior to your first contest, directors will need to submit eligibility, play and scenic information online. The principal will need to verify this also.
Instructions are available for download as a pdf or PowerPoint files from our Web site. Click on the Spring Meet Entry System button. Demonstrations will be scheduled for the Student Activities Conferences.
Do this as soon as possible and contact us regarding any bugs you may find. We hope this proves to be an efficient way to get this done.
New Fees
Please note that the reading/ set fees have gone up to $30 and that the library fee is now $7.
Student Activity Conferences Begin in Fall; Tech SAC Rescheduled for September
By Staff | Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:22 PM
Every year, the League offers four Student Activity Conferences across the state. At the conferences academic coaches, coordinators and their students can receive first-hand knowledge on how to prepare and hone their skills for the academic contests.
Texas Committee Shines at CX Topic Selection Meeting
By Jana Riggins | Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:20 PM
Texas took the lead at the 2009 Cross-Examination Debate Topic Selection meeting held August 7-9. Although the meeting was held in Grand Island, New York, our state had the largest participating delegation, with four coaches and one student authoring study reports for topic consideration and four additional Texas delegates active in Marshall subcommittees.
Each year, the CX Topic Selection meeting is sponsored by the National Federation of High School Associations and hosted by the local site state association. Representatives from states throughout the nation participate in the selection process to produce topics, five of which are tapped for a national balloting.
Preparing study reports were UIL representatives Rachell Grant from Hallsville ISD, Matthew Murrell from Round Rock McNeil HS, Kenneth Rohrback from Three Rivers and Noah Abolafia-Rosenweig, student at Smithson Valley High School, assisted by his coach, Drake Mikeska. Other delegates included Chad Flisowski, Gay Hollis, and Aaron Timmons. I served on the Wording Committee and as the official voting delegate for Texas. Dr. Rich Edwards from Baylor University served as consultant to the committee.
With Football Season Gearing Up, Coaches Need to Review Rules and Guidelines
By Cliff Odenwald | Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:18 PM
This is an exciting time of year for football coaches, players and fans. Communities and school districts are gearing up for the start of a new football season.
Players and coaches have spent many hours of hard work, dedication and sweat in preparation for the 2009 football season. The actual preparation for this season began at the end of the 2008 season during the off season period and continued during the summer conditioning program. The beginning of the preseason football workouts lets us know we are just a few weeks away from the first kickoff of the season.
As we begin our preseason practices there are important guidelines to keep in mind as we battle the Texas heat:
1) Remember to follow the preseason protocol that is outlined in The Constitution & Contest Rules and in the UIL Football Manual.
Elite 100 Models What Academic Coaches Do Every Year
By Treva Dayton | Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:12 PM
Welcome back to another school year! We hope it is a truly successful one, and that UIL participation provides wonderful challenges and educational experiences for you and your students. We, at the League, are especially excited, as we will be celebrating UIL’s 100th birthday. Our Centennial Celebration will include a variety of activities throughout the year, and our member schools, coaches, advisors, directors, coordinators, students and former competitors will all have the opportunity to participate. Please see our Centennial website at www.uil100.org for our updated archives, great photos and events and activities as they are posted.
We kicked off our celebration with the Elite 100 Student Leadership Conference on the UT Austin campus in June. The conference brought together 100 outstanding Texas high school students, who attended workshops on leadership, communication, conflict management, community service, self-analysis and working effectively with others. Students also participated in a community service project at one of three local school campuses and worked in teams to provide input about what they felt UIL should become in the future.