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1949 Outstanding Player to be Honored at State Baseball Championship
By Jeanne Acton, Journalism Director | Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:04 PM
1949 State Baseball Championship program
To celebrate the 65th anniversary of the UIL State Baseball Tournament, UIL will honor Robert Leach, who in 1949 was named the first outstanding player in a state championship. Baseball Tournament Director Darryl Beasley will honor Leach with a framed certificate before the 5A state championship game at the Dell Diamond on Saturday, June 7.
“We are going to share his many accomplishments before the crowd,” Beasley said. “Mr. Leach had a pretty amazing life in baseball both during the state tournament and after graduating from Denison High School.”
During the 1949 state tournament, Leach, a 16-year-old left-handed pitched, shut down Marshall High School with 21 strikes outs and a 10-inning no-hitter. Leach’s team won the game 1-0.
Breithaupt Inducted into Texas Sports Hall of Fame
By Kate Y. Hector, Media Coordinator | Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:52 PM
Dr. Charles Breithaupt was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame this month.
University Interscholastic League Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt has been selected for the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014, announced the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. The hall of fame list includes coaches and administrators who have positively impacted high school football in Texas.
Dr. Breithaupt will be inducted in a class of eight individuals, one coach and one inductee from each decade from 1950-2000. Dr. Breithaupt is being inducted in the category of Dave Campbell Contributor to the Game. The Dave Campbell contributor to the Game is a special category of inductees that has included team doctors, school administrators, media members, among others.
Members are selected by a statewide committee made up of sportswriters, high school football coaches and members of the Texas high School Football Hall of Fame Board of Trustees.
Updates from the Director of Athletics
By Dr. Mark Cousins, Athletic Director | Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:38 PM
February 2014
• Renaming of playing weeks
Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, the playing weeks will be referred to as weeks 1-11 rather than week 0 through week 10.
• 5A & 6A sub-varsity games during Week 1
A proposal passed by the Legislative Council in October 2013 allows sub-varsity football teams in Conferences 5A and 6A to play on Wednesday during week 1 (previously termed zero-week) only if the varsity team plays on Thursday of that same week.
• 40 Second Clock
For the 2014 season, UIL Football will move from 2005 NCAA Football timing rules to current NCAA Football timing rules. This includes the transition from the 25 second play clock to utilizing the 40 second play clock. Additional information on this change will be released following the UIL Football Rules Committee Meeting in April.
Dance Like Nobody’s Watching
By Dr. Brad Kent, Director of Music | Monday, March 10, 2014 12:37 PM
Dance like nobody's watching.
This is a phrase we often hear when we are encouraged to be uninhibited and to express ourselves. But why do we need this reminder? I am often inspired when I see my daughters “dance like nobody’s watching” or do anything “like nobody’s watching.” They have not yet acquired the learned behavior of fearing someone else’s judgment. Therefore, they typically “perform” their best.
At some point we adults learn this element of fear that inhibits us from doing our best. Human beings can be very judgmental by nature, so as we get older, this fear becomes firmly baked into our psyche. Sometimes we are on the giving end of it, and sometimes we are on the receiving end of it. But most agree that when not handled properly this fear becomes a roadblock to achieving maximum results in performance. Yes, we cannot do our best without a defined system of preparation, but we can maximize our performance potential in the moment by letting go of fear. For instance, the performer must know that in order to achieve nirvana in a performance he or she must truly let go of any concerns and know that those concerns serve only to inhibit the performance.
Last-Minute Review Prior to Spring Contests
By Dr. David Stevens, Academic Director | Monday, February 24, 2014 4:23 PM
District meets are just around the corner, and many schools are already entering students online. Remember that your entry is due in the online system at least 10 day prior to your contest, unless your District Executive Committee has set an earlier date.
Academic coordinators entering their school’s contestants need a UT EID but do not need to be authorized by our office. Be careful to type students’ names correctly. Use upper and lower case, and enter last name first, followed by first name. Proof for correct spelling. Don’t use initials unless a student actually prefers initials to a name. Whenever possible, enter substitutes in each event. They will appear on the contest roster as eligible to compete if a replacement is needed.
Coordinators, remember to do another eligibility check before competition! If substitutions must be made, anyone not listed on the original entry, as either a contestant or alternate, must present certification, signed by an administrator, that they are eligible to compete. A substitute form is posted on the UIL academic web page, but a letter signed by an administrator is also acceptable.
Critic Gives Suggestions for Oral Interp Categories
By Jana Riggins, Speech and Debate Director | Monday, February 24, 2014 1:37 PM
New oral interpretation literary categories for 2013-14 present the challenge of exploring not only fresh literature that performers have never encountered or performed in the past, but they also require of contestant and coach a very careful study of the category description.
The descriptor provided in the Constitution and Contest Rules is critical to understanding the goal of the category. Before beginning to look for literature, you should ask yourself: “What is the intent of this category?” You will find the purpose stated in the paragraph that introduces each of the prose and poetry categories.
Let’s take a journey through Category A of Prose. I invited a critic that judges frequently on the tournament circuit and who serves on our State Prose and Poetry Advisory Committee that designed the new categories to weigh in and share her perspective on the performances she has evaluated thus far at invitational tournaments. I believe Phyllis Tucker’s comments will be helpful, and I encourage you, after reading her observations, to evaluate your own or your students’ performances in light of her comments.
Adviser Speaks Up for Journalism Classes
By Jeanne Acton, Journalism Director | Monday, February 24, 2014 1:22 PM
Sometimes I think I may be the luckiest person in the world with my job. I work with amazing, flexible, intelligent, passionate teachers. I have the privilege of interacting, and sometimes even teaching, some of the brightest young journalists in the U.S. And every once in a while, I even have time at my job to brag about some of our dedicated colleagues.
It’s time for bragging.
Several years ago, Andrea Negri interned with me here at the League. She was dependable, knowledgeable and driven. The perfect intern. After graduating, Andrea made the leap into the world of advising high school journalism, and quite quickly, started to develop an impressive resume.
Since walking into her job at Alief Hastings High School five years ago, Andrea has taken students to the UIL State Meet, attended state and national conventions, become an active member of TAJE (Texas Association of Journalism Educators), judged for UIL and ILPC, run several district meets, assisted with a regional UIL meet, motivated her students to produce solid publications and the list goes on.
TILF Scholar, Former Academic State Competitor Takes on New Role in UIL
By Jan Ross Piedad, UIL intern | Monday, February 24, 2014 1:10 PM
Michael Donaldson's passion for UIL started in elementary school and continued throughout his years in public school. After competing in more than four events at the state level in high school and receiving a TILF scholarship, Michael is now an intern for the academic department.
Photo by Jan Ross Piedad
Sitting nervously in a second round of internship interviews last summer, incoming freshman Michael Donaldson attempted to describe his philosophy about the University Interscholastic League.
“UIL is a bridge to success for students,” he said, “And the people who lead them are the lights, but there are pillars—that’s what holds up the bridge—and those are the people you don’t know about. Those are the interns.”
Those words got him the job, and now Michael is one of those pillars, a strong support for the organization’s success.
Former UIL Music Director Wins ‘Oscar’ of the Band World
By Jamie Oberg, UIL Intern | Monday, February 24, 2014 1:08 PM
Even though former UIL Music Director Richard Floyd officially retired last year, his resume and list of awards continues to expand.
Floyd is a recipient of the National Band Association’s 2013 Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts Award (AWAPA). The nine-inch silver AWAPA award is considered to be the “Oscar” of the band world.
"Knowing personally many of the musical icons who have received the AWAPA Award in the past, I will have to say that I was emotionally stunned to learn I had been so honored,” Floyd said. “I have never considered what I do to be 'award worthy.’ I simply have tried every day to be a ‘positive force’ in the professional world in which I live and work. My goal remains to make the best music I know how and to make a difference in the lives of the students and colleagues around me."
17 Awarded Sponsor Excellence Awards
By Kate Y. Hector, Media Coordinator | Monday, February 24, 2014 1:03 PM
The University Interscholastic League is proud to recognize 17 of the best UIL sponsors in Texas as the 2013 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award winners.
A panel of judges in the areas of academics, athletics and music selected the winners from nominations submitted by school principals and superintendents across the state.
The award, now in its 23rd year, was created to identify and recognize outstanding sponsors who enable students to develop and refine their extracurricular talents to the highest degree possible within the educational system.
“The merits of interscholastic competition and student performance can only be achieved through the hard work and dedication of sponsors, coaches and directors like these,” said UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt. “On behalf of the UIL, I commend these outstanding educators.”