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Music Advisory Committee Spring 2025 Agenda
2025 Wild Card List
2025 Wild Card List
Wild Card teams will be tentative and posted for a 24-hour verification period. If you have disputes or questions, send them to academics@uiltexas.org. Wild card teams will be considered final on April 2, 2025 at 4 pm.
UIL Essay Contest Judging and Results
Thank you to students who have entered the UIL essay contest. Judges look forward to evaluating your essays. A list of finalists will be released on the UIL essay contest website towards the end of April. Best of luck to all who entered!
UIL Essay Contest Deadline is March 1
Enter your essay here!
2025-2026 Volleyball Calendar Updates
| CONFERENCES 2A-6A | CONFERENCE 1A | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 1 | First day of practice | Friday, August 1 | First day of practice |
| Friday, August 8 | First day for Scrimmages | Friday, August 8 | First day for Scrimmages |
| Monday, August 11 | First day for Games | Monday, August 11 | First day for Games |
| Tuesday, October 28 | District Certification | Tuesday, October 28 | District Certification |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | Bi-District | Oct 30-Nov 1 | Bi-District |
| November 3-4 | Area | November 3-4 | Area |
| November 6-8 | Regional Semifinals | November 6-8 |
Regional Quarterfinals |
| November 10-11 | Regional Finals | November 10-11 | Regional semifinals |
| November 15 | State Semifinals | November 14 | Regional Finals |
| November 20-22 | State Finals | November 15 |
State Semifinals |
| November 20 | State Finals | ||
*The 1A Regional Finals and State Semifinals will be played at predetermined sites.
Key calendar changes:
- The Volleyball First Day of Practice will be moved to Friday, August 1st.
- This will allow coaches much needed additional time for tryouts and preparation for the season.
- District Certification will be set for Tuesday, October 28th.
- This change will benefit volleyball programs by:
- Alleviating some concerns regarding facility availability for playoffs.
- Decreases the overlap with basketball
- Provides for UIL designated sites for State Semifinal games (as well as 1A Regional Final games)
- Alleviating some concerns regarding facility availability for playoffs.
- Increasing the turnaround time between the state semifinal games and the championship games to help with travel.
- Providing more of a championship atmosphere for State Semifinal teams by ensuring great facilities and the availability of trophies and medals to be presented to teams not advancing to the championship games.
- This change will benefit volleyball programs by:
*It is important to note that this date change will result in the loss of one playing date, however, it will not impact the number of games and/or tournaments allowed for the season.
Action Items for Coaches:
- Review the updated calendar (attached) and share it with your team and staff.
- Adjust your preseason preparations to reflect the new dates.
- Work with other coaches to make adjustments to your District Schedule and submit to your DEC for approval.
Action Items for DEC Members:
- Work with coaches on schedule adjustments needed due to the change in district certification
- Two possible solutions could include:
- Shifting the entire district schedule back one playing date.
- Moving the last district game to be the first district game of district play, while leaving the remainder of the schedule as it is currently.
- Approve the revised district schedule.
Fall 2024 Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes
Inherit the Wind by Lawrence & Lee removed from the Approved Play list
Inherit the Wind by Lawrence & Lee has been removed from the Approved Play list as it can no longer be licensed for competition.