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Spring 2025 Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes
UIL Essay Contest Finalists Announced!
Thank you to all students who entered. A list of finalists for 24-25 is posted here. All students who met the essay requirements will receive an evaluation form in May.
Music Advisory Committee Spring 2025 Agenda
Speech State Meet Honor Crew
Do you wish to recognize and reward the dedicated work of students on your speech squad? Here’s an incredible opportunity!
The State Speech Honor Crew is designed for exemplary speech students who are not already involved in the Speech State Meet but who demonstrate outstanding qualities. The Honor Crew assists in administering the State Meet through chairing competition rounds, timekeeping and serving as monitors, providing an amazing learning opportunity.
It will be necessary for those selected to be in Austin from late afternoon Sunday, May 18, through Tuesday late afternoon, May 20 . Attendance at a training session on Sunday at 6 p.m. is required. Students must be nominated by their speech coach. Nominations should be based on academic and competitive excellence in your speech and debate program. Maturity is vital so upperclassmen will receive preferential selection.
Students nominated must be academically capable and eligible. Every effort will be made to select members from all regions and all conferences. Coaches may nominate more than one student. For additional information about the nomination process, click here.
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
UPDATED 2025 VOLLEYBALL CALENDAR
| CONFERENCES 2A-6A | CONFERENCE 1A | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 1 | First day of practice | Friday, August 1 | First day of practice |
| Friday, August 8 | 1ST day for Scrimmages | Friday, August 8 | 1ST 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.