Recent Academics Site News & Updates

Meet planning, Student Activities Conferences and contest updates

2023 Fall Student Activities Conferences

Fall Student Activities Conferences are BACK and FREE to attend! Join us in Odessa, Austin, Prosper or Corpus Christi for a full day of intensive sessions focused on all UIL academic topics - including theatre, STEM as well as speech and debate. Sessions are designed for beginning students, advanced students, coaches and academic coordinators to help prepare for upcoming contests. More Info: https://bit.ly/3e6sg4l

UIL Essay Competition

Best of luck to all contestants who have entered the UIL Essay Competition! Finalists will be selected and notified in mid-April. A list of the finalists will also be posted here at that time. 

District Entries in Team Events – Six Entry Option

In spring Academic contests with a team component, each school may enter as many as four individuals in the district meet, or a maximum of six individuals with District Executive Committee approval. This applies to high school Accounting, Calculator Applications, Computer Science, Current Issues and Events, Literary Criticism, Mathematics, Number Sense, Social Studies, and Spelling and Vocabulary.

January Newsletter

Check out the latest newsletter which includes information on spring competitions, events and other academic deadlines.

UIL Essay Competition Deadline

The deadline to enter the essay competitions is February 15th, so make sure to submit your essay here. One essay could qualify you as a UIL state finalist, so submit your polished paper for your chance to win!

Academics- October Newsletter

Check out the latest newsletter which includes information on Student Activities Conferences, meet officials and other academic deadlines.

22-23 Academic Coordinator Packet

One of the academic coordinator's biggest jobs is to act as a resource for UIL materials, rules and procedures. Here is the new academic coordinator's packet to assist your planning.

Annual High School Registration

Academic Coordinators please register your high schools if you haven't already for 22-23. If you do not know additional coach information at this time, please submit the registration anyway. You may email academics@uiltexas.org when coaches are confirmed. UIL will send August's enewsletter and the Academic Coordinator Packet later this month.

June Newsletter

Check out the latest Academic Newsletter which includes information on Capital Conference, planning for next year and other academic deadlines.