Recent Academics Site News & Updates

ACADEMIC COORDINATOR, COACHES AND DIRECTOR REGISTRATION

Registration must be completed each year.

Please register no later than Oct. 1.  

• Each high school campus coordinator should complete the academic coordinator registration form for your campus.  Please note that schools are listed by city, then school. This registration includes space for you to list contact emails for each event coach. If you do not have that information, please leave it blank for now.
• The annual speech coach registration form should be completed by each coach of speaking events at the beginning of each school year.
• Theatre directors will register during the one-act play enrollment process.  

For elementary and middle school academic coordinator registration, dates and deadlines, visit the A+ Academics section of the UIL website.

UIL Essay Competition Finalists are Announced!

Congratulations to the 2023-24 essay finalists and to all contestants who participated in the competition! View the 24 essay finalists here

Good luck to all essay contest contestants!

Thank you to all students who submitted an essay for the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition and Latino History Essay Competition. The finalists for these two events will be contacted by mid-April, and a list of these finalists will be posted on the UIL essay contest homepage. 

UIL Essay Competition Deadline

The deadline to enter the essay competitions is February 14th, so make sure to submit your essay here. One essay could qualify you as a UIL state finalist!

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!