RESULTS - UIL Robotics Pilot State Championships: FIRST Division - FTC

Congratulations to the inaugural UIL State Champions in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC):

• Team 3781 from Austin Westlake HS
• Team 6209 from Austin Vandegrift HS
• Team 6710 from Austin Westlake HS

Congratulations to State Runner-Up - Team 10782 from Laredo Martin HS

UIL Robotics Pilot State Championships: FIRST Division

The first-ever UIL Robotics State Championship event will take place July 28-30, 2016 at the Austin Convention Center.

For more information about the championship event, click here.

For more information about the UIL Robotics pilot program, click here.

6A Wild Card Teams Qualifying to State

6A Wild Card Teams Qualifying to State

This list will be official following a 24 hour verification period- all wild card teams advance as state qualifiers.

Wild Card Teams Qualifying to State

Wild Card Teams Qualifying to State

This list will be official at 11 a.m. Wednesday, following a 24 hour verification period- all wild card teams advance as state qualifiers.

Conference 6A wild card results will be posted Monday, May 2, 2016.

New Region III-6A Academic Meet Date & Time

The Region III-6A Academic Meet has been rescheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 29-30 and will be held at Cypress Woods High School. The updated schedule and handbook are posted on the UIL website.

Region III-6A Regional Academic Meet Postponed

The Region III Conference 6A Regional Academic Meet scheduled for April 22-23 at Cypress Woods High School has been postponed due to recent flooding in the area and facility availability. The meet will be rescheduled for a date to be determined, and notification of the new date will be provided on the UIL website, Facebook and Twitter pages as soon as possible. The Region III Conference 6A One Act Play competition is NOT affected, and will continue as scheduled on April 23 at San Jacinto College.

All other Academic Regional Meets will continue as schedule.

2016 Official Regional Wild Card Qualifiers are now posted

For the official list of wild card qualifiers, click here.


 

2016 Capital Conference Online Registration is now Open!

The UIL Capital Conference offers everything a speech coach, theatre director, academic coach or coordinator—high school or elementary, middle or junior high needs to know. It will be held Monday & Tuesday, June 20-21 at AT&T Conference Center and Hotel at The University of Texas at Austin.

New this year to Online Registration

• Pre-conference sessions- Sessions are $10 and will be held Monday, June 20 from 9-11:30 a.m. in the following areas: Academic Coordinators, New Speech Coach, Theatre, Computer Science and Robotics.
• Convenient lunch options- There is a $15 per day lunch option available for pre-purchase only for Monday (day one) and/or Tuesday (day two), including tax and service fees. There will be other options throughout the property but prices and waiting times will vary.
• Registration fees- The fee schedule is $70 by June 1, $85 by June 15 and $100 on-site registration.
• Hotel reservations- Online and phone reservations are being accepted at the AT&T Conference Center for a discounted rate of $185/night for June 19 & 20. 

Visit https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/capital-conference, for more detailed information and registration.

Essay Contest Deadline: March 11, 2016

The UIL essay competition entry forms are available! Students may enter one or both contests. Finalists will be chosen for each contest and will be eligible for scholarships through TILF.

Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition

Latino History Essay Competition

UIL Announces Statewide Robotics Program

The University Interscholastic League will host the first ever UIL robotics pilot program to begin during the 2015-2016 academic school year. 

The UIL Robotics State Championship will have two divisions, UIL Robotics: FIRST^® Division and UIL Robotics: BEST™ Division.