UIL Academics

High School UIL Academic Coordinator: Ryan Smits

Jr. High UIL Academic Coordinator: Patricia Baucum

One-Act Play Director: Audrey Staples

Elementary UIL Academic Coordinator:  Nancy Randolph

The University Interscholastic League offers the most comprehensive literary and academic competitive program in the nation.  It offers more than any other UIL division in terms of activities, with 24 individual activities.  More than a half million students participate in UIL academic contests.

These activities, which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills.

Academic UIL Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

High School Schedule

2024-2025 Acadmic UIL Schedule for Major Events

Please note that all events have not been posted yet.

November ^11th — ESC 11 Regional Congress

Demeber 14^th — TMSCA Tournament at Callisburg

January 6^th – 8^th — State Congressional Debate at State Capitol

January 2^7th — Cross Examination Debate District in Gainesville 

March 6^th – 7^th — One Act Play District at Denton Ryan HS

March 17^th – 18^th Cross Examination Debate State at UT Austin

March 26^th — District 10-3A Competition at Ponder HS

April 25^th – 26^th — Region 2 Competition at Tyler Junior College

May 12^th – 14^th — State Competition at UT Austin

Events and Coaches

Accounting — D. Muller

Calculator Application — K. Wells

Congress — R. Smits

Computer Science — C. Morrison

Cross Examination Debate — R. Smits

Current Issues & Events — C. Shelton

Editorial Wriing — C. Strahan

Feature Writing — C. Strahan

Headline Writing — C. Strahan

Informative Speaking — R. Smits

Lincoln-Douglas Debate — R. Smits

Literary Criticism — S. Stief

Mathematics — A. Pembroke

News Writing — C. Strahan

Number Sense — A. Pembroke

One-Act Play — A. Staples

Persuasive Speaking — R. Smits

Poetry Interpretation — A. Staples

Prose Interpretation — A. Staples

Ready Writing — S. Stief

Robotics — C. Morrison

Science — C. Kiser

Social Studies — C. Shelton

Spelling & Vocabulary — S. Stief

Theatrical Design — A. Staples