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Dear HISD
UIL Coordinators and Coaches: It is an
extraordinary year in HISD UIL!!! A variety
of academic contests have been developed for elementary and middle school
students because the UIL believes that children: Deserve Opportunities to
accept academic challenges, Improve with encouragement, Soar when their talents are
recognized and appreciated, Climb to greater heights when
given positive reinforcement, Operate better from a
supportive environment, Visualize themselves
as successful, Energize teachers,
administrators and each other, Reach a greater level of
achievement with praise, and Yearn for opportunities to
feel successful. You are
invited to participate in the third UIL Middle School Academic Tournament of
2011-2012 at Burbank Middle School. Our contest will be held on Saturday,
February 11, 2012. We are
excited to be offering contests in: Art, Calculator Applications, Dictionary
Skills, Duet Improvisation, Editorial Writing, Impromptu Speaking English,
Impromptu Speaking Spanish, Listening, “Maps, Graphs & Charts”,
Mathematics, Modern Oratory English, Modern Oratory Spanish, Music Memory,
Number Sense, Oral Reading English, Oral Reading Spanish, Ready Writing,
Science I, Science II, Social Studies, Solo Acting, Spelling and TV Commercial. A list of
events according to grade level is included in this invitation. Schools
can enter a maximum of 4 students per event. A waiting list will be
available. Students that advance to the finals
of their speaking events will not be able to compete in the academic events
that conflict with their final round. Students must go to their final
speech round. In keeping
with UIL guidelines, students may compete in one testing event per time
slot. A student may cross enter
in the speech events with the understanding that to do so is at his/her own
risk. An event will not be delayed due
to cross entering. However, if there is
a conflict in the final rounds, adjustments will be made. We will
conduct each event under the guidelines presented by the A+ Handbook
2011-2012 for Elementary and Middle School Contests. Rules/guidelines for
Television Commercial, Duet Improvisation, and Solo Acting are included in this
invitation. Please remember, we need school support to run these events
smoothly. All schools are required to bring at least one
adult to serve as a "Grader/Judge". Those who are entering
students in events that are also offered in Spanish are especially encouraged
to also bring an adult that is fluent in Spanish to serve as a
"Grader/Judge". The more Grader/Judge(s) we have, the smoother
the day will be! Schools can enter a maximum of four students for each
division/event. You may enter additional students under the waiting list.
Once registration has closed, and if there are some available spots, then your
additional students might be entered into the tournament. This
option, however, is determined by the tournament director. If students
are added from the waiting list, you will receive an email from Joy of
Tournaments. Only those schools that have purchased an HISD UIL
package are eligible to participate in this tournament. If your school
has not purchased a package, but you would like for your students to become a
part of what is a unique, amazing and growing program in HISD, please contact
me for more information. I'll be happy to assist you! Please
don't delay, as registration on Joy of Tournaments closes at 4:00 on Friday,
February 3, 2012. Shine on! Ms. Cyndy Elliott HISD UIL Academics, Program Specialist 713-556-7012
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