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Academic UIL Invitational Meet February 24-25, 2012 January 12, 2012 Dear
UIL Coordinator: Registration
for Fridays events will be held in the There
will be two divisions: Div. 1
1A, 2A Div. 2 3A, 4A, 5A Total entries
for certain events will be limited.
Entries will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. When the maximum number of entries is
reached, registration for that contest will be closed. The contests listed below will have limited
entries as indicated: Computer
Applications 40 per division Prose and
Poetry 24 per division Informative
Speaking 24 per division Persuasive
Speaking 24 per division The
Ready Writing contest will take
place on Friday, February 24, at 4:30 PM.
Computer set-up for those opting to use their own computers will be at
4:00 PM. Each contestant must supply his
or her own dictionary and thesaurus. Sponsors
must be available for grading at the conclusion of the contest. Labs
that have computers equipped with MS Office 07 and a shared printer will be
available for use for Ready Writing,
Computer Applications, and Journalism
events. This will allow us to offer both divisions to take Computer
Applications at the same time. Please
note time and room changes on the updated schedule. There will be no C-X Debate competition this year. The L-D
Debate competition will take place on Friday, February 24, at 4:15 PM. You must have one judge per two entries or
a portion thereof. There will be a
$25 drop fee after 12 noon on Feb. 24, 2011.
Please e-mail Lana Van Vleet at lvanvleet@ssisd.net if you have L-D
questions. Computer Science will be held on Friday, February 24,
2011. Computer set-up for the hands-on
portion will be at 4:00 p.m. The written
test will be held at 4:30 p.m. followed by the hands-on contest at 5:30
p.m. Teams will consist of 3 competitors
each. You may enter multiple teams.
Computers will not be provided for the Computer Science hands-on
portion due to our not being able to supply all IDEs
that participating schools may desire. The meet will
follow UIL rules. Medals will be
awarded in both divisions to the top six winners in each event. The top scorer in Biology, Chemistry, and
Physics will receive medals. In the four
math and science events, contestants will be broken down by grade levels as
well as divisions with medals to be awarded to the top six in each grade.
Plaques and medals will be awarded to first place teams in team events. Medals will be awarded to the second place
teams in team events. Plaques will be
presented to the two schools in each division who earn the most points. The
location for presentation of the awards for each contest will be announced in
the contest rooms before the contest begins.
Individual and team awards will be announced after the official results
have been verified and recorded. In
order for us to continue accepting a large number of entries, schools must
provide help with grading. Each
school entering contestants in the following events must furnish at least one
grader/judge in each of the events entered: Ready
Writing Spelling and Vocab. Computer
Applications Accounting
Literary
Criticism Science Number
Sense Calculator
Applications Mathematics Current
Events Social
Studies Prose
Interpretation Poetry
Interpretation Informative
Speaking Persuasive
Speaking Computer
Science Journalism Test
materials
will come from independent vendors and will not be UIL Set B materials. Refreshments for
sponsors, graders, and judges will be provided.
A snack bar will be available for students on both Friday and Saturday. If
you have any questions, there are several ways to contact me: E-mail gwilder@ssisd.net Fax 903-439-6116 Phone 903-885-2158 Cell 903-243-1297 We
look forward to having you on our campus. With everyone working together, we will have a
great competition! Sincerely, Gina
Wilder UIL
Academic Coordinator | ||||
