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Journalism Contact Info

Journalism Director:
Jeanne Acton

Email:
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Department Phone:
512-471-5883

Department Fax:
512-232-1499

State Champions

UIL Journalism Contests

The UIL sponsors five journalism contests - News Writing (45 minutes), Feature Writing (60 minutes), Editorial Writing (45 minutes), Headline Writing (30 minutes) and Copy Editing (15 minutes). Students compete at the district level, and then the top three places advance to regionals. From regionals, the top three places advance to state competition. The UIL journalism program has seen increased participation in recent years. Many contests winners have gone on to excel as professional journalists.

Cen-Tex Invitational Meet, Dec. 8, 2018

Copy Editing FAQ

2017 Copy Editing District Test

2017 Copy Editing District Key

Additional Information

Use of Laptops