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Tips for Preparing for Computer Science Contest
By David Trussell, Assistant Academic Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:48 AM
Spring Meet district competitions are only about six weeks away, so plans should be well underway for your meet. For the Computer Science contest, here are several important reminders and items for consideration:
• Like many of the academic events, Computer Science includes individual and team components. A school must have three or four contestants to participate in the team component. It’s perfectly okay to enter only one or two contestants; in that case the contestant(s) would compete for individual honors only and take only the written exam.
• Computer Science is one event with two parts, a written exam and a hands-on programming test. The same contestants from a school participate in both parts. There are NOT separate entries for the written exam versus programming.
Ode to the Drama Teacher
By Samantha Bennett, Guest Column | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:40 AM
(Permission was granted by the author for the reprint of this column. You can find her work at: http://www.TheOrganizedArtistCompany.com)
I am not exaggerating when I say that I owe my very life to the teachers, coaches and camp counselors (yes, I went to theatre camp – Camp Harand, anyone?) who taught me how to act and, in the process, taught me how to live.
This past October I was delighted to be asked to present two days worth of workshops for CETA (California Educational Theatre Association: http://www.cetoweb.org) at their annual retreat at Asilomar, CA. We had a blast. o honor them and the extraordinary work of teachers everywhere, I wrote this poem.
Ode To The Drama Teacher
And as you stand there: Aghast
Because we’re three days from Opening Night and
Scholastic Journalism Week: Celebration Time
By Jeanne Acton, UIL Journalism Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:28 AM
It’s time to party.
Or at least celebrate.
Feb. 19-25 is Scholastic Journalism Week.
Too often, advisers and students forget to celebrate and honor themselves. Deadlines rule the roost in journalism rooms — especially in February.
Computer Application Contest Changes with Evolving Technology
By Linda Tarrant, State Computer Applications Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:23 AM
Since the Computer Application Contest is based on Microsoft Office, we will continue to make incremental changes to keep abreast of the evolving technology. This year, the competitors will be using only Office 2007 or Office 2010. The format of these two versions of software is fairly consistent.
Access seems to have the most differences, including the following:
• Access 2010 has a new File ribbon that replaces the features found on the Office button of Access 2007.
• Access 2010 report wizard has no Style element, so tests primarily use the "None" style in Access 2007 to produce similar reports.
Rules Changes for 2012-13
By | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:55 AM
All amendments are effective for the 2012-13 school year, unless otherwise noted.
Constitution
• Section 1208 (z) – Alters the UIL Concussion Management Protocol regulations to be in compliance with state law.
• Section 301 (d) – Changes the notice requirements for proposed rules by requiring the notice to include a statement of potential fiscal impact of a proposed rule to member schools.
15 Coaches Named UIL Sponsor Excellence Award Winners
By Chris Schmidt, Communications Officer | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:47 AM
UIL Sponsor Excellence Award winner Kelly Martin of Stamford High School works with a student during class.
The University Interscholastic League is proud to recognize 15 of the top UIL sponsors in Texas as the 2011 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award winners.
The winners were selected by a panel of judges in the areas of music, athletics and academics from nominations submitted by school principals and superintendents across the state.
The award, now in its 21st year, was created to identify and recognize outstanding sponsors who enable students to develop and refine their extracurricular talents to the highest degree possible within the educational system.
Academic Director Retires from League
By McKensie Wallesen, UIL intern | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:44 AM
At the Capital Conference, Academic Director Treva Dayton presents a session to help academic coordinators organize and plan the upcoming year.
Photo by Julianne Coyne
Academic Director Treva Dayton may finally have time to eat.
After 22 years of service as a UIL contest consultant or staff member, Dayton decided to retire on Jan. 31.
“Often I would go to Treva’s office in late afternoon, and she would look up from a pile of work and say, ‘Oh my gosh! I haven’t eaten today,” Journalism Director Jeanne Acton said. “It was crazy. She was so driven in her work that food just escaped her mind.”
While eating isn’t Treva’s main focus for retirement, she will have more time since she no longer will be running the largest academic competition program in the nation.
State CX Debate Final Rounds to be Held at State Capitol
By Jana Riggins, Speech and Debate Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:41 AM
Photo by Jeanne Acton
Football has its Cowboys Stadium. Marching Band fills the Alamodome. Basketballs bounce at the Erwin Center. Track & Field sets records at UT’s Myers Stadium.
Now, the championship rounds of Cross-Examination Debate will have a new venue worthy of its competition. The UIL State Office is pleased to announce that the semifinal and final rounds of all conferences will be held at the Texas State Capitol.
R&R Adds New Feature — Interactive Maps
By Jeanne Acton, UIL Journalism Director | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:21 AM
After the release of the 2012-14 Reclassification and Realignment, Dr. Mark Cousins, the athletic director, gives an interview to a local cable news station. The maps that the staff creates for each district within a conference stand in the background.
Photo by Jeanne Acton
For Athletic Director Mark Cousins, the 2012-14 Football and Basketball Reclassification and Realignment process was much the same as previous years.
He and his colleagues spent many long days and late nights working with enrollment figures trying to get the most equitable conferences and districts for 1,300 plus high schools in a state that spans more than 265,000 square miles. And while some still don’t believe it, he still used more than 1300 blue push pins and more than 250 orange rubber bands to paint the visual picture of each district.
“It’s a difficult balancing act,” Dr. Cousins said. “We try to limit travel and keep the most equity in the districts that we can.”
But not everything was the same as years past. Dr. Cousins and his staff added a new feature this year to R&R — interactive maps of each district and conference. The maps will help the public see what the districts actually look like.
Photos from the 2011 State Football Championships
By Jeanne Acton | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:00 AM
Two Arlington Martin High School photographers shot images of the Football State Championships at Cowboys Stadium.