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10th Annual Texas Book Festival/UIL Fiction Writing Contest
By | Friday, March 25, 2011 3:11 PM
The University Interscholastic League and the Texas Book Festival announce the 10th Annual Fiction Writing Contest. Texas junior high and high school students are invited to submit a piece of original fiction, no more than 2,000 words in length, to be judged by Texas authors, some of whom will appear at the 2011 Texas Book Festival, Oct. 22-23.
Entries should focus on the theme, “End of Days.” Judges will look for excellence in use of dialogue, character development, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution.
2 New Receptionists Join the League
By Stephanie Ramirez, Communications Officer | Friday, March 25, 2011 2:40 PM
The UIL has hired two new receptionists, Lisa Hughes and Kim Troutman. Their main duties include answering and routing calls, welcoming and directing visitors at the UIL office and answering any general questions about the UIL. Hughes and Troutman come to the UIL after the retirement of two previous receptionists.
“We are so excited to have Lisa and Kim join the staff,” said UIL Event Coordinator Phyllis Broz, who serves as the supervisor for the receptionists. “They will bring great new energy to the organization. We know that their friendly and helpful demeanor will be an asset to the UIL.”
Video from the UIL’s 2011 State CX-Debate
By Chris Schmidt, Communications Officer | Thursday, March 24, 2011 3:39 PM
Video from the UIL's 2011 State CX-Debate Meet
Theatrical Design Contest Announces State Qualifiers
By Luis Muñoz, Theatre Director | Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:26 PM
The League’s Theatrical Design Contest continues to grow. With 36 entries in its 2006 debut, the contest has grown to 261 in 2011. This year’s preliminary judges included Amarante Lucero, UT-Austin and Denise Martel, UT-Austin for Set Design. Costumes were adjudicated by Barbara Pope, UT-Austin, Kelly Draper, Lamar University, Rosa Lozaro, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and Ron Dodson, retired, Austin. The team of Michele Autenreith-Brown and Beverly Ingle from Guerra, DeBerry and Coody Marketing & Communications adjudicated the Marketing entries.
The following schools and individuals received Exemplary ratings and will be competing for state honors this May. The exhibition is scheduled for May 9-11 at Bass Concert Hall. The walk-through critiques are scheduled for 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Awards will be presented that night prior to the 5A awards ceremony.
UIL Honors All-Time Winningest Coach
By Sheila Henderson, Assistant Athletic Director | Monday, March 21, 2011 3:36 PM
After she is honored at the Girls' State Basketball Tournament, Leta Andrews (with her husband in the background) stands with Assistant Athletic Director Sheila Henderson and Interim Athletic Director Mark Cousins.
Photo by Darryl Beasley, Assistant Athletic Director
The first day of the 2011 Girls’ State Basketball tournament was a special day for the UIL staff and for myself. On that day, we had the privilege to honor basketball legend and the Granbury High School head girls’ basketball coach, Leta Andrews.
Andrews is the all-time winningest high school basketball coach with a record 1,346 wins.
Andrew’s broke the record on Dec. 7, 2010 with her 1,334th win when her Lady Pirates defeated visiting Midlothian Lady Panthers 64-45. That win allowed Coach Andrews to surpass the former record holder and retired legendary Forth Worth Dunbar boys’ basketball coach, Robert Hughes.
FAQ for upcoming track and field season
By Sheila Henderson and Traci Neely, Assistant Athletic Directors | Friday, March 18, 2011 9:22 AM
March marks the beginning of yet another track and field season for our Texas coaches and athletes. To prepare for the upcoming track season, we thought would answer some of our most frequently asked questions.
How many track meets can an individual or school participate in each season?
A student representing a participant school shall enter a maximum of eight (8) school meets prior to the district meet. Additionally, if a school chooses to participate in a regional qualifiers meet, it does not count toward one of the allowable eight for the season.
Busy Time of Year at the UIL
By Stephanie Ramirez, Communications Officer | Monday, March 14, 2011 3:38 PM
From state championship events, to meetings, to keeping up with business as usual, it has been a busy time of year around the UIL office. Since the weekend of the Swimming & Diving State Meet on March 18 and 19, there has been a UIL State event every weekend.
Swimming & Diving was followed up by the Wrestling State Tournament, the Girls' Basketball State Tournament, the Boys' Basketball State Tournament, and this week was kicked off with the CX Debate State Tournament. These state events are part of what the UIL is all about. These experiences help mold student participants into the leaders and citizens they will become. Congratulations to all UIL State Championship participants and champions! To see a full list of state championship results, please visit the UIL website at www.uiltexas.org.
In other news, the UIL Finance Committee, a standing committee of the UIL Legislative Council, met on March 9 in Austin to discuss the UIL budget. As a result of that meeting, UIL membership fees and ticket prices for 2011-12 will not increase, based on the recommendation of UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt.
UIL State Basketball: Evolution of the Title
By Chris Schmidt, Communications Officer | Monday, March 14, 2011 3:00 PM
Peyton Little of Abilene Wylie goes up for a shot during their 3A semifinal game against Rockport Fulton. Abilene Wylie went on to win the UIL 3A State Championship. Peyton Little was the MVP of that game scoring 43 points.
Photo by Stephen Tidmore
Every year, more than 150,000 spectators travel to Austin to watch history in the making as the best of the best student-athletes in the state of Texas compete in the UIL Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball State Tournaments. Each visit is a new experience as the sport and the tournament have evolved since becoming a UIL athletic event.
The first UIL Boys’ Basketball State Tournament was held in 1921 at Gregory Gym on The University of Texas at Austin campus. That year, El Paso High School defeated San Antonio High School for the first UIL basketball state championship, 25-11. Even though that score resembles a single quarter of scoring for today’s teams, there have only been a few significant changes in the 90-year history of UIL boys’ basketball.
2011 TILF Scholarship Banquet
By Brenda Baxendale, Program Administrator | Monday, March 07, 2011 2:15 PM
The annual Scholarship Banquet for the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation (TILF) was held at the AT&T Executive Conference Center on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 21. TILF is the scholarship program for the University Interscholastic League. Scholarship recipients, TILF Board members, donors and UIL directors and staff attended the banquet.
Committee Selects Texas Teacher’s Topic for National CX Debate Competition
By Julianne Coyne, UIL Intern | Monday, March 07, 2011 11:07 AM
Chad Flisowski
As a child, Calhoun High School debate coach Chad Flisowski was intrigued by space. He was inspired by Star Trek, shuttle launches and the return of Halley’s Comet. He dreamt of sailing through space.
“I never lost that enthusiasm for space travel or space science as I grew older,” Flisowski said. “I read books on the subject, watched documentaries on the Discovery and History channels and even took astronomy in college. And I never gaze up at the night sky without a sense of wonder."