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Academic UIL

The University Interscholastic League offers the most comprehensive program of academic competition in the nation. UIL Academics offers more activities than any other UIL division, with 30 contests at the high school level and 20 A+ Academic contests for grades 2-8. More than half a million students participate in UIL academic contests each year.

These activities, which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills. Students are challenged to think critically and creatively, exhibiting much more than knowledge and comprehension.

Middle School Academic UIL begins in the spring with tryouts and practices, culminating in a Saturday competition against other area middle schools.

Events include:

  • Calculator Applications 
  • Chess Puzzle 
  • Dictionary Skills
  • Editorial Writing 
  • Impromptu Speaking
  • Listening 
  • Maps, Graphs & Charts
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Oratory
  • Music Memory
  • Number Sense
  • One-Act Play
  • Oral Reading
  • Ready Writing
  • Science
  • Social Studies 
  • Spelling