University Interscholastic League

INTRODUCTION The University Interscholastic League – commonly referred to as the UIL - facilitates academic, athletic, and music competitions for elementary and secondary schools across the state of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin started the UIL in 1910 as two separate organizations, the Debating League of Texas High Schools and the Interscholastic Athletic Association. In 1913, the organizations merged and became what is known today as the University Interscholastic League, commonly referred

aware of their mistakes, succeeded by drafting another successful document. This concludes that visualizing and experiencing one’s problems can lead to triumph. I personally can relate to this statement. For example, I participate in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) event called Calculator Applications. I remember the first time I attended a meet and did my calculator test on a Saturday morning. It was a thirty-minute test with seventy questions. I patiently waited for my test score in the

become embedded in many universities as higher education leaders seek alternative ways to achieve sustainability (Weiss, 2016). Social Responsibility can be defined as a code of conduct and action beyond what is required by laws and regulations when running a particular organisation. As organizations do not operate in a vacuum, their activities will impact their surroundings which include their stakeholders, society, and other influenced parties (Nejati et al., 2011). Universities are a crucial part of

AUSTIN, Texas — This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes. The University Interscholastic League, Texas' governing body for public high school sports, is partnering with the O'Donnell Brain Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for the project, from which they hope to gauge whether rules or equipment changes are improving player safety and what more can be done to protect athletes. A

the stigma and excelled in the league despite their change. One example is Kennedy cooley. A teenager who transitioned from Female to male is excelling on his high school football team despite being transgender in a sport absolutely dominated by males and considered dangerous is excelling even making the schools' varsity football team. One example is seen as a bit more controversial where a 15-year-old Gender nonconforming track star is dominating in the girls league with the second fastest 100M time

I have participated in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual determination) program for four years. I continued to be an active Avid Scholar because of academic achievements and Community service opportunities I could engage in while in Avid. Besides my involvement in the Avid program, I also, have been a member of The National Honor Society (NHS) for two years and am the presiding treasurer this year. While serving as Treasurer for The National Honors Society, I am also the Director of The Publicity

Studios, 2015. MP3. Headlee, Amanda. ”live After Death.” The Sarcastic Muse, The Sarcastic Muse, 2014, Web. 13 May. 2016 https://thesarcasticmuse.com/tag/death-and-rebirth-archetype/ Jonas, J. “The Twelve Archetypes.” University Interscholastic League, University Interscholastic League, 2013. Web. 12 May. 2016 http://www.uiltexas.org/files/capitalconference/Twelve_Character_Archetypes.pdf “Numbers and Their Meanings” N.p., n.p. Web.17 May. 2016. http://www.crystalinks.com/numerology2.html “Properties

transferred into our school district. Unfortunately, this is a common practice in high school sports where coaches recruit from rival school or other school district to attain athletic talent in order to win games. According to the University Interscholastic League (UIL), “the sole purpose of eligibility rules and contest regulations is to keep competition equitable and to maintain activities in proper perspective”. In high school sports, an athlete is prohibited from transferring to another high

high schoolers did something about it. Bree, as well as the two players involved, are suspended from football and the school. After the incident, the two players made assertions that Watts used racial slurs. In solving the matter the University Interscholastic League is

During the 2007-2008 school year, the university Interscholastic league in Texas began one of the largest high school drug testing programs in the country, conducting 10,117 tests that yielded just two positives (0.000198% positive test rate) and four unresolved cases that year. The author argues that drug