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UIL Academic Contests
The University Interscholastic League offers a wide variety of academic contests for high school students, encompassing many elements of required high school coursework. These contests build upon the academic skills developed in the classroom and offer students an opportunity to stretch their talents above and beyond those requirements. Below are a list of the events that are offered, and students are encouraged to compete in all of the events that interest them. For more information on the different events, look at this brief overview of events from UIL.
Business Skills Contest
- Accounting
- Computer Applications
Essay Contests
- Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition
- Latino History Essay Competition
Journalism Contests
- Copy Editing
- Editorial Writing
- Headline Writing
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
Language Arts Contests
- Literary Criticism
- Ready Writing
- Spelling and Vocabulary
Social Studies Contests
- Current Issues & Events
- Social Studies
Speech & Debate Contests
- Congress
- Cross Examination Debate
- Lincoln Douglas Debate
- Informative Speaking
- Persuasive Speaking
- Prose Interpretation
- Poetry Interpretation
STEM Contests
- Calculator Applications
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Number Sense
- Robotics
- Science
Theatre Contests
- Filmmaking
- One-Act Play
- Theatrical Design
Contact Us
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UIL Coordinator
Justin Levy
jlevy@newcaneyisd.org
Coaches
Kristine Key
News Writing, Feature Writing, Editorial Writing, Copy Editing
kkey@newcaneyisd.orgKayla Chewning
Headline Writing, Literary Criticism, Ready Writing, Spelling and Vocabulary
kchewning@newcaneyisd.orgSonya Terry
Mathematics, Calculator Applications, Number Sense
sterry@newcaneyisd.orgJustin Levy
Speech & Debate contests, and Current Issues and Events
jlevy@newcaneyisd.orgMorgan Wallace
Prose Interpretation and Poetry Interpretation
mwallace@newcaneyisd.orgDaniel Cuello
Science
dcuello@newcaneyisd.orgCheryl Parks
Computer Science
cparks@newcaneyisd.orgAshley Whitten
Accounting
awhitten@newcaneyisd.orgCliff Power
Social Studies
tpower@newcaneyisd.orgMike Victorick
Filmmaking
mvictorick@newcaneyisd.orgHolly Ogata
Essay Contests
hogata@newcaneyisd.org