UIL Academics Kickoff Meeting

Laura Baker, Staff Writer

September 6, 2012

UIL Academics hosts its annual kickoff on Tues., Sept. 11 in Mrs. Mullis’s room A-S223. Students in all grades curious about competing are welcome to come learn about UIL Academic competitions and the different subject areas. Snacks and drinks will follow.

“It will be a good time for students to get in touch with their coaches,” UIL Coordinator Mandy Sykes said.

All academic competitions and sponsors are as follows:

Accounting – Debra Permenter (Ben Barber)
Computer Applications – Jennifer Roberts
Computer Science – Susan Sevier (Ben Barber)
Current Issues and Events – Craig Rabalais
Journalism – Leland Mallett and Rachel Dearinger

Editorial Writing
Headline Writing
Feature Writing
News Writing

Math – Sara Kamphaus

Mathematics
Calculator Applications

Number Sense – Mandy Sykes
Speech And Debate – Howard Ritz

CX Debate
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Informative Speaking
Persuasive Speaking

Literary Criticism – Stephanie Bonneau
Ready Writing – Jaime Dorsett
Science – Celeste Mullis
Social Studies – Catherine McGuinness
Spelling and Vocabulary – Della Brown
Prose and Poetry – Kelsey Stokes

Poetry Interpretation
Prose Interpretation

About the Contributor

Laura Baker, Staff Writer

My dear fellow homo sapiens, I’m more familiar with textbooks and periodic tables than newspapers, so you’ll have to cut me a little slack if my writing seems a little different. This is my first year on the newspaper staff even though I’m a senior—a result of College Board’s advice to become a “well rounded individual” and my wandering quest to gain as many eclectic (fancy word!) skills as I can during high school. I enjoy reading, listening to a surprising variety of music and having epiphanies and random arguments about words. My friends may warn you to never say the word “sluggish” within my hearing, since it shows an obviously biased and unfair preference in the English language for slugs. No one ever says the word “slothish” or “turtleish”, as in “I’m worried about Laura; her actions are very snailish today.” Sincerely looking forward to an interesting, slug-free year and wishing you a very merry unbirthday, Laura Baker [email protected]

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