UIL Academic State Meet Information
Media Contact: Kate Hector
Phone: 512-471-5883
Email:
Date: May 19, 2016
Category: Academics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUSTIN— The 2016 University Interscholastic League Academic State Meet will welcome more than 3,000 participants from across Texas to the University of Texas at Austin campus May 23-25. State Champions will be named in each conference 1A through 6A, in 23 academic contests as well as the One-Act Play.
Through participation at the UIL Academic State Meet, students qualify for the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation scholarships. Since its inception in 1954, the TILF has awarded more than $27 million to nearly 18,000 Texas high school students.
Academic State Contests include one-act play, journalism, speech and debate, math and science, language arts, business education, computer science and social studies.
State Meet Participants, Schedules, and Results:
Participants in the UIL Academic State Meet can be found on the UIL website, along with a schedule of contest times and locations.
Complete results of the UIL Academic State Meet will be posted on the UIL website http://www.uiltexas.org throughout the meet.
NFHS Network Webcast
The NFHS Network will provide live webcasts of select events and awards ceremonies from the 2016 UIL Academic State Meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24-25.
Fans, family and alumni unable to attend can watch portions of the UIL Academic State Meet live online with a subscription at www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/uil. Subscribers can also watch on the go by downloading the NFHS Network app for iPhone and Android devices.
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