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An Overview of the Fall 2024 Lincoln Douglas Debate Resolution
Whether we reside in rural or urban areas, the necessity for food is universal, making the Fall UIL topic a crucial exploration of American agricultural practices and their effects on both human and animal welfare. This topic invites a values-based analysis, encompassing environmental justice, the ethical provision of food, the protection of quality of life, and animal rights, among others. A fundamental step in addressing this topic is to define “agroecology.” According to the Soil Association, a UK-based organization advocating for alternatives to industrial farming, “Agroecology is an umbrella term that covers lots of agricultural practices that you may be more familiar with, like organic, biodynamic or permaculture. Organic farming is a form of agroecological farming. All organic farmers are required to meet a strict set of standards. These standards guarantee higher animal welfare, fewer pesticides and antibiotics and no GMOs [genetically-modified organisms]. Organic practices also support more jobs on farms, healthy soil and more on-farm” (https://www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/a-ten-year-transition-to-agroecology/what-is-agroecology/). Therefore, affirmative cases are likely to emphasize the health benefits of rejecting GMOs, the promotion of animal welfare by opposing confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), or environmental protection through the reduced use of pesticides and herbicides. Conversely, negative cases may argue that industrialized agriculture is essential for feeding a growing global population, that intensive farming methods protect the environment by producing more food on less land, or that well-regulated CAFOs can effectively balance animal welfare with minimal environmental disruption.
Fall 2024 LD Debate Topic
The 2024 Fall Lincoln Douglas topic is now posted.
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR, COACHES AND DIRECTOR REGISTRATION
Registration must be completed each year.
Please register no later than Oct. 1.
- Each high school campus coordinator should complete the academic coordinator registration form for your campus. Please note that schools are listed by city, then school. This registration includes space for you to list contact emails for each event coach. If you do not have that information, please leave it blank for now.
- The annual speech coach registration form should be completed by each coach of speaking events at the beginning of each school year.
- Theatre directors will register during the one-act play enrollment process.
For elementary and middle school academic coordinator registration, dates and deadlines, visit the A+ Academics section of the UIL website.
UIL names 231 students to 2024 All-State Journalism Staff
Students who earn more than 50 points through competition at the local, regional, state and national levels earn acceptance to the All-State Journalism Staff. For 2024, UIL will recognize 231 students for overall excellence in scholastic journalism from UIL competition to yearbook, newspaper, online news and broadcast journalism competitions. Congratulations to all these outstanding students and their advisers.
See the list of honorees here.
See the list of criteria here.
A+ Middle School Theatrical Design Pilot
The Legislative Council has authorized the UIL to conduct a Theatrical Design pilot for the 2024-25 school year. Information about this exciting event is found here!
2024 Music Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
ILPC, TAJE join forces for summer workshop
More than 175 students and advisers joined us at Texas State University for the first ever ILPC/TAJE Summer Workshop in June. See the work from the photojournalism class here:
UIL State Softball Weather Update
(8:30 a.m.)
Due to inclement weather, the 10:00 a.m. Conference 5A semifinal game between Lake Belton and Melissa has been postponed to 11:00 a.m. at UT Austin's Red & Charline McCombs Field.
The 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. games today will be moved to Georgetown East View High School (300 Patriot Way, Georgetown 78626) and are slated to begin on-time.
We will provide further updates as necessary.
Spring 2024 Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes
Speech State Tournament Information
The UIL Speech State Tournament webpage is open. Coaches who have contestants competing in the Region Meet will want to review it now, in the event your student qualifies for the State tournament due to the quick turnaround of state required forms. The deadline for schools to submit their LD debate judge and Prose/Poetry Documentation along with other tournament forms is Tuesday, April 30. Click here. Or use the quick link at the top of this page.