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MARCH 2007 Volume 91 • Number 5 LeaguerUN IVE RS I T Y I NT E RSC H O L A ST I C L E A G U E Making a Statement Speech consultants Briefs and Q& share their stories Notes A: By Andrea Negri coordinator deals with all of the competitors, Calendar of UIL Staff the parents and the coaches! upcoming events The following is part of a series of question Q: How did you originally become interested March 19-24 ........ First week and answer profiles on the Academic state in speech? for Academic District contest directors. A: When I was in high school, I thought March 26-31 ............. Second I wanted to be a journalist. My speech week for Academic District M’Liss Hindman teacher and Prose coach told me that I would March 31 ............... EJH: Last Prose and Poetry Consultant end up teaching and coaching speech. I day for invitational meets. Q: How did you become involved in thought she was crazy. I was going to follow First day to return invitational The Nazareth High School basketball team congratulates UIL? in Barbara Walter’s materials to contestants Heidi Ramaeker after she broke the UIL Girls’ Basketball A: UIL was a part of my family’s tradi- footsteps! But I April 1 ....................... Music: State Tournament record for three-pointers. She hit seven tion. Both of my older siblings competed. loved the competi- Texas State and Ensemble during the semi-final game against Calvert. Nazareth won My mother frequently helped coach various tive side of speech. entry deadline that game 51-30 and defeated Garden City 61-31 for the events. I have been involved with UIL since And when I took Class A, Division II state title. April 2 ...................TILF: First I was in the second grade competing in Sto- my first couple of day to submit applications rytelling. I won district that first year. Even college speech cours- April 2-7 ............... OAP: Area in college as an undergraduate and graduate es, I was hooked. I meets student, I judged at UIL speech events. changed my major April 12-14 ................ Soccer After obtaining my career job as a to speech and have State Tournament speech instructor at Tyler Junior College, I never regretted it. April 13-14 .......... Academics continued to judge at various UIL district Coaching forensics Hindman and OAP regional meets and regional meets. In 1989 Tyler Junior is my true passion. I April 21-22 ......... ILPC Spring College was asked to be the host for the enjoy watching the students’ talents bud Convention Regional 3 AA tournament. I become the and grow. I guess I am a bit of an adrenalin April 23-28 ......... Golf, tennis Speech Director. Five years ago I became junkie because I love tournaments! and track and field regional the Academic Events Director for the same Q: What are some of the challenging parts Lindsey High School cheerleaders cheer for the girls’ meets basketball team during the semifinals game at the State regional tournament. Three years ago I was about being a tournament director? May 3-5 ................. Academic Tournament. The team beat Martin’s Mill 62-60 in over fortunate enough to be asked by Jana Riggins A: A challenge is trying to keep everyone and OAP State Meet time and went on to defeat Sundown HS 43-36 in the to be the UIL Prose Poetry Coordinator. I happy. Of course that is impossible. When May 5 .................. State Wind Class A Division I championship game. feel very blessed to be a part of the wonderful competition is involved, you can’t please Ensemble Festival tradition of UIL. everyone. But you work really hard to be sure May 7-8 ......................Tennis Q: What was your favorite contest to that everyone knows that there has been a State Meet participate in? fair competition. The worst part of my job May 7-8 ................ Golf State A: My favorite event was Prose Inter- as Prose/Poetry coordinator is when I have Meet for 1A, 2A & 4A pretation. I loved the challenge of making to disqualify a student for going overtime! May 10-11 ............ Golf State printed words come alive. I guess I am a bit Q: What do you do in your spare time? Meet for 3A and 5A of a born performer. After all ..I became a A: My main hobby, besides forensics, speech teacher! is going to movies with my husband. We Academic Notes: Q: How is the experience of being a coordina- love going out to movies. We rarely rent New prose and poetry cat- tor different from that of being a competitor? them! We enjoy going to the theatre -- egories for 2007-2008 will be A: I don’t think competitors really seeing the film as it was meant to be shown announced in the next edition understand the time and effort that tourna- -- on a big screen. We have kept a list of of the Leaguer. The Poth High School team watches as the final seconds ment directors put into running a smooth every movie that we have seen together since tick off the clock during the semi-final game against tournament. Jana Riggins does such an ex- we started dating. Yes, that is sort of dorky, Hughes Springs HS. The girls won the game 61-52 and cellent job year after year. She really needs but it is also incredible! We have seen over advanced to the finals where they beat Winnsboro 72-70 The UIL web page is: to be commended! Competitors are dealing 1,800 films together! in overtime. Photos by Jeanne Acton www.uil.utexas.edu with only their own anxieties. A contest See Speech, page 9 UIL Leaguer 2 • News March 2007 Message to high school graduates very gen- total shock trying to duplicate a similar lifestyle. 6) Buy junk food at grocery stores. Do you eration of The premise of “what goes out must not exceed realize how much soft drinks cost bought one at Es t u d e n t s what comes in” has never before been a serious a time out of vending machines? EDITOR has been confronted concern. As they enter the workforce at entry-level 7) Get a part-time job. A lot of people do. Dr. Bill Farney, with challenges. As salaries, they are amazed at their parents’ ability 8) If you own a car, park it and use it rarely. UIL Director these students depart to have provided so much. 9) Avoid impulse spending. “Great advice for MANAGING EDITOR the protected folds of All of this occurs in a media-driven world that any age!” Jeanne Acton, high school to enter shows an abundance of wealth and consumerism, 10) Buy used books when you can. assistant academic the world of work instant and easy credit and a “have it now, pay for 11) Get the most economical cell phone plan director or pursue a college it later” mentality. The rush and thrill of that first you can and don’t live on the phone. Bill Farney education, there are a credit card is followed by the anguish of having 12) If possible, save cash given by parents and ADMINISTRATIVE UIL Director STAFF multitude of problems, to pay the bill or deal with a maxed-out credit relatives to use for the unavoidable expense (i.e. Dr. Bill Farney, issues and decisions limit. Yet, every college freshman is bombarded computer repair, flat tire, etc.) director waiting. Some of these dilemmas are caused by the with credit card offers. Free T-shirts often disguise 13) Carry enough cash for basic needs. Leave Dr. Charles structure — or lack of structure — inherited from a 24.9 percent unpaid balance interest charge. the card in your dorm room (safely locked up). If Breithaupt, adult society. Some, such as prejudice, ignorance Want to drastically affect the ability to study or you don’t have it with you, you can’t spend it. assistant director & and apathy, have been around a long time. an eagerness to go about normal activity? Max 14) Find out about discounts and coupons for director of athletics New issues are just emerging. These are harder out on two or three credit cards and deal with food, two for ones for movies, etc. Richard Floyd, to deal with today because they are accelerated by the worry that comes with that. 15) Study first, and then you will be too tired director of music activities the complexity of rampant technology. It seems This is just the surface of an ever-increasing to spend money. Treva Dayton, the whole world is based on computer technol- dilemma for American society. Yet, there are those 16) Know what to do and who to see in true director of academics ogy. And those who are not computer literate who escape the traps and manage to operate with financial emergencies. Don’t get caught borrowing Jeanne Acton, are sentenced to spend a great deal of time and some degree of stability. Just how do they do this? high-interest money. assistant academic energy keeping up with those who can func- Developing a sound financial plan is a start. This 17) Get a part-time job that gives you some director tion. Information, job applications, job duties, should begin long before high school graduation time to study on the job. Daryl Beasley, consumer services, personal finance and a host and should be initiated with parental guidance. 18) Avoid friends who borrow money from you. athletic coordinator of other activities are much more efficiently and However, there are college students without par- Especially after not paying it back the first time.