Welcome to the 2021 UIL Region III Academic Meet Kingwood High School UIL 17-6A, 21-6A Regional Host Humble Independent School District Austin High School UIL 18-6A Regional Host Houston Independent School District Seven Lakes High School UIL 19-6A Regional Host, Central Headquarters Katy Independent School District Clements High School UIL 20-6A Regional Host Fort Bend Independent School District Deer Park High School UIL 22-6A Regional Host Deer Park Independent School District Dawson High School UIL 23-6A Regional Host Pearland Independent School District Dickinson High School UIL 24-6A Regional Host Dickinson Independent School District Todd Knobbe Assistant Principal & Regional Director [email protected] Paul Stroud Academic Director [email protected] Lillian Adeyemi Speech & Debate Director [email protected] 9251 S. Fry Road Katy, Texas 77494 (281) 237-2800 (281) 644-1785 - Fax UIL Region III Academic Meet Dear Participating UIL Region III Sponsor: Welcome to the 2021 Region III University Interscholastic League Regional Academic Meet. This year, the competition will be held in seven locations with Seven Lakes High School serving as the lead hosting site. Your regional site will depend on what UIL District you are a member of. UIL 17-6A and UIL 21-6A will be competing at Kingwood High School. UIL 18-6A will compete at Austin High School. UIL 19-6A will compete at Seven Lakes High School. UIL 20-6A will compete at Travis High School. UIL 22-6A will compete at Deer Park High School. UIL 23-6A will compete at Dawson High School. UIL 24-6A will compete at Dickinson High School. The competition will occur on Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17, 2021. All competitors must be present at their respective site to compete and must follow the host sites’ UIL Covid-19 Risk Mitigation guidelines and additional safety protocols. This year there will be no wild card teams advancing from district to region and region to state. Students will not be allowed to compete from home, and there will be a proctor present in each contest. Tests will not be uploaded and disseminated to students for the competition, they will still be a physical test. There are some temporary rule modifications of note this year. Computer Science teams are allowed to use more than one computer during the programming portion of the contest. The speech events will be administered through a virtual platform. Speech and Debate compete at home and do not have to be at event. The meet begins on Friday at 4:00 p.m. and concludes Saturday at approximately 7:00 p.m. A specific schedule of events and other information is in this packet. Each regional host will be following this schedule and working with the other regional host to make sure the starting and ending times are followed to the best of their abilities. Once a contest is over, the student’s contest sheet will be scanned and uploaded to google drive that all the contest directors/proctors have access to as well as chosen graders for that contest. The contest will be graded and scored. Once the scoring is set, there will be a verification room set up at each host school so that scores can be verified. If you would like to be part of the grading, please let your regional host director know so that we can set you up as grader. We are very pleased to be helping host this year’s meet and feel confident that your participants will have the opportunity to perform at a high level during the competition. This booklet should give you information pertinent to your school and any contest specifics or logistical information that you may need. Medals will be mailed after the competition is complete. As an important reminder, all contestants and their sponsors must be checked in at the registration desk of their host school prior to the contest. We look forward to seeing you in April. Best of luck to your team. Sincerely, Todd Knobbe Paul Stroud Lillian Adeyemi Assistant Principal & Regional Director Academic Director Speech & Debate Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attention Region III District Chairpersons: In order to facilitate entry fees, I request that if you are the District Chairperson for Districts 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 AAAAAA, write one check to cover all academic entry fees for all schools that comprise your district. The entry fee is $2,200 per UIL district. These entry fees are important to pay judges, proctors, contest directors, awards, and many other things that help make this contest be successful. Please make the academic entry check payable to: Seven Lakes High School Mail to: Todd Knobbe UIL Region III Spring Meet Director Seven Lakes High School 9251 S. Fry Road Katy, TX 77494 FULL SLATE OF ACADEMIC ENTRIES: Contest Events Accounting Calculator Applications Computer Applications Computer Science Copy Editing Current Issues & Events Editorial Writing Feature Writing Headline Writing Informative Speaking Lincoln-Douglas Debate Literary Criticism Mathematics News Writing Number Sense Persuasive Speaking Poetry Prose Ready Writing Science Social Studies Spelling & Vocabulary Region 3-6A District 17 District 19 District 21 District 23 Cy-Fair Katy Beaumont West Brook Alief Early College Cypress Creek Katy Cinco Ranch Galena Park North Shore Alief Elsik Cypress Ridge Katy Mayde Creek Humble Alief Hastings Houston Memorial* Katy Morton Ranch* Humble Atascocita Alief Kerr Houston Northbrook Katy Seven Lakes Humble Kingwood Alief Taylor Houston Spring Woods Katy Taylor Humble Summer Creek Alvin Houston Stratford Katy Tompkins Sheldon King Alvin Shadow Creek Jersey Village Houston Strake Jesuit Pearland* Pearland Dawson District 18 District 20 District 22 District 24 Fort Bend Austin* Channelview Clute Brazoswood Houston Bellaire Fort Bend Bush Deer Park Dickinson* Houston Carnegie Vanguard Fort Bend Clements Pasadena Friendswood Clear Brook Houston Chavez Fort Bend Dulles Pasadena Dobie Houston Clear Lake Houston Heights Fort Bend Elkins Pasadena Memorial* League City Clear Creek Houston International Pasadena Rayburn League City Clear Falls Houston Lamar Fort Bend Ridge Point Pasadena South Houston League City Clear Springs Houston Westside Fort Bend Travis Richmond George Ranch *District Academic Chair UIL ACADEMIC CONTEST SUBSTITUTE ELIGIBILITY FORM Send a copy to each affected contest director. School ____________________________________________________________________________ School District ______________________________________________________________________ Conference (check one) 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A SUBSTITUTIONS AND LATE ENTRIES See Section 903 in the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. This form must be presented to the contest director before the contest begins. At the conclusion of the meet, the contest director must submit the substitution form or letters to the meet director to be filed with the school’s original online entry information. Late entries will only be made if approved according to Section 903 for district competition or Section 904 for regional competition. In the designated contest an ORIGINAL entry will be replaced by the following SUBSTITUTE: ___________________________ ____________________________ _______________________________ CONTEST ORIGINAL STUDENT SUBSTITUTE STUDENT AUTHORIZATION As the principal or designed administrator, I certify that the above student is eligible to compete in the contest named in accordance with Subchapter M of the Constitution and Contest Rules. _________________________________________________________________________________ Designated Administrator Date UIL ACADEMIC CONTEST SUBSTITUTE ELIGIBILITY FORM Send a copy to each affected contest director. School ____________________________________________________________________________ School District ______________________________________________________________________ Conference (check one) 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A SUBSTITUTIONS AND LATE ENTRIES See Section 903 in the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. This form must be presented to the contest director before the contest begins. At the conclusion of the meet, the contest director must submit the substitution form or letters to the meet director to be filed with the school’s original online entry information. Late entries will only be made if approved according to Section 903 for district competition or Section 904 for regional competition. In the designated contest an ORIGINAL entry will be replaced by the following SUBSTITUTE: ___________________________ ____________________________ _______________________________ CONTEST ORIGINAL STUDENT SUBSTITUTE STUDENT AUTHORIZATION As the principal or designed administrator, I certify that the above student is eligible to compete in the contest named in accordance with Subchapter M of the Constitution and Contest Rules. _________________________________________________________________________________ Designated Administrator Date .