Welcome to Odessa College Dear UIL Sponsors and Participants: A warm welcome to Odessa College and to Odessa, Texas. It is our privilege to host the 2019 UIL Region 1-AA Spring Meet. We are always excited and grateful for the opportunity. Our goal is to provide all students an enjoyable experience and a supportive environment so that they may excel in their competitions. Our faculty and staff look forward to welcoming and assisting you and your students. We believe you will be impressed with the state-of-the-art facilities and culture of caring at Odessa College. The Odessa College UIL schedule and handbook can be found at: http://www.uiltexas.org http://www.uiltexas.org/track-field/regional-sites/regional-spring-meet-conference-2a-region-i This resource provides information on all aspects of the spring Academic and Athletic competitions. As the Director of the Regional Spring Meet, my goal is to provide you and your students with a well-organized event. For any questions or comments, please feel free to reach me via email or by phone. On behalf of the entire Odessa College family, we wish you and your students the best of luck! Cordially, Elma Reyes UIL Interim Regional Director 432-335-6770 (office) 432-978-9242 (cell) [email protected] Odessa College 201 W. University Blvd. * Odessa, Texas 79764 www.odessa.edu * University Interscholastic League http://www.uiltexas.org 2 2019 UIL REGION I, CONFERENCE 2A SCHEDULE ACADEMIC COMPETITION April 12th-13th Odessa College Campus 201 University, Odessa, TX 79764 odessa.edu th th ONE-ACT PLAY April 15 -16 Odessa High School Performing Arts Center 1301 N Dotsy Odessa, Texas 79763 TENNIS COMPETITION April 17th-18th Ratliff Sports Complex 1862 E. Yukon Road Odessa, TX 79765 Ratliff Tennis- Odessa, TX GOLF COMPETITION April 22th-25th Ratliff Ranch Golf Course Boys: Mon. April 22nd – Tues. 23rd 7500 N. Grandview Ave. Girls: Wed. April 24th - Thurs. 25th Odessa, Texas 79765 www.ratliffranchgolfodessa.com Contact Elma Reyes * 432-335-6770 * [email protected] 201 W. University Blvd. Odessa, Texas 79764 Maps odessa.edu www.ratliffranchgolfodessa.com 3 REGIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UIL INTERIM REGIONAL DIRECTOR Elma Reyes Odessa College [email protected] 432-335-6770 office 432-978-9242 cell CONTACT DIRECTORS LITERARY & ACADEMIC EVENTS DIRECTOR Dr. Donna Smith Accounting Odessa College Calculator Applications [email protected] Computer Applications 432-335-6548 Computer Science Current Issues & Events Journalism Literary Criticism Mathematics Number Sense Ready Writing Science Social Studies Spelling SPEECH EVENT AND LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE DIRECTOR Jeremy Sanchez Lincoln-Douglas Debate Odessa College Informative Speaking [email protected] Persuasive Speaking 432-335-6598 Poetry Interpretation Prose Interpretation ONE-ACT PLAY DIRECTOR Stephanie Sigler Odessa College [email protected] 432-335-6755 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR EVENTS Wayne Baker Golf Paul Chavez Odessa College Tennis Karin Carlson [email protected] 432-335-6574 4 GENERAL INFORMATION We look forward to hosting your UIL contests! Check in location will be in the Saulsbury Campus Center on the first floor. For your convenience, a schedule of contests/events and a campus map will be provided. Please refer to the campus map on page 14. If you require any special accommodations/assistance, please contact our office at 432- 335-6770. Great Western Dining The cafeteria, and the Starbucks coffee shops will be open 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. during the Spring Meet on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The coffee shops include coffee/latte and snacks. To set up an invoice account for individual schools, please email [email protected] or call 432-335-6870. *The cafeteria is located in the Saulsbury Campus Center. *Starbucks coffee shops are located in the Saulsbury Campus Center, Math & Science Wood Building and the Learning Resource Center. Hospitality Rooms Hospitality rooms will be located in various locations around campus and are available for judges and coaches only. We ask that parents and students please go to the cafeteria or the coffee shops. Schedule a Campus Tour! We are excited to have you on campus and we want to showcase our newest facilities and share with you our programs. Please call 432-335-6433 to schedule your tour. Bookstore Plenty of great merchandise for gifts! The Bookstore will be open on Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. *The Odessa College Bookstore is located in the Spur Building. Learning Resources Center (LRC) Discover a new way of learning! Our newly renovated center allows you to explore new ways of studying. The Learning Resources Center will be open on Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fab Lab Permian Basin Odessa College has been awarded a prestigious and innovative Fab Lab by the National Lab Foundation with Funding from Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Odessa College’s Fab Labs and their amazing, state-of-the-art advanced technologies is open to our PreK-12 partners, other regional community, university and technical colleges and to members of the general public for the purposes of innovation and invention, entrepreneurship and education and regional workforce training and development. Email [email protected] for more information. *The Odessa College Fab Lab is located in the Sedate Hall Building. Student Activities At Odessa College, we recognize how important it is for students to debrief and just sit back and relax after months of contest preparations. Join us at the Saulsbury Campus Center for food, games, music, live entertainment and lots of fun! *NOTE: The cafeteria is located in the Saulsbury Campus Center Building. Other buildings on campus will have quiet designated areas for relaxation and studying. Campus Police The Odessa College Police Department serves the student body of the college by helping to maintain the safety and security of all students and their possessions while they are on campus. Campus police personnel are available to assist students and visitors with problems, such as vehicles with dead batteries and cars with keys locked inside. Police officers may be contacted on a 24-hour basis for assistance on campus. Regular Hours: 432-335-6666 and After Hours 432-238-6334. *The OC Police Department main office is located on campus in the Spur building just east of the Math & Science Wood Building. Lost and Found Contact Elma Reyes at 432-6770 or [email protected] for any lost and found items. Area accommodations and restaurants Odessa has a population of over 100,000, the city offers a variety of recreational activities, shopping and entertainment. Visit the Odessa Chamber of Commerce website at www.odessacvb.com and download the visitor packet to view dining/hotels & accommodations. 5 2019 UIL SPRING MEET CODE Section 901 (a) of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules: The Academic Contest ethics code shall carry the force of rule. Member school districts, member schools and/or covered school district personnel who violate any of the provisions of this code shall be subject to penalty. (1) Participate in contests in the spirit of fairness and sportsmanship, observing all rules – both in letter and in spirit. (2) Sponsor and advice individuals and teams without resorting to unethical tactics, trickery that attempts to skirt the rules, or any other unfair tactic that detracts from sound educational principles. (3) Accept decisions of officials and judges without protest and extend protection and courtesy to officials. (4) Regard opponents as guests or hosts while placing personal and/or team integrity above victory at any cost. Maintain grace and poise in victory or defeat. Conduct that berates, intimidates, or threatens competitors has no place in interscholastic activities. (5) Provide information or evidence regarding eligibility of any contestant or school to local school administrators or to the appropriate judicial bodies upon request. (6) Understand and appreciate the educational values of competition and abstain from modifying or soliciting another teacher to modify grades for eligibility purposes, knowing that such behavior defeats the character-building purposes of extracurricular competition. (7) Abstain from any practice that makes a student feel pressured to participate in non-school activities. (8) At all times, ensure that competition is relative to a more important overall educational effort, using competition as a tool in the preparation of students for citizenship and successful adulthood. (9) Insure that UIL Academic district, regional and state meets receive precedence over non-qualifying contests or meets. (10) School districts shall notify the academic district or regional meet director no later than the end of the second school day following academic district or regional competition if a student or a team knows that it will not compete at the next higher academic meet. 6 ELIGIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION Entries All academic entries, including Academic Team points for wild card consideration must be available for the Regional Director by 5 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2019 following the individual District Meet. This must be done through entering district results into the UIL Spring Meet online system. If district contests are conducted at sites other than the districts directors’ home school, the director should personally ensure entry reports are certified online. Eligibility The eligibility of a student competing at the regional meet is the responsibility of the individual school. Contest Results It is the responsibility of the contestants, their sponsors, coaches and/or administrators to obtain contest results. Please plan to be present for awards for your event or have someone from your school present. Please refer to VERIFICATION, AWARDS AND WINNERS PACKETS below. Contest Graders/Judges As specified in contest rules, coaches may be asked to grade and/or judge at the discretion of the contest director. However, other contest directors may call upon coaches to assist with judging or grading.