Entry Deadline is NOON on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. 

Schedule

Friday, January 7, 2011

3:30 – Registration

4:00 – Rd 1 - Duo, CX, LD and Public Forum; Session 1 of Congress

6:00 – Rd 2 - Duo, CX, LD and Public Forum

7:45 – Rd 3 - Duo, CX, LD and Public Forum

10:00 – Post breaks into Quarters

Schedule for Saturday

January 8, 2011

7:00 - 7:45 - Registration – F106

all speaking events must check in prior to 7:45 or be dropped from Rd 1

8:00 –  Quarter Finals for all Debate

Number Sense – Practice Gym

Poetry, Prose - Round 1

Oratory – Round 1

Current Events

Congress Session 2

9:00 – Journalism Training/Contest – Auditorium – See the Journalism Schedule listed below.

Calculator – Practice Gym

Computer Applications – D207

Poetry, Prose - Round 2

Oratory – Round 2

9:45 – Semi Finals for all debate

10:00 -  HI & DI – Round 1

10:30 - Informative & Persuasive Draw – Main Gym

(any student still in debate will automatically advance to Extemp quarter- finals if pre-entered)

11:00 – Extemp Round1

              Computer Science Written Test - Practice Gym

11:30 – Finals for all Debates

Spelling – B102 (Event will take place in 2 Flights)

Lit Crit

Accounting – B104

HI & DI – Round 2

12:00 - Science - Practice Gym

12:30 – Congress Session 3

1:00 -   Prose, Poetry semis finals      

1:30 - Extemp Quarter-Final Draw – Main Gym

2:00 – Social Studies

            Computer Science Hands On Programing – D207

2:30 – Prose & Poetry Finals

            Extemp Semi-Finals Draw – Main Gym

3:30 – Math – Practice Gym

            Extemp Final Draw – Main Gym

4:00 – HI & DI & Oratory Finals

5:30 – Awards

Journalism Schedule of Events

All Journalism coaches will need to help grade also.

8 - 8:45 a.m.

General — An overview of the UIL journalism contests.

How not to make Bob and Lori's Top Ten Dumbest Mistakes Ever

9 - 9:50 a.m.

Beginners — News Writing

Advanced — It's the little things that separate "First Place" from

"Better Luck Next Time"

10 - 10:50 a.m.

Beginners — Feature Writing

Advanced — Taking your feature to the next level

11 - 11:50 a.m.

Beginners — Editorial Writing

Advanced — Finding a Persuasive Voice

1 - 1:50 p.m.

Beginners — Headline Writing

Advanced — Headline Writing Exercise & Feedback

2 - 2:50 p.m.

General — Q&A, chit-chat, gossip, whining, bragging, etc.