Welcome to the home of the Wrangler Academic UIL team!

We, your sponsors, are excited about all the successes that will take place this year! If you enjoy or are good in specific classes, take a look at Academic UIL!

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Academic UIL - Wood MS

Wondering if you (or your child) can join us?

6th, 7th, and 8th graders are all welcome to join our very cool UIL program! We would love to have YOU in our program. Attend any of our practices to join, go to our Saturday meets and become one of the proud Academic UIL Wranglers. Sports practices are worked around, so that your child can also participate in Academic UIL.

How do I get to the Meets? 

Mrs. O'Dowd sets up bus transportation from our school's front porch to the hosting school's location; or if you wish, you can drive your child(ren) to the competition school. I will provide donuts for the morning and pizza for lunch with two sodas per child. The hosting school usually has a concession stand available for your child to buy snacks, or you may send snacks with them.   

How many competitions can I go to during the Saturday Meet?

Guess What! You can do as many as you want. One or all of them, it is not unusual for students to do almost all the competitions. They are timed, so that you will have time to go from one event to the next event.

 😊More information will be on the Google Classroom😊

What if I don't know how or what to do?

We have weekly group practices and another day during the week for each area to practice individually with other students interested in that specific area. You must go to practices in order to go to our meetings.

Parents: 

Academic UIL is one of the most important college preparatory clubs your child could join! It is designed to enhance all the subjects your children are taught, and follows the state-designed curriculum (TEKS). All students benefit from participating in our program, all students are welcome to participate. It is very important that your child goes to practices so that they can learn all the rules, tricks, and get to practice for each event they are interested in participating in. Also, we would greatly appreciate parents helping out on competition days.  

Competition Subjects:

General Math

Number Sense (Mental Math)

Calculator Applications

Chess Puzzles

Science

Maps, Charts, & Graphs

Dictionary Skills

Spelling

Social Studies & History

The Practice Meet Dates and Events for Wood MS.

Saturday, October 26, 2024 >> Fall Meet: @ Driscoll MS  

         Number Sense  - -10 mins

          Cal Apps - - 30 mins

          Math - - 30 mins

          Spelling - - 50 mins

          Dictionary Skills  - - 20 mins 

          MGC - - 45mins

          Social Studies - - 30 mins 

          Science - - 45 mins

          Chess Puzzles - - 25 mins

   December 14, 2024 >> Winter Meet: @ Nimitz MS

January 25, 2025 >> District Meet: @ Lopez MS

What if the meets (competitions) are virtual? 

We have a plan for that!

Here are the basics for you:

1. Practice meets will be held on our campus.

2. Please log on to the online testing 10 minutes before the test starts. 

3. Cameras must be on and the student's face must be seen, and the student must be facing the screen the whole time.

4. Students' computers will be unmuted the entire testing time and in an area by themselves where the testing environment will not be disturbed.

 😊More information will be on the Google Classroom