• Welcome to the home of the Wrangler Academic UIL team!

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

    Our GOOGLE CLASSROOM Link---Check it out 😎 

    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 of the competition. 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 othe 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.

    October 14, 2023     Winter Meet   @   Bradley 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 2   Winter Meet: @  Nimitz MS

    January 20   District Meet:  @  Tex Hill MS

     

    What if the meets 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