UIL Academics
UIL Academics is a district wide competition where students get to pursue academic excellence through a variety of events. Students at Bear Branch Junior High compete in 16 different events including: Art; Impromptu Speaking; Prose; Poetry; Spelling; Calculator Apps; Editorial Writing; Ready Writing; Science; Maps, Graphs, and Charts; Chess; Mathematics; Dictionary Skills; Number Sense; Listening Skills; and Social Studies. Students place 1st through 6th and points are awarded to each school for every student that places in an event. These points are tallied up and one school walks away a champion!