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 outline below. 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!

Schedule for Spring 2025
List of Events

Schedule for Spring 2025

Schedule for Spring 2025 Competition @ Brabham Middle School, Willis ISD:

Competition Date 1 (Date: March 7th, 2025 @ 4pm)

Wave 1	Wave 2
Calculator (30)	Dictionary (20)
Spelling (30ish)	Chess (30ish)
Maps, Graphs, and Charts (45)	Editorial Writing (45)
Art (30ish)	Listening Skills (35)
Ready Writing (2 hours)

Note: Due to the scheduling of these events, if you are competing in Ready Writing, you will not be allowed to enter any other events being held on this day. Same for events inside of each wave.

Competition Date 2 (Date: April 3rd, 2025 @ 4pm)

Speaking Events
Prose (7th/8th)
Poetry (7th/8th)
Impromptu Speaking (7th/8th)
Wave 1	Wave 2
Number Sense (10)	Math (30)
Science (45)	Social Studies (30)

Note: Due to the scheduling of these events, students competing in a speaking event will not be able to compete in Number Sense or Mathematics.

More information about each event can be found on the University Interscholastic league website under A+ Academics. (https://www.uiltexas.org/aplus) Please understand that not all events are held exactly as stated on this website so students must meet with their coaches!

List of Events

Coach & Event List!

Event	Coach	Rm	Email	Practice Sched.
Art	Mr. Gonzalez	C114	tgonzalez1@magnoliaisd.org	Tuesday, 2:30pm to 4pm
Spelling	Mrs. Schultz	D113	aschultz@magnoliaisd.org	Thursday, 2:30 to 3:30pm
Impromptu Speaking	Mr. Holcomb	C207	gholcomb@magnoliaisd.org	Fridays, 2:30pm to 4pm
Ready Writing	Ms. Venn	C211	bvenn@magnoliaisd.org	Wednesdays 2:30-3:30
Editorial Writing	Ms. Venn	C211	bvenn@magnoliaisd.org	Wednesdays 2:30-3:30
Poetry	Mr. Holcomb	C207	gholcomb@magnoliaisd.org	Tuesday, 2:30pm to 4pm
Prose	Mrs. Ebbeler	C203	cebbeler@magnoliaisd.org	Tuesdays, 6:45 to 7:15am
Calculator Apps	Mrs. Kaiser	D203	skaiser@magnoliaisd.org	Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30pm
Science	Dr. Kuehn	D108	tkuehn@magnoliaisd.org	Thursdays, 2:30-3:30pm
Maps, Graphs, & Charts	Mrs.Tallent	D210	eerdody@magnoliaisd.org	AM Tuesday 6:45-7:15 PM Tuesday 2:30-3:30
Number Sense	Mrs. Montgomery	D209	kmontgomery@magnoliaisd.org	Monday, 2:30-3:30pm
Mathematics	Ms. Santos	F302	tsantos@magnoliaisd.org	Tuesdays, 6:45-7:05am
Dictionary Skills	Mr. Rhody	F312	mrhody@magnoliaisd.org	Thursday, 6:45 to 7:05am
Chess	Mr. Tallent	D104	jtallent@magnoliaisd.org	Tuesday, 2:30pm to 4pm
Listening Skills	Ms. VanPutten	F304	kvanputten@magnoliaisd.org	Tuesday 6:45-7:05AM
Social Studies	Mrs.Tallent	D210	eerdody@magnoliaisd.org	AM Tuesday 6:45-7:15 PM Tuesday 2:30-3:30

Most of the coaches will be meeting with students before or after school. Either option may require special arrangements for dropping off or picking up students. Please be flexible and let your coach know what works best for you. Coaches will try to work with you to allow as many students the opportunity to compete as possible.