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Students in Grade 9 through Grade 12 are eligible to enter this event. All grades compete in one division.
The test covers current events which have taken place during the school year. For testing purposes, the following test ranges are implemented (2009 school year). [1]
District: Sept 1, 2008 – Feb 1, 2009
Region: Nov 1, 2008 – March 1, 2009
State: Dec 1, 2008 – April 1, 2009
Each school may send up to four students; however, in districts with more than eight schools the district executive committee can limit participation to three students per school. In order for a school to participate in team competition, the school must send at least three students.
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The test consists of two parts, a multiple choice section and an essay section.
The multiple choice section consists of 40 questions. The questions may be answered in any order; there is no penalty for skipping questions.
The essay section follows, which may include a quote or two and a prompt. The contestant must write an informative essay explaining the issue, while answering any questions in the prompt.
Both sections must be completed in one hour; students who do not attempt the essay section are immediately disqualified. No time warning is given during the test; at the end of 60 minutes contestants must cease writing.
The multiple choice section is scored first. Contestants are given one point for each question answered correctly, with no points being deducted for incorrect answers.
After the multiple choice section is scored, the top eight students will have their essays scored. The essays are judged based on a holistic grading criteria of ten points. The rubric can be found here [1]
The multiple choice section and the essay section make up the student's individual points. For the team competition, the top three individual multiple choice scores from a school are added together.
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The top three individuals and the top team (determined based on the scores of the top three individuals) will advance to the next round. In addition, within each region, the highest-scoring second place team from all district competitions advances as the "wild card" to regional competition (provided the team has four members), and within the state, the highest-scoring second place team from all regional competitions advances as the wild card to the state competition. Members of advancing teams who did not place individually remain eligible to compete for individual awards at higher levels.
For in individual competition; the essays of the tied contestants are judged against each other to break the tie.
For team competition, the score of the fourth-place individual is used as the tiebreaker. If a team has only three members it is not eligible to participate in the tiebreaker. If the fourth-place score still results in a tie, the individual tiebreaker rules will not apply, and all remaining tied teams will advance. At the state level ties for first place are not broken.
For district meet academic championship and district meet sweepstakes awards, points are awarded to the school as follows:
Individual places: 1st--15, 2nd--12, 3rd--10, 4th--8, 5th--6, and 6th--4.
Team places: 1st--10 and 2nd--5.
The maximum number of points a school can earn in Current Issues and Events is 47.
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NOTE: For privacy reasons, only the winning school is shown. [2]
School Year
Class A
Class AA
Class AAA
Class AAAA
Class AAAAA
1990-91
Menard
Coleman
Rice Consolidated
Kerrville Tivy
Brownsville Pace
1991-92
San Isidro
Dublin
Crane
Jacksonville
Brownsville Pace
1992-93
Menard
McGregor
Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Longview Pine Tree
Grand Prairie
1993-94
Meadow
S&S Consolidated
Gladewater Sabine
Beeville Jones
Grand Prairie
1994-95
Byers
S&S Consolidated
Rusk
Friendswood
Fort Worth Dunbar
1995-96
Yantis
S&S Consolidated
Teague
Friendswood
Round Rock
1996-97
Utopia
S&S Consolidated
Teague
Friendswood
Austin Johnson
1997-98
Chillicothe
Valley View
Teague
Austin Johnson
Katy Taylor
1998-99
Chillicothe
Jourdanton
Atlanta
Fort Worth Dunbar
Round Rock
1999-2000
Crosbyton
S&S Consolidated
Vernon
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
Katy Taylor
2000-01
Lindsay
Celina
Cotulla
Sulphur Springs
College Station A&M Consolidated
2001-02
Lindsay
Stamford
Atlanta
Southlake Carroll
Pflugerville
2002-03
San Isidro
S&S Consolidated
Forney
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
College Station A&M Consolidated
2003-04
Martin's Mill
Schulenburg
Jourdanton
Medina Valley
Corpus Christi Ray
2004-05
Apple Springs
Callisburg
Abilene Wylie
El Paso
Corpus Christi Ray
2005-06
Hedley
S&S Consolidated
Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
El Paso
College Station A&M Consolidated
2006-07
Martin's Mill
Tuscola Jim Ned
Wimberley
Stephenville
Round Rock
2007-08
Muenster
S&S Consolidated
Wimberley
Pflugerville Hendrickson
Clear Lake
2008-09
Latexo
Tuscola Jim Ned
Hidalgo
Houston Kerr
Katy Taylor
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[2]
School Year
Class A
Class AA
Class AAA
Class AAAA
Class AAAAA
1990-91
Menard
Coleman
La Grange
Burkburnett
Round Rock
1991-92
Lindsay
Woodsboro
Dalhart
Highland Park
Brownsville Pace
1992-93
Menard
Wimberley
Elgin
Jacksonville
Round Rock
1993-94
Lindsay
S&S Consolidated
White Oak
McKinney
Bryan
1994-95
(tie) Apple Springs/Lindsay
S&S Consolidated
(tie) Wimberley/La Grange
Friendswood
Fort Worth Dunbar
1995-96
Lindsay
S&S Consolidated
Teague
Friendswood
Laredo Alexander
1996-97
(tie) Apple Springs/Texline
S&S Consolidated
Teague
Friendswood
Edinburg North
1997-98
Rotan
S&S Consolidated
Teague
Friendswood
Sugar Land Elkins
1998-99
Menard
S&S Consolidated
Atlanta
Fort Worth Dunbar
Round Rock
1999-2000
Crosbyton
S&S Consolidated
Teague
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
College Station A&M Consolidated
2000-01
Lindsay
S&S Consolidated
Abilene Wylie
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
Edinburg Economedes
2001-02
Lindsay
S&S Consolidated
Atlanta
Sulphur Springs
College Station A&M Consolidated
2002-03
Lindsay
S&S Consolidated
Jourdanton
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
College Station A&M Consolidated
2003-04
Martin's Mill
S&S Consolidated
Jourdanton
Medina Valley
Austin Westlake
2004-05
Apple Springs
S&S Consolidated
Abilene Wylie
Medina Valley
College Station A&M Consolidated
2005-06
Apple Springs
S&S Consolidated
Abilene Wylie
Stephenville
Round Rock
2006-07
Martin's Mill
S&S Consolidated
Abilene Wylie
Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
Round Rock
2007-08
Apple Springs
S&S Consolidated
Abilene Wylie
Pflugerville Hendrickson
Clear Lake
2008-09
Apple Springs
Tuscola Jim Ned
Hidalgo
Aledo
Katy Taylor
[edit] | Tags: References | 2>
^ http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/current_events/index.html
^ a b UIL: Academics - Archives
[edit] | Tags: External links | 2>
UIL Current Issues & Events Information Page
Official UIL Rules for Current Issues and Events
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