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West High School

2026 Texas Education Agency A-Rated Campus

Academic UIL

Academic UIL

Academic UIL offers contests at the high school level which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, challenge students to confront issues of importance, and provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills. Students are challenged to think critically and creatively, exhibiting much more than knowledge and comprehension.

Contest Events:
Accounting
Calculator Applications
Computer Science
Congress
Copy & Editing
Current Issues & Events

Cross Examiation Debate
Editorial Writing
Feature Writing
Headline Writing
Informative Speaking
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Literary Criticism
Mathematics
News Writing
Number Sense
One Act Play
Persuasive Speaking
Poetry
Prose
Ready Writing
Science
Social Studies
Spelling & Vocabulary

 

Director:
Kim Woodard

Coaches:
Travis Allison
Wade Cook
Stephanie Gerath

Steve Harralson

Christina Houk
Chelsey Lauer
Todd McCauley
Zach Posey
Donna Sexton
Breona Shoppach
Stacy Slone
Jose Solis
Brian Strickland
David Truitt
Kim Woodard

History:
2025-2026 – Disrict 17-3A Champions
2024-2025 – Addison Gerath – State 4th Place – Prose
2024-2025 – District 17-3A Champions
2022-2023 – Ryleigh Montasser – 3A State Champion – Headline Writing

 

 

Academic UIL Teams

  • Academic UIL Team Group Picture 25-26
    District 17-3A Champions 2025-2026
  • Academic UIL Team Group Picture 24-25
    District 17-3A Champions 2024-2025