Due to weather, the meet is on Jan. 30 & Feb 7.  We hope you can attend!

 

Welcome to the Palestine High School Invitational meet!  We will have an IN-PERSON meet on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7, 2026 

 

CX and LD Debate will be held on Friday, Jan. 30 with registration starting at 3:45.  There will be 3 random rounds with awards announced that night.  The cost for CX is $40 per team and LD is $30 per person.  Judging requirements are 1 judge per 2 CX teams, and 1 judge per 4 LD entries.  The cost for an uncovered judge is $150.  Judges are preferred to fees!

 

All academic events will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7 with registration starting at 7:40.  The events DO follow the UIL conflict pattern, but times may be altered, so please pay attention to the time of each contest. If a student finishes a contest after the start of the next, they will be allowed to enter and compete in the next contest.  All academic events are $12 per entry.  Judges are required for Prose and Poetry and Extemp.  A grader from each school is required for each event, but we do realize that coaching events may overlap.  Students will need wired ear buds for the Spelling contest.

 

Registration closes at 5 PM on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Drops will close on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7 PM.

 

There will be a concession stand for students and a hospitality room for coaches and judges.

 

Checks need to be made to Palestine UIL Academics; Attn: Kathleen Brown.  If checks aren't available by the day of competition, please bring a copy of the P.O. the day of the competition.  Any unpaid balances will be charged $150 after 30 days.

 

For further information, please email kaystroud@yahoo.com.

 

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Schedule of Events

Time           Event                                                

7:40-8:00   Registration

8:00            Ready Writing                                   B-122

                    Prose & Poetry (Coaches required)     126

                    Current Issues & Events                 129   

                     Number Sense                                 112, 113

                    Prose - back to back rounds             126 

                    Poetry - back to back rounds              128

9:00            Calculator Apps                                   110, 109      

9:545           Copy Editing                                         102    (Ready Writing contestants come straight to the room)

10:00          Inf/Per Draw Round 1                          Media Center                 

                    Science                                               129, 131

                    Spelling & Vocabulary                         122

10:30           Accounting                                           110

                    News Writing                                        B-122

                    Informative Round 1                            130, 132

                    Persuasive Round 1                            125, 127     

12:00           Feature Writing                                     B-122

                    Social Studies                                      102

                    Math                                                     112, 113

                    Com Sci Programming Setup               204

1:00            Inf/Per Draw Round 2                           Media Center

                   Editorial Writing                                     B-122

                   Computer Science Written                    204

1:30             Informative Round 2                            130, 132

                    Persuasive Round 2                            125, 127

2:00             Headline Writing                                   B-122

                    Literary Criticism                                  126, 128    (Headline Writing Contestants come straight to the room)

                    Computer Science Programming       204       

Coaches need to check with the Contest Director for the grading room #.

Awards are handed out in the contest room after verification of each contest.

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