JJHS Academic UIL

Jourdanton Junior High School students have an opportunity to compete against other school districts in our Academic UIL District. Our Academic District this year includes: Poteet (Host School for Jr. High Academic UIL), Chrystal City, Hondo, Dilley, Lytle, Cotula, Natalia and Jourdanton. The events have been divided into two categories, In House Events and Host Events. For In House Events, tests are completed at the students home campus, during school hours, as scheduled by their school between December 2nd - 19th 2024. In House Events include: Chess Puzzles, Dictionary Skills, Maps, Graphs, and Charts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Spelling, as well as the writing contests of Editorial Writing and Ready Writing. The Host School Events will be held in Poteet on January 24th in the afternoon. Host School Events include: Impromptu Speaking, Modern Oratory, Oral Reading, Art Smart, Calculator, Listening Skills, Music Memory, and Number Sense.

Students must attend at least 10 practices to be eligible for a team. Each team consists of 4 participants per grade level. Coaches will notify students during meeting times how the team will be selected and based on which criteria.

JJHS Academic UIL Coaches and Events

Adriene Divin

  • A+ Art - Grades 6-8; The art list is in year two of a two-year cycle for 2024-25.

  • A+ Listening - Grades 6-8

  • Listening Skills - Wed at Lunch

  • Art Smart - Mon at Lunch

Albert Musquiz

  • Monday:   Editorial Writing 6th and 7th grade 

  • Tuesday:  Ready Writing 6th & 7th grade

  • Wednesday:  Impromptu Speaking 6th & 7th 

  • Thursday:  Oral Reading 6th & 7th 

  • Friday: Modern Oratory 6th & 7th 

Carrie Steinle - Campus UIL Coordinator

  • Spelling-Mon and Tues at Lunch

  • Editorial Writing - Fri at Lunch

Christina Bila

Karen Fair

  • Impromptu Speaking - Mon Lunch

  • Modern Oratory - Tues Lunch

  • Ready Writing - Wed Lunch

  • Speaking Practice/Proofreading - Thurs Lunch

Elizabeth Benavides

  • General Math - Mon and Wed at Lunch

Melissa Mann

  • Science - Mon and Wed Lunch

  • Dictionary Skills - Tues at Lunch

Michele Benavides

  • Music Memory - Tues at Lunch

  • Oral Reading - Wed at Lunch

  • Number Sense - Thurs at Lunch

Russell Leonhardt

  • Chess Puzzles - Tues and Thurs at lunch

Yvonne Graf

  • Maps, Graphs & Charts - Tues at Lunch

  • Social Studies - Thurs at Lunch

Nathan Flynt

  • Tuesdays from 3:30pm-5pm