The University Interscholastic League exists to provide educational extracurricular academic, athletic, and music contests. Harlan HS takes great pride in participating in UIL Academics. The University Interscholastic League was created by The University of Texas at Austin in 1910 and has grown into the largest inter-school organization of its kind in the world. The UIL offers the most comprehensive literary and academic competition in the nation, with 23 high school events. These activities, which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to encourage students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills. Students are challenged to think critically, exhibiting much more than knowledge and comprehension. Harlan HS participates in the following UIL Events: Accounting, Calculator Applications, Computer Applications, Computer Science, Current Issues & Events, Film, Literary Criticism, Mathematics, Number Sense, Ready Writing, Science, Social Studies, Spelling and Vocabulary - Journalism: Editorial writing, Feature writing, News writing, Headline writing, Copy Editing - Speech and Debate: Extemporaneous Informative Speaking, Extemporaneous Persuasive Speaking, Prose Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation, Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Congressional Debate, Theatre: One Act Play and Theatrical Design. Practice invitationals, Districts, Regionals and State meets are held virtually and across campus at various times throughout the school year.
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