Rockdale Junior High is hosting the Academic UIL Competition for Middle Schools in the East Zone.
Rockdale Junior High is one of four schools in the East Zone which includes Cameron, Lexington and Caldwell.
In 2018-19, Rockdale finished in fourth place. In 2019-20, Rockdale took third place, almost topping Lexington for second.
This year Rockdale looks to take the top spot as their top competitor Franklin has moved into the West Zone district.
UIL Coordinator Lani Young has high hopes for students this year as they set their sights on a first place finish.
The writing portion of the competition was held and scored prior to Christmas break at each campus.
The current round of events began Tuesday and continues next Tuesday. In order to comply with social distancing requirements, each school will compete virtually from their home campuses.
Oral speaking events will take place live via Google Meet where judges will score each participant online.
The schedule of events, both completed and on going is: Jan. 19, Number Sense, Listening Skills, Art; Jan. 20, Chess, Calculator Skills, Dictionary Skills; Jan. 21, Maps, Graphs and Charts, Music Memory, Mathematics; Jan. 22, Social Studies, Science I and II; Jan. 25th and 26th, Oral Reading, Impromptu Speaking and Modern Oratory.
Results will be released Jan. 27, but updates can be found at the RJH Facebook page.
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