UT Tyler University Academy Students Advance to 2023 State Academic Meet

May 10, 2023

UT Tyler University Academy Students Advance to 2023 State Academic Meet

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May 10, 2023

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Students from The University of Texas at Tyler University Academy have qualified for the 2023 University Interscholastic League state academic meet after competing at regionals last month. The UIL state contest will be Wednesday and Thursday, May 17 and 18, at UT Austin.

“We celebrate the hard work of these students who are advancing to state this year,” said Dr. Jo Ann Simmons, UA superintendent. “We are so proud of all of our students as well as all the UIL teachers who are truly dedicated in helping students become academically competitive at both the regional and state level.”

State qualifiers are listed by campus with their regional finish.

PALESTINE – Hunter Brown, first place overall in science.

TYLER – Grace Dudley, third place in ready writing; Hayden Burns, first place in informative speaking
and second place in Lincoln Douglas debate; and Ian Orr, third place in Lincoln Douglas debate.

The UIL academic meet tests students, both individually and in teams, on their knowledge and skills over many content areas including speech and debate, writing, math and literary knowledge.

The UT Tyler University Academy is a K-12 public university charter school with campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine. UT Tyler UA offers STEM curriculum in a hands-on learning environment. The district currently serves about 835 students. For more information, visit uttua.org/.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as UT Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.