UIL Congress

Congress is an individual contest in a large group setting. It models the legislative process of democracy, specifically, the United States Congress. Within this mock legislative assembly competition, contestants draft legislation (proposed laws and position statements) submitted to the tournament, and they research the docket of bills and resolutions dealing with real-world social and political policies prior to the contest to prepare their speeches. At the tournament, students caucus in committees, deliver formal discourse on the merits and disadvantages of each piece of legislation, and vote to pass or defeat the measures they have examined. Parliamentary procedure forms structure for the discourse, and students extemporaneously respond to others’ arguments over the course of a session (uiltexas.org)

2020 State Congress Winners 1A
Outstanding Presiding Officer: Emilee Sanderson, Blackwell
1. Kyndle Groves, Lometa
2. Emilee Sanderson, Blackwell
3. Claire Dean, Knippa
4. Logan Lee, Chireno
5. Bobbi Ligocky, Knippa
6. Cadi Powers, Blackwell

2019 State Congress Winners 1A
Outstanding Presiding Officer: Trent Collins, Borden County
1. Trent Collins, Borden County
2. Madi Cole, Borden County
3. Tyler Smith, Wells
4. Emilee Sanderson, Blackwell
5. Kyndle Groves, Lometa
6. Mason Moresco, Lometa

2018 State Congress Winners 1A
1st Madi Cole - Borden County
2nd Mason Moresco, Lometa
3rd Kyndle Groves, Lometa
4th Jessica Dong, Knippa
5th Conner Faught, Wellman-Union
6th Trent Collins, Borden County

2017 State Super Congress Winner 1A
1st Savannah Phillips - Lometa
2nd Madi Cole - Borden County
3rd Kaylee Meador - Rising Star
4th Mason Moresco - Lometa
5th Trent Collins - Borden County
6th Shelby Panzer - Blackwell

2016 State Super Congress Winner 1A

Lometa: Carson Wienecke
Rising Star: Kaylee Meador
Borden County: Nathan Souder
Chillicothe: Jake Knowles
Knox City: Sheldon Baty
Zephyr: Brandon Jones

2016 Outstanding Presiding Officer 1A:
Rising Star: Kaylee Meador