Belton to appeal UIL move to 5A
Published: February 5, 2002
Belton plans to appeal its move from Class 4A to 5A, the biggest news of the University Interscholastic League's biennial realignment for the 2002-04 school years, announced on Monday.The UIL, the governing body for Texas public high school athletic and academic competition, added Belton's 94-student Waskow Leadership Academy to the main high school's Average Daily Membership total of 1,900 students. Belton's new total of 1,994 exceeded the enrollment cutoff for Class 5A, which was 1,910.Belton superintendent Dr. Harold Ramm informed UIL officials that the district plans to appeal, which must be filed by Feb. 13. If the request is denied when hearings are held Feb. 20, then the Tigers will join Temple, Copperas Cove, Waco, Bryan and College Station A&M Consolidated in the new District 13-5A.All four Killeen schools will be in a new District 17-4A that includes Lampasas, Marble Falls, Pflugerville Connally and Taylor. The 4A cutoff was 900 students. by Will Wright
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