Dawson High School participated in the 2024 UIL Academic State Meet in spelling, social students, current issues, and events. At the UIL academic meet, participants earned points for their school team in different subject areas.
The following are the teams: Literary Criticism Team, 2nd Place – Robert He; Fiona Ren; Kevin Yang; and Chi Chi Zhang
Social Studies, 2nd Place: Vedant Yadav
Spelling Team, 3rd Place: Benjamin Walsworth-Purkiss; Fiona Ren; Arnab Sarkar; and Robert He. Coached by Kerry Burkett
Current Issues and Events, 4th Place: Patrick Hughes
Students that competed in the district meet were eligible to advance to state as an individual if they placed in the top three in the region or as the top team in the region.