On Friday and Saturday, March 29 and March 30, Flour Bluff High School hosted the UIL District 29-5A District Academic Contest. The event included seven participating districts in a variety of events including calculator applications, literary criticism, social studies and spelling and vocabulary. Once again Flour Bluff High School students excelled and have been named the District 29-54 UIL Academic Champions.
The teams below were ranked either first or second place in the district in their contests. All first place teams will be competing at the UIL Region IV Academic Contest on April 12-13, 2019, at the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA). Second place teams are vying for the wild card slot to compete at the Region Contest.
Flour Bluff High School Team Results:
| Event | Team Place | Result | |
| Calculator Applications | 1st place team | Region qualifier | |
| Current Issues | 2nd place team | Region alternate | |
| Computer Science | 1st place team | Region qualifier | |
| Cross Examination Debate | 2nd place | Region qualifier | |
| Journalism | 2nd place team | Region alternate | |
| Literary Criticism | 2nd place team | Region alternate | |
| Mathematics | 1st place team | Region qualifier | |
| Number Sense | 1st place team | Region qualifier | |
| One Act Play | Advance to Bi-District | Alternate to Area | |
| Science | 1st place team | Region qualifier | |
| Social Studies | 1st place team | Region qualifier | |
| Spelling and Vocabulary | 2nd place team | Region alternate |
Students also received individual awards in their contests. Students who ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd will compete as individuals at the Region IV UIL Contest at UTSA. Students ranked 4th, 5th or 6th are alternates to the region contest.
| Name | Event | Place | |
| Adhikari, Kritika | Calculator Applications | 5 | |
| Adhikari, Kritika | Copy Editing | 2 | |
| Adhikari, Kritika | Headline Writing | 6 | |
| Adhikari, Kritika | News Writing | 3 | |
| Baldwin, Jeremiah | Informative Speaking | 2 | |
| Bervinkle, Sarah | Copy Editing | 5 | |
| Bervinkle, Sarah | Headline Writing | 2 | |
| Billiot, Alexander | Computer Science | 5 | |
| Billiot, Alexander | Mathematics | 6 | |
| Billiot, Alexander | Chemistry | 1 | |
| Billiot, Alexander | Science | 4 | |
| Black, Nathan | Calculator Applications | 2 | |
| Black, Nathan | Computer Science | 3 | |
| Black, Nathan | Mathematics | 3 | |
| Black, Nathan | Number Sense | 3 | |
| Black, Nathan | Biology | 1 | |
| Black, Nathan | Science | 1 | |
| Black, Nathan | Physics | 1 | |
| Buress, Sierra | Literary Criticism | 5 | |
| Burns, Braydon | Computer Science | 5 | |
| Caldwell, Jacob | Persuasive Speaking | 6 | |
| Dobbins, Hunter | Current Issues | 4 | |
| Elizalde, Emerson | Science | 2 | |
| Garza, Daniel | Current Issues | 6 | |
| Huang, Rachel | Literary Criticism | 6 | |
| Huang, Rachel | Spelling and Vocabulary | 2 | |
| Johnson, Tobias | Social Studies | 2 | |
| Kemp, Elizabeth | Calculator Applications | 6 | |
| Kemp, Lanette | Number Sense | 3 | |
| Knief, Patricia | Lincoln Douglas Debate | 5 | |
| Kuffel, Ian | Computer Science | 2 | |
| Liu, Joanna | Calculator Applications | 3 | |
| Liu, Joanna | Mathematics | 3 | |
| Liu, Joanna | Number Sense | 5 | |
| Liu, Joanna | Science | 5 | |
| Montenegro, Andrea | Feature Writing | 5 | |
| O’Hagan Lopez, Aiden | Number Sense | 3 | |
| O’Hagan Lopez, Aiden | Science | 6 | |
| O’Hagan Lopez, Aiden | Social Studies | 5 | |
| Powell, Kye | Science | 3 | |
| Schwartz, Devin | Mathematics | 4 | |
| Schwartz, Devin | Spelling and Vocabulary | 6 | |
| Tschritter, Luke | Informative Speaking | 6 | |
| Wagner, Abbey | Lincoln Douglas Debate | 2 | |
| Williams, Isabella | Spelling and Vocabulary | 4 | |