Freshman students and their family members are invited to an end-of-the-school-year event on Wednesday, May 22nd from 5-7 p.m. at the UIUC  sand volleyball courts. The PTSA will provide watermelon, some snacks, and Uni volleyballs; families are invited to bring a snack to share and should bring their own water bottles. Those attending are also encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs as well as sunscreen/bug spray.  We hope you can come help us celebrate a fantastic school year!  Questions can be directed to PTSA Freshman Class Rep Rosalind Garcia-Tosi at rgarciat@illinois.edu.

During exam week, visit the library for de-stress activities such as: coloring, word searches, collaging, Nintendo Switch games, quiet study spaces, and more. Take care and know the library is here for you!

Student registration for the library's Summer Reading Challenge is now open! Using your bingo card (which will be delivered to your locker), read 5 books and win a book-ish prize! Students can also complete creative challenges to earn ticket entries into our end-of-summer raffle. More details, guidelines, and event-posting can be found on our website: https://www.library.illinois.edu/uni/readersadvisory/2024-summer-reading-challenge/
Register here or speak to Harrison in the library. Happy reading!

I am trying something new next year and need your help! I need several versions of imaginative avatars and clothing, accessories and powers to go with them.  Unfortunately, my artistic skills are pretty non-existant! If you are willing to help me and enjoy creating in the process, please drop off artistic renderings of 2-D avatars and accessories that can be copied and that students would love to use to "level up." Thanks and have a great summer!

The PTSA would like to congratulate Dr. Karl Radnitzer, the recipient of our 2024 Susan Kovacs Award.  Dr. Radnitzer's loving service to the Uni community is greatly appreciated and he will be dearly missed next year!. We would also like to congratulate our secretary, Nedya Shakir, and our treasurer, Oktay Urcan, joint recipients of our 2024 Colin Thorn Award.  We appreciate their many years of service to Uni High and to our PTSA.

Track and Field girls team had Lena Miller compete at State Championships in the Long Jump with a best of 16'3/4" this season.  The Boys saw a new school record broken in the 4x400m relay, the team (Bruce Tang, Henry Wang, Ben Newman, and Peter Duursma) set a mark of 3:29.62 and also qualified for state.  The boys 4X800 also qualified for state with team of (Bruce Tang, Henry Wang, Mathew Ulozas, Kelby Svendsen). Ben Newman won the 400 at Sectionals with a 50.85 and Pieter Duursma was 2nd in the 800 in 1:59, both advancing to state.   The team is excited for these boys at State Championships  

Are you interested in playing girls tennis at Uni. If so, please send your interest to Coach Luke. We may not be able to have an IHSA team at this point, but I would love to explore having a club team starting in the 2024-2025 school year. If interested, please email Coach Luke at lukejb@illinois.edu. Please reply no later than May 30th.I will gather responses and send further information over the summer.

The PTSA's 2024 Orientation Potluck in the Park is scheduled for Sunday, August 18, from 5-7:30 p.m., in AMBUCS Park in Urbana.  We will send out more information along with a SignUp Genius later this summer. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us on the 18th!  

The PTSA would like to thank everyone who donated time, money, and/or food items to help make our Teacher Appreciation Week activities a success! Here is a complete list of names. Because of the generosity of Uni families and students, we could surprise our wonderful teachers with candy treat bags on Monday, salty snacks and cold drinks from Ginger Ale's on Tuesday, a delicious brunch on Wednesday, over 170 total student thank you notes on Thursday, and thank you cards with $50 enclosed for each teacher on Friday. We appreciate your help in honoring our teachers during this celebration!  

The PTSA would like to thank everyone who donated time, money, and/or food items to help make our Disorientation Pizza Party a success.  Click here for a complete list of names. Students and staff enjoyed pizza, snacks, and dessert while signing yearbooks and visiting one last time with Uni seniors.  The pizza party marked our final all-school event of the school year. Many thanks to the Uni community for all your support and active participation in our events throughout 2023-2024. We enjoyed many fun times together and we wish you all a healthy and happy summer vacation!