Interested in seeing all the clubs Uni has to offer? Join us for Uni's vibrant Quad Day and explore the array of student organizations, clubs, and activities available.

The PTSA invites all students, families, and staff to our first general meeting of the fall semester, which will take place just prior to the Uni Open House.  Please join us on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 6-6:45 p.m., in DCL Room 1310. We will introduce PTSA officers, discuss our plans for the year, and feature presentations from Dr. Majerus and several Uni groups, including the Athletic Booster Club, Fine Arts Boosters, Advancement, etc. We hope to see you there!

Madrigal Auditions will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27. from 3:15 - 4 p.m. in the South Attic. Please contact Mr. Murphy if you have any questions!

Uni High’s Moon Festival Celebration is seeking performers, volunteers, and food donations for our 4th Annual Moon Festival, which will be held on Friday, Sep. 20 during lunch.
Performers Wanted: Singing, dancing, instruments, and other cultural performances welcomed! Email rw19@illinois.edu if interested.
Volunteers Needed: Sign up here to volunteer for setup, teardown, and serving food.
Food Donation: Please sign up here if you'd like to donate a main dish, side dish, or utensils.
All Uni students, faculty/staff, and families are welcome to participate, regardless of their cultural background.

To celebrate cultural heritage months in 2024, Uni/MPAG is holding a series of student art competitions. We invite students to submit original art for a 16" x 20" poster. The artists whose posters are selected for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will receive a copy of their poster and prizes of $75, $50, and $25, respectively. Winning posters will be displayed at Uni during the heritage month for which they were submitted.
We are currently seeking submissions for posters for National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15 - Oct. 15, 2024). While our contest uses the US's official name for the month (National Hispanic Heritage Month), we invite posters that highlight Hispanic and/or Latine/o/a communities, historical figures, cultural contributions, or traditions.
Submit your designs here by Sep. 9.

Submit photographs of your art (winter themed) for the cover of the next Uni holiday card.  All art must be entirely your own creation.  You may submit up to 5 entries to this box folder. Entries are due by Oct. 1, 2024.
• Only submit .jpgs and label accordingly: Holiday#_Lastname_Firstname_graduation year
• By submitting your art you are authorizing Uni to use (and possibly alter) your imagery for the holiday card and potentially other future uses. 
• Winners will be selected and announced by the Advancement Office.
• The winner will receive a Uni sweatshirt and will be credited on the card.

Thursday Aug. 29: Boys Soccer Home at 4:30 p.m. vs. SJO at grass field on Florida and Lincoln
Thursday, Aug. 29: Volleyball is also home 6 p.m. in Kenney Gym vs. Cerro Gordo. 

We are still looking to fill following coaching positions. Please reach out to AD Kyle Hummel, KHummel@illinois.edu if you know of anyone: Volleyball JV coach(now), boys basketball JV coach(winter), Track and Tennis assistants (Spring)  

• Piato lunches are for students/staff who have signed up for a lunch plan. If you have not signed up for a lunch plan, you may take day-old leftovers from the Piato fridge during lunch. You may only take leftovers from today’s lunch AFTER the final class period of the day. Please do not ask Piato staff for food if you are not signed up for a lunch plan.
• Students with a lunch plan who need to pick up a lunch during afternoon class periods should ask main office staff to unlock the Piato fridge to pick up their lunch.
• Lunch program sign-up is available one month prior to the start of each quarter. You can sign up for the next quarter's lunch plan at go.illinois.edu/unilunch during the open enrollment period. Quarter 2 lunch enrollment will begin on Sep. 3.

If you are riding your bike on campus, look into registering your bike! The best way to protect your bike from theft is by properly parking and locking your bike. Register your bicycle to be alerted if your stolen bicycle is recovered.
Bike at Illinois has many resources for those that are biking including:

• Bike Registration (Check out the Benefits of Bike Registration before registering)
• Bike Parking and Lock Information
• Mapping your route
• Bike Safety

Ms. Arnold, Paul, and Harrison would like to remind you that eating is not allowed in the library unless you are participating in a club or library-sponsored event. Thank you for keeping our space clean! 

Students will have the opportunity to speak with college representatives, inquire about programs and majors, and address financial aid questions with Financial Aid Advisors. The Illinois Regional College Fair is free and open to everyone in the community. This is an inexpensive way for you to narrow your choices and get to speak with representatives from a variety of colleges.

Please save the date for the Uni High Open House on Sept. 4 at 6:45 p.m. — right after the PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) meeting at 6 p.m.
You will have the opportunity to go through a shortened version of your student's schedule, spending ten minutes with each teacher to learn about the class and to ask any questions. 
Note: This is a corrected time. The time in last week's post was incorrect.

The PTSA would like to thank the 140+ volunteers and their families who donated food, time, and energy to help make our 2024 Orientation Potluck a huge success. These kinds of all-school events are made possible by the generosity and support of numerous individuals, and we appreciate the way our Uni community bands together each year to pull off a potluck that feeds close to 600 people! Thanks for a great celebration and we hope to see many of you at future PTSA meetings and events.