At Uni High, we strive to foster an environment where everyone, inclusive of race, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, political beliefs, ability, language, and religion, will feel welcome, visible, and heard.

Join us on Oct. 18 in Uni Gym from 3:15-4:15 p.m. for a fun celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with tons of food, music, prizes! Sign up to participate and if you win, you'll receive a free gift card to Maize or burrito king! The sign up and description of contests can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrHUn2mwbWAPgbLOcACBQjq_E76glRsToEmfM6TIl6gxFHRA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Support us by bringing Hispanic food to the event, which you can sign up for here: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfmgo=s.signup&urlid=10C0849ADAB2BA1F4C43-52105115-national#/

Students 4 A Better World is holding its first ever flag football tournament on Oct. 25 from 4-6 p.m. in the Uni High green space! All proceeds will be donated to the local Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. 
Make a team with your classmates or stop by to cheer. There will be concessions and face paint! Teams can be made up of 10+ people, and should strive for an equal balance of genders. 
The team entry fee is $5 per person. Team captains should fill out this form by Oct. 23 to secure a spot in the bracket.
Please come help us raise money for the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. 

The Uni High Library is excited to host a Fall Festival this year. We are going to enjoy some seasonal drinks, food, and watch a movie. However, we need your help to decide what to day to host it and what movie to watch. 
Please click on this link and fill out the form to let us know what day works best and what movie you would like to see: https://forms.gle/ggibHTh8U4gpTy9g6

To celebrate cultural heritage months, 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 $75, $50, and $25, respectively. Winning posters will be displayed at Uni.
We are currently seeking submissions for posters for Native American Heritage Month (Nov. 2024). Review contest guidelines and submit your designs here by NOON on Friday, Nov. 1.

Does your club or class have an announcement you'd like the whole school to hear? If so, suggest an announcement for the All-School assembly on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. You can either make the announcement yourself, or request that a Uni staff member share the announcement for you. Announcement suggestion submissions are due Wednesday, Oct. 23.

Every year, the Uni High SSO sets up a series of field trips to explore career applications of various fields of study on the University of Illinois campus. This year's second Campus Connections field trip will explore the field of Data Science. Signup is limited to 15 students in 9th-12th grades.
Sign up here!

Math League is a monthly math competition that occurs at Uni during Uni Period.  The first competition will occur on Oct. 22. If you participated last year, you do not need to register.  If you are new to Math League, please sign up here. This competition is open to ANY student, including subbies, and is a great competition for students who are new to competitions  You will need your laptop for this individual 30- minute competition. Locations: 9-12 grade in room 206, 8th grade in room 205. Any student with any math experience is welcome; we want to celebrate your successes with you!

Congratulations to the girls subbie cross country team for placing 4th at the sectional meet in Normal, IL on Friday Oct. 11.  Janny Knutson placed 5th with a time of 13:50.7 and won a top 10 medal.  Faith Lee was 26th overall with a time of 15:48 and narrowly missed representing Uni at the state meet on Saturday Oct. 19 by 1 runner not on a winning team.  Also finishing their season at sectionals was Frances Burlew, Jiya Borgaonkar, Niveditha Nait, Hyelynn Lee and Brynleigh Riesberg.

Congratulations to the boys subbie cross country team for placing 4th at the sectional meet in Normal.  Jax Taylor placed 6th with a time of 12.00 and won a top 10 medal. Joseph To placed 11th with a time of 12:18 and Boyou Huang placed 13th with a time of 12:29.  Because Joseph and Boyou were among the top 7 runners not on a winning team, they will also be representing Uni at the State Meet on Saturday .  Finishing up their seasons were Leo Lamera and Bryan Zhao who missed qualifying for state by 3 and 4 runners not on a winning team respectively, as well as Diken Guevara and Alton Stillwell.

Congratulations to Rishabh Prasanth winning The News-Gazette's boys' Athlete of the Week!  This comes off of Rishabh breaking the school record for single season goals. The team went 16-6 during the regular season and is currently ranked 11th in State for 1A Illinois schools and 3rd in their Sectional that begins on Saturday Oct. 19. Boys Cross Country won the Annual Twin City meet besting Central, Centennial and Urbana for the win.  The boys put six runners in the top 15, led by 2nd place from Ross Kimme and 3rd place from Luke Fahnestock.   

The first official ExploraVision meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 17 during Uni Period, at 3: 20 p.m. in room 301. New participants in ExploraVision should all attend the meeting for explanations of the competition and expectations of teams.  If your team has participated before, send at least one representative.  Come prepared with your team members (teams must be 2-4 members) and your general topic. 
At this meeting, you will be asked to make a commitment and given the opportunity to join a GroupMe for communication. 

Remember to mark your calendars for this Friday, Oct. 18 for the University YMCA Friday Forum + Conversation Café from 12-1 p.m.. Uni alum Jeremy Hobson, (Class of '99), host of the "In the Middle" podcast, will be speaking on the topic of "Giving a Voice to the Middle".
The talk starts shortly after noon and includes a Q&A session. All attendees will receive a free lunch from Y-Thai!
You can find out more information about the series here. No RSVP is needed

For students who are interested in learning about Advanced Placement exams, we will have an information session with guest Ms. Motley from Urbana and our very own Lisa Micele. Lisa will answer questions about APs in the context of our school and Ms. Motley will help walk students through the registration process. We will meet on Tuesday Oct. 22 during lunch in room 109.

We are inviting teenage girls and their moms across the country to be a part of the TEAM Project! This study is to understand teen girls' experiences with other kids and how moms are involved. Moms complete three online sessions and daughters complete two online sessions over a three-month period. Families can earn up to $70 for the study. To learn more please see our flyer: https://publish.illinois.edu/adapt-lab/the-team-teens-and-mothers-project/. When signing up, please make sure you create a profile for yourself and your daughter in order to find our study!

To celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, UNI's Indian community is organizing a lunch, for the faculty, staff and students at the UNI Gym. We are requesting parental support and participation in this much loved annual tradition at UNI. You could help in the following ways:

• Make a contribution towards the partly catered lunch (Venmo or Zelle to Ponnu @202 489 2443)  
• Help with setup, box food at UNI Gym

If you have questions, please email Ponnu Ponnappa at ponnacp@yahoo.com or Supriya Prasanth at supriyagprasanth@gmail.com.
Indian community • UNI High 

We have many students lingering in the buildings after closing or parents waiting for extended times. Remember to check dates and times of building closures!

• Students and parents should communicate about pick-up times/locations. Make sure you know where to be and when!
• Students should leave promptly after activities—play practice, sports practices, dances, etc.
• Students should leave the building when the building closes.
• Students should not go into random university buildings unless they have permission.

The PTSA's October Exec Board meeting will be held on Wed., Oct. 16, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., in Uni Room 109.  All are welcome!  We will be discussing and voting on our proposed 2024-2025 PTSA budget, including the possible creation of a new mini-grant program.  We will also be voting in our new subbie class parent reps!  For anyone who is unable to attend the meeting in person, we will provide a Zoom option.  The link is as follows:  https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84861604524?pwd=OnPr0tjKNxzLNASEWa7WujgcCzawaB.1

Please help feed our hard-working Uni teachers on Thursday, Oct. 24, the evening of fall Guardian-Teacher Conferences.  We have only a handful of slots left to fill: we are in need of one main dish, one side dish, and one clean-up volunteer.  Please follow this link for more information and to sign up for a slot:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-51020475-fall   Thanks in advance for your support!

The Fall Uni Parent Social is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Harvest Market. This gathering offers Uni parents the opportunity to connect with each other in a casual setting. Students/children are welcome to attend with their parents. 
Location: Mezzanine (upper level) of Harvest Market Grocery Store, 2029 S. Neil St., Champaign
Enjoy some light refreshments and lemonade (Additional beverages available for purchase at Mezzanine bar)
Please RSVP here! We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Advancement Team