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.

The Uni High Library is hosting a Murder Mystery Game event this Wednesday (Nov. 20) at 3:15 p.m. Come help us figure out who's done it in a Clue and Werewords (from the One Night Werewolf franchise) inspired game. Feel free to dress-up as your favorite Clue character. We hope to see you there! 
Please register for the event using this link: https://forms.gle/yHS5HdhdTqEFruG19

Parents, students, and staff, please join Uni's Multicultural Parent Advisory Group for our November meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6-7 p.m. We'll meet in the Uni High kitchen. For those who are only able to attend remotely, you can join us on Zoom at go.illinois.edu/mpag (Meeting ID: 850 7082 8404, Password: unimpag). All are welcome!

Students for a Better World will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Food Sale on Thursday Nov. 21, with all proceeds going to Eastern Illinois Foodbank. A Thanksgiving dinner plate with turkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, desserts, and more will be $8, and desserts will be $1-2.  There are three ways to pay: cash at the sale; showing a receipt for a donation to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank (donation link), or bringing a minimum of 5 cans/other non-perishable items. If you are interested in bringing food, helping with setup/takedown, or volunteering for this event sign up here.

While all of our in-person activities are booked for the school year, we still need enrichment kits for the DREAAMers on Wednesdays when we cannot host an activity (faculty meetings are scheduled, Agora week, etc.). 
If your Uni High club or class is interested in planning an activity and creating a lesson, please reach out to krodems@illinois.edu so that I can share more details! 

Uni's annual Poetry Out Loud recitation contest will be Wed, Jan. 22, 2025, during Uni Period. There will be an info meeting Tue, Dec. 9,  in 303 at the start of lunch. Please come to this 10-min. meeting at the top of the weekly Unique (literary magazine) club meeting if you're interested, especially if you've never done Poetry Out Loud before. (Attending is not required to compete.)
Click here to sign up for Poetry Out Loud. Decide which poem you want to recite from the long list at poetryoutloud.org (in the "find poems" dropdown menu on the left). The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, Jan. 14.

The next Math League competition will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 during Uni Period.  Please come to the math team rooms to participate (High school in room 206, subbies room 205).  All are welcome!

Chorus schedule:
11/18 Chorus   
11/20 Chorus/Madrigals 
11/22 Chorus

Orchestra Schedule:                                                                                        
11/18 Orchestra 
11/19 Strings/Winds & Percussion 
11/21 Orchestra

Uni's Main Office will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26 & 27. The office will reopen after Thanksgiving break at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2.

While most Uni students were too young to vote in the real election, all students were eligible to vote in the Uni High Mock Election.  Over 160 students cast ballots, voting not just in the Presidential race, but in all of the local races that showed up on the ballots of real Urbana residents.  Here are the results, comparing Uni students to voters in Champaign County and the state of Illinois.  
Thanks to the League of Women Voters interns and members of Take Action Club for helping administer the election. And thanks to everyone who voted!

The National Portrait Gallery’s Teen Museum Council invites students to submit original portrait photographs to the Teen Portrait Competition.   A jury will select one grand-prize winning photo from each of the two age groups (13–15 and 16–17 years old).
Photos, along with the artist's full name, grade level, zip code and artist age, should be submitted via e-mail as a jpeg attachment to :
NPG-TeenPortraitCompetition@si.edu
The deadline for submissions is December 23.
Website for details and rules: Teen Portrait Competition

Uni has a long-standing tradition of celebrating the end of the fall semester with all students and staff at the Uni Winter Party. This year, the party is on Friday, Dec. 20. To feed the entire school, we need parents to help by donating money for pizza, food items, and/or your time to decorate, serve food, and/or clean up. 

Use this link to sign up to help! The page also contains all directions for contributing donations. On behalf of the PTSA, thank you in advance for your generosity and support! Questions can be sent to the PTSA Junior Representative, Alison Smith,at aliso22@gmail.com. 

Everyone in the Uni community is invited to attend the PTSA's Executive Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., in Uni Room 109.  We will be discussing our upcoming Winter Party for students and staff, our second semester coffee social for parents and guardians, and the creation of a new PTSA mini-grant program to support Uni faculty and students. If you are unable to attend in person, you can attend remotely using the following Zoom link: 
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82670895458pwd=hTPdj3gRcimq2MopddI1L1Kr3wHMhz.1  We hope to see you there!