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 for the Spring Uni Parent Social on Thursday, Feb. 20. Enjoy light refreshments and the opportunity to connect with fellow Uni parents, the Advancement team, and some former and current faculty and staff. 
Date: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Harvest Market Grocery Store Mezzanine (upper level)  2029 S Neil St., Champaign
Kindly RSVP HERE. This event is designed for parents, but students and children are welcome to attend.
Thank you and we hope to see you there!
Uni High Advancement Team
Janet Kroencke and Hannah Radnitzer-LeVanti

On Monday, April 14 Uni High will be holding a day-long outreach event at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy. We're seeking proposals for 40-minute activities for grades K-5 related to water, Earth Day, or the scientist St. Elmo Brady. Activities may be proposed by Uni faculty, students (on behalf of a club or independently), or parents. Activity proposals do not need to be STEM-focused. To learn more or submit a proposal, please visit https://forms.gle/4UYRnsQRYQYhMtp46.

This year, Uni will have a booth at CU's Read Across America celebration on Saturday, March 8. We're still seeking clubs to volunteer for a one-hour shift to read picture books to kids at the event. Club sponsors will need to be present as chaperones for participating clubs during their shift. If your club is interested in volunteering for this event, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/p8aLuTmLMxzH7VeX9. See link for additional details.

Hello everyone! Uni’s Asian American Association is collaborating with multiple language and cultural clubs to host a Multicultural Food Tasting Event for the Uni Community. This event will be Friday, Mar. 28 in Uni Gym. We hope the event will be a great time to try new foods and connect with other cultures! If you are interested in bringing food please sign up here.

Unique is Uni's literary and art magazine that publishes work from Uni students annually. If you want YOUR wonderful creations featured in the publication, please send your poetry, prose, and/or visual art to unihigh.unique@gmail.com. You can send as many as you want. We anonymously review submissions every Tuesday lunch in room 303. Indicate in your email if you want your submission to be anonymous in the final book. We're accepting submissions through March 24 at 11:59 p.m. 

Juniors and Seniors: Are you interested in learning about Uni's Lab Mission activities? This year Fine Arts, Social Studies, and P.E. will be presenting their recent lab mission activities along with colleagues from the Library, Lisa Micele and Siebel Center for Design.  
If you would like to attend the Lab Mission Fair, please request an invitation by filling out this webform.  Invitations will be issued to 20 students.  After receiving an invitation, students will need to RSVP to secure their place at the event.

The PTSA is creating a special cookbook to celebrate the amazing diversity of our school community! "Uni_ted Around the Table: Celebrating Uni Kitchen" will feature beloved recipes from our potlucks, showcasing the rich cultural flavors that bring us together. We will include a “Potluck Dishes” section, a “Seniors" section of family favorites for students to take to college, and a “Freshman Pie Contest” section! Please submit your recipe(s) along with a brief note about the significance of the dish(es) and appropriate section(s) by March 31 to:  https://createmycookbook.com/projects/uHW6EbAxo

REMINDER: Girls at Uni may now apply for the Barbara Lazarus Award, through the Barbara Lazarus ’63 Memorial Fund.
The Barbara Lazarus ’63 Memorial Fund exists to encourage, facilitate and support girls at Uni in the study of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Click here for additional information and to access the application.
Questions: Contact Bridget Hughes at bsheen2@illinois.edu
Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2025 at 5 p.m. So far, no submissions have been received. 

All mental health days are recorded as full-day absences. While students may choose to attend later classes, this does not modify their mental health day status - the entire day remains documented as an excused mental health absence.

Students who will be fasting during Ramadan are welcome to be exempt from PE classes during this time. Alternatively, if you prefer to stay engaged, you may choose a modified activity or an alternative task with your PE teacher's approval. Please email Coach Rachael (rbrewer3@illinois.edu) by Wednesday, Feb. 26 if you would like a PE exemption during Ramadan. For modified activities during class please speak with your PE teacher. 

ISBE has changed its mandated spring tests for grades 9-11 from the PSAT/SAT to the PreACT/ACT. Subbies will take the IAR and ISA. Please note the following dates and information: 
Main testing day: March 31 at the Illini Union. 
• This will be INCLUDE Subbies, 9th/10th and 11th grade.
• Seniors are scheduled for a volunteer day.
• Accommodated testing times and locations will be emailed individually
Subbie testing day #2: April 7 in Uni gym 
Make-up testing day: April 8 in Uni gym  
We will send out more detailed information including arrival times closer to the testing dates. 

Sine, Sine, Cosine, Sine–3.14159! Go Uni! All freshmen and their families are invited to the PTSA’s Early Pi Day Celebration and Freshman Class Family Party on Sat. Mar. 1, from 6-8 p.m. in Kenney Gym. To enter our sweet and savory pie contests, and/or to sign up for other food items, please follow this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-54945731-unifreshman
Freshmen, start practicing for our Pi Recitation/Writing contest, and hunt around your house for a good white elephant gift for Aunt Clara’s Trading Party!  Come on 3/1 ready to fling whipped cream and throw snowballs!

The PTSA invites all Uni families to help us provide a meal for Uni faculty on Thursday, Mar. 6, the evening of spring guardian-teacher conferences.  We are asking for a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods, along with set-up and clean-up volunteers.  Food may be dropped off in the Uni Kitchen either before school or after lunch (between 12:15 and 3:00 p.m.).  Please follow this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-54509809-spring
Questions? Contact Mary Kate Arend at uniptsa2021@gmail.com Thanks in advance for your help!

Please join Uni MPAG for our February meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 6-7 p.m. MPAG meetings are open to all Uni families, staff, and students, and new attendees are always welcome!
In our Feb. meeting, we'll discuss ways to support upcoming student events in Spring 2025 and work on planning 2025-26 activities and initiatives. Attendees are welcome to raise questions and topics for discussion and/or suggest event ideas. We'll meet on Zoom at go.illinois.edu/mpag (Meeting ID: 850 7082 8404, Password: unimpag).