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

Uni Families & Friends,
On Monday, Dec. 15 from 11:30-12:30 I’ll be in Uni Gym for another meet and greet hosted by the PTSA. Updates concerning the feasibility study and budget/operations will be provided followed by a Q&A. I look forward to another well-attended event and hope to see you there.
Cheers,
Fitz

The first in a series of Saturday workshops hosted by Uni arts clubs and supported by an Urbana Arts & Culture Grant will be on Dec. 6, 12-2 p.m. We invite Uni families with a 4th-6th grader to participate. Students will engage in activities including rhythm relay games and SoundTrap music composition, meet other students interested in music, watch a performance by OOC, and learn about what it’s like to study music in middle/high school. RSVPs are required to attend. Lunch will be provided for attending students and caregivers. Please see the sign-up form for more details. If you know local 4th-6th graders, please help us spread the word! 

MPAG is hosting a game-playing event for Uni students, families (including siblings!), and staff from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13. 
We hope the event will give members of the Uni community a chance to connect while learning to play a new game. For students, this event can be a brain break from end-of-semester projects. SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED.
If you'd like to bring a game to share or you plan to attend, please RSVP here. Attendees are welcome to come without RSVPing, but RSVPs will help us with planning. Drop in for a bit or stay the full time.

Uni's annual Poetry Out Loud contest is Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, during Uni Period. There will an informational meeting about Poetry Out Loud on this Thurs, Dec 4 in room 205 during Uni period. If you plan to participate, sign up for Poetry Out Loud here. It will be useful to come by the info meeting as well, if you can. For this year's Poetry Out Loud contest, reciters can choose a poem from either the new Poetry Out Loud list list (which, starting this year, is limited to older poems) or the list at Poetry 180 (which features more modern poems).

Uni arts clubs will be hosting Saturday lunch workshops for elementary students to learn about various arts and meet older students (you!) involved in art fields. The first workshop, hosted by Orchestra Outreach Club, will be from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (event from 12–2 p.m.) on Saturday, Dec. 6. Volunteers will help lead activities and talk about their experience with music. Lunch will be provided for volunteers.
Please fill out this form to register as a volunteer for the December session. More information will be sent to volunteers soon! Please contact Max Wang (maxzw2@illinois.edu) about any questions.

The Uni High Scholastic Bowl Team placed 4th at the David Riley Kickoff Tournament on Nov. 22 at Mattoon High School. Led by top 10 individual scorers Captain Sophia Chen and Vice-Captain Jaehyun Yi, the team earned their place in the Championship Pool where they were defeated by Centennial, Mahomet-Seymor and Teutopolis. Juniper Gaines, Mia Millis, Alex Ceasar, Mun Nguyen, and Bryan Zhao rounded out the team and played admirably. Give them a shout out if you see them. Go Uni!

Auditions for Pirates of Penzance will be held Dec. 8, 2025, at 4 PM in the South Attic. Prepare a Broadway song and your funniest joke! Please bring sheet music for the accompanist.Those auditioning for Major General should learn “When I Was a Lad” from HMS Pinafore. First rehearsal: Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. Performances: Mar. 4–7. Contact Fing at guyotte@illinois.edu or in person for details. All Students are welcome and encouraged to audition. Those interested in back stage positions should fill out a form at auditions. 

Anyone who is thinking of auditioning for Pirates of Penzance and looking to see what a musical audition is like should come to the North Attic at lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 2 for our audition workshop. Fing and Mr. Murphy will be there to answer questions about auditioning, along with a surprise guest, who will be demonstrating a mock audition. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. Hope to see you there!

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. 19. 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 Senior Representative, Alison Smith,at aliso22@gmail.com. 

Professor Cecilia Leal and her team at Material Sciences in Engineering at the University of Illinois will be visiting us on Monday, Dec. 8 during Uni Period (1:35-2:15 p.m.) in 106N.  We welcome you to join us for a conversation about Material Science in Engineering. Let's learn together as they share tips and pointers about applying, demo different activities, and share information about Materials Engineering in general.  This conversation is open to all grade levels.  We hope to see you there!

The Wellness Room is available for students who want to take a short break or need a quiet place for a reset to sit, color, breathe, and relax. This room is located on the 3rd floor in 312 and will be open during the hours below. Please sign in using the QR code on the door or through the paper sign-in sheet also located near the door. An agreement to abide by the rules of the room will be available during sign-in.
Mondays/Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
Tuesdays/Thursdays 9-11 a.m.