Spirit Week will be this week! Get ready to show off your school spirit! There are some exciting events planned this week:

• Monday: All-School Assembly
• Tuesday: Student Vs. Faculty Basketball Game (lunch in Uni Gym)
• Wednesday: Snow cone-Snowman (lunch in Uni Gym)
• Friday: Movie with Popcorn (lunch in Uni Gym)

Along with fun events, we have dress up days: 

• Monday: Class Colors Day
  • Senior: navy
  • Junior: maroon
  • Sophomore: light blue
  • Frosh: purple
  • Subbies: pink
  • Faculty: black
• Tuesday: Twin Day
• Wednesday: Formal Day
• Thursday: Quarter Zip + Matcha Day
• Friday: PJ Day

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.

We need families for 20 11th and 12th grade exchange students from Thionville, France who will be here from March 23 to April 2, 2026. All have a focus on Physics. You do not need to speak French to host a student. We want families who are willing to share moments with students from Thionville, and have them be an extension of your immediate family for about 10 days.
If you are interested, please respond as soon as possible to  blues@illinois.edu
We need 20 spaces... if you can host more than one student, that is wonderful. If you can only host 1, that is better than none.  The chaperones/teachers are set.

The Uni High Winter Music Concert, featuring Orchestra, Chorus and Madrigals, will be held Sunday, Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Kenney Gym.

Since our Winter Formal will be on the night of Sat 1/24, Spring Initiative (a transformative, holistic after-school program in Clarksdale, MS), has RESCHEDULED its Champaign event! Instead, they are now hosting Brunch with Spring, which will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday 1/24 (still at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Champaign). There will yummy brunch foods, live performances, and an opportunity to hear from Spring students visiting from Clarksdale. Spring will be collecting a $10 suggested donation at the door. 
Please come and bring your family! Reserve RSVP here!

University Laboratory High School will host their LAST prospective family informational meeting Jan. 15 through Zoom. Please join us to learn more about our values, curriculum, and programs. Our application for the 2026-27 school year is now available on our website. Please visit our website to sign up for a meeting, to learn more about our school, or to access our application: https://uni.illinois.edu/admissions.

Calling for submissions! The Uni High Research Journal is a STEM and Humanities, nonfiction academic journal in which all Uni Students can submit writings of their own. You will be able to submit class work or your own work as long as it meets the guidelines and requirements. You also must fill out the necessary information in the submission form. The deadline for submitting is Feb.15. Decisions concerning submissions will be sent out around April. Two "best submissions" will be chosen when submissions are closed, one in STEM and one in Humanities, and the writers of those submissions will be awarded.

To help Uni celebrate cultural heritage months, Uni High and the Multicultural Parent Advisory Group are holding student art competitions. We invite student artists to submit their original art for a 16" x 20" poster. The artists whose posters are selected as the top three submissions will each receive $50, and winning posters will be displayed at Uni during the cultural heritage month for which they were submitted.
We are currently seeking poster submissions for Black History Month (February). Please see the submission form for contest guidelines.

Spring Sports Sign Up
If someone wants to participate in a spring sport please contact the school office to get your student signed up.  
Track (High School) begins Tuesday Jan. 20. 
Girls Soccer and Boys Tennis begin March 2.   
Subbie Track begins March 23 after spring break.
Fee is $200.   
If a soccer or tennis player wants to only compete in Indoor track and then switch to soccer or tennis when that season begins, they can for a half fee of $100 for indoor track and then $200 for the full soccer/tennis season.  

Attention Future Designers:  What would you design for your community's future?  If you have an idea that you can visually represent on one page, share it in the Cooper Hewitt Design Competition.  Individual entries or teams of up to 3 high school students are welcome.  If you would like to discuss more come to the optional informational lunch meeting on Jan. 13 OR visit the contest website for full details. Entries due Feb. 2, 2025.

Moms+, a non-Uni affiliated group, includes individuals that identify as moms that have students in our community. It is a fun way for moms from our community to relax and get to know each other.  Typically get-togethers will occur on the 3rd Friday evening of the month, but adjustments may be made to accommodate events  or conflicts such as holidays.  Please use this form to indicate if you plan to attend the next get-together and make suggestions of activities you would like to see us do. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Cyndi Smyser at cl40@illinois.edu. 

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.

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) reports an increase in influenza activity across Champaign County. Respiratory illness levels in Illinois are “High” with influenza levels at “Very High.” CUPHD advises taking additional precautions to protect yourself and others, including vaccination, staying home when ill, wearing a mask, and washing hands frequently with soap and water.
We ask Uni students and staff to self-report contagious illnesses so that we can be aware of periods of higher spread and take appropriate precautions. If you do become ill, please refer to the contagious illness policy for details about returning to school.