Auditions for Big Show will be held on 3/10 (Tuesday before break) during Uni Period & 3/12 (Thursday) during lunch. No need to prepare anything, just show up to fill out a form & read a few lines off a provided script!
Dates to audition for talent performances will be scheduled individually. Fill out the form (https://forms.gle/pzcQzkES5Cef9WeV7) & we will contact you to schedule a time to audition.
Feel free to contact devmal2@illinois.edu & rubymm2@illinois.edu with any questions/concerns.

In Islam, Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, reflection and prayer. This year, Ramadan is from February 18 to March 19. On March 10, the Muslim Students Assosciation will be hosting a fast-a-thon at Uni to help facilitate understanding of Ramadan and fasting. All students and staff are invited to participate. We will provide suhoor (the morning meal) and iftar boxes (the evening meal) to participants. The abbreviated fast will start at about 8 a.m. and last through the end of the school day. Sign up here!

HOW CAN YOU HELP? A spare room, a spare bed, an open door to welcome someone. We are more than halfway now to getting enough host families for the 20 visiting French students from Lycée Charlemagne, arriving March 24 and leaving April 1. They ALL need a place to stay and be welcomed. Language is not a barrier, culture is not a barrier. Please think back to your own experiences and lifelong connections you made.
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TgxJ10sjjnXOHQz3Z-iPD-W1bRa9aohbDAqGKfKfCyQ/edit?usp=sharing

Abby Brooks, volunteer services coordinator for Carle Hospital, will be coming to give information to students who are interested in volunteering at Carle this summer. There are many different volunteering opportunities, so please come join us, ask questions and sign up.
Date: March 10
Time: Lunch
Location: Room 109

This year's annual Trivia Night & Silent Auction will be held on Sat, Mar 28, from 6:45 - 9 p.m., at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, l2101 S Prospect Ave, Champaign. Everyone  is invited to attend including our students, families, staff, and friends outside of Uni. Come solo or form a team! Admission is $5 per person, and we'll feature a concession stand along with our Silent Auction items. All proceeds will be divided equally between Spring Initiative and the Uni High PTSA. Look for information in next week's UniWeek on how to register teams for the event!  

Big Show script submissions are open! We are open to anything as long as it's 5 minutes or shorter. Visit https://bigshow2026.tumblr.com/ to submit. Workshop/punch-up sessions will be held in the writing center 3/10 & 3/12 during Uni Period. Scripts are due 3/14. (Last day before spring break!)
If you are interested in making a short film to be displayed at Big Show, send a pitch with your idea to devmal2@illinois.edu & rubymm2@illinois.edu.
Contact devmal2@illinois.edu & rubymm2@illinois.edu if you'd like to see an example of a script, if you want either of us to peer review a script, or if you have any other questions/concerns.

Hello Uni Community!
Unique is Uni High’s student literary and arts magazine that produces a book with student work every year. Our submission deadline is March 11—fast approaching! If you would like to submit any pieces of prose, poetry and art, please email your entry to unihigh.unique@gmail.com or fill out this form: https://forms.gle/nJ5QjzaG6UtGYUmVA. 
NOTE: Unique only accepts submissions created without the use of generative AI.

On Monday, April 20, 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 (independently or on behalf of a club), or parents. Activity proposals do not need to be STEM-focused. We encourage clubs to submit activity proposals that have worked well for other contexts (e.g., DREAAM, OOC events, etc.). To learn more or submit a proposal, please visit https://forms.gle/6tDdrVH4qNy8PyYx8. 

Forty-eight high schools from all around the state attended the NAQT State Tournament on Feb. 28 at Centennial High School. Uni's team, led by top ten individual scorers Captain Sophia Chen, Vice-Captain Jaehyun Yi and Rising Star Award recipient Boyou Huang, placed 4th in the Small School category. The team played 11 difficult games, tied for 3rd and lost their final game to earn 4th in the state. Give them a shout out if you see them. Go Uni! 
Scholastic Bowl practices in room 218 on Monday during Advisory, Tuesday during lunch, and Friday after school.

This past Saturday, the high school varsity Science Olympiad team won 1st place overall among 19 teams at the Parkland Regional. Congratulations to Jonathan, Michael, Sam, Sarah, Ruijing, Anthony, Max W., Lucas B., Mahdi, and Renee for all placing 1st place overall in one or more of their events.
The junior varsity team placed 5th overall and won the junior varsity division. Congratulations to Adrian, Clara, Tom, Matias, Niveditha, Nishi, Robenas, Jakub, Sloane, Derek, Bryan, Lauren, and Joseph for placing 1st in their events amongst the JV teams. Adrian, Clara, and Matias won 3 first-place medals, and Tom won 4 first-place medals.

Spring Athletics start March 2 for Boys Tennis, Girls Soccer and outdoor track & field.  Subbie Track starts March 23.  Questions concerning those seasons please reach out to head coaches.  Tennis: Luke Bronowski- lukejb@illinois.edu, Soccer: Cora Messick -cjmcjm98@gmail.com, Track: Casie Pierce -pierceca@u4sd.org. To sign up please call the school office 217-333-2870.  

Please join the girls’ volleyball program for open gym on Tuesdays in March: 3/3, 3/10 & 3/22 from 6-7:30 p.m. in Kenney Gym. New and returning players are welcome, as is anyone who might be considering playing on the team in the fall. 
For more information about the summer practice schedule and upcoming season, parents and students can join our team group in the SportsYou app. For the app code or questions, please email coach Steve Ashwill, at sashwill@volomail.net or team co-parent Liz White at lizjbwhite@gmail.com.

To create more clear tracking of poster/flyer submissions, SFAC has helped to create a new form for poster submissions: Poster/Flyer Request 25-26. Please begin using this form for any new poster requests!
The form includes directions for submission and some basic event/poster reminders. Please note that poster requests should be submitted at least one week before the desired posting date, to ensure enough time to review and deliver copies for approved posters.

Reminder that there is an assembly being held during Advisory on Monday, March 2 for all students and staff. See you there!

If you are a rising junior or senior interested in taking a class at the U. of I. for Fall of 2026, you should attend an upcoming information session with Ms. Lehman to learn more about the concurrent enrollment process.
Information sessions will be held the week after Spring Break:
Thursday, March 26, Uni Period, Room 109
Friday, March 27, Lunch, Room 109
The sessions are the same, so you only need to attend one.

The Muslim Students Association's Fast-A-Thon will be taking place on March 10. We will be providing both Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and Iftar (meal to break the fast) for all participants. If you’re able and would like to contribute a dish, we would truly appreciate your support! Please consider signing up to donate food using this Sign-Up Genius link.

We are seeking a dozen or more parent volunteers to help out with activities during Uni's third annual St. Elmo Brady Day celebration at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy. Support from parent volunteers is needed from 7:45 a.m. - 2 p.m. on April 20. Volunteers can sign up for a particular shift or help out all day. Please see the sign-up sheet for more details and reach out to Dr. O'Brien with any questions.

The PTSA Exec Board will hold its March meeting on Wed, Mar 11, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Uni Rm. 109.  Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing our Trivia Night & Silent Auction, our Conference Meal for Teachers, topics discussed at our recent financial meeting, and our upcoming April elections.  If you are unable to attend in person, you can join via Zoom by following this link: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81622259406?pwd=tUugmyO9TRplypms0vo1ZLJp5e3kmu.1 Meeting ID: 816 2225 9406; Password: PTSA. We hope you can join us!

Please consider supporting Uni High during Orange & Blue Days, a campus-wide three-day crowdfunding initiative scheduled to take place March 4-6. Your support helps advance innovation in learning at Uni and ensures our students continue to benefit from dynamic, forward-thinking educational experiences. Every gift makes a difference. Please click HERE to learn more or make a gift today. 
Thank you for being part of our Uni community! 

For students who have individually pursued AP coursework and are taking AP exams this school year: a Documented Absence Request Form is required to be submitted and approved prior to the exam (at least 1 month) in order to excuse the time for the test. No late requests will be approved. 
Students are required to uphold requirements for Uni classes and coordinate any necessary make-ups. 
Per the handbook (pg 49): "Students are required to notify their teachers in advance of them missing class for an AP exam (recommended at least 1 month in advance) and submit a Documented Absence Request Form to the assistant/associate director for approval."