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.

In Islam, Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, reflection and prayer. This year, Ramadan is from Feb. 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!

Look for art by eight Uni High artists at the Eric Show, a local high school art show organized by 40 North held at the Illini Union Art Gallery.  The exhibition is free and open to the public and features high school art from our locality.

The group from Lycée Charlemagne, in Thionville, is arriving March 24 in the evening, leaving April 1 midday. There are 20 students. if you can host more than one student, that is wonderful. If you can only host one, that is better than none.  The chaperones/teachers are already taken care of. As of March 5 2026, I have 12 families on board to receive 16 students, but that still leaves 4 unclaimed!  Let’s get our Uni Spirit going and show how welcoming we can be, how excited we are to share life in Central Illinois in the early Spring.

Save the date and the new time! This year's annual Trivia & Silent Auction Eventwill be held on Sat, Mar 28, from 2-4 p.m, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, located at 2101 S Prospect Ave in Champaign.  That way, this event ends well before Spring Fling! 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. Ready to register your team? RSVP here!  

Jolynn Caroline from University of Illinois Law School will return on Monday, March 23 during Uni Period.  This time she is bringing other friends who work in different aspects of law to allow students a chance to understand different paths possible in getting a law degree.  Bring your friends and join us as we learn more about what this profession can offer to you.

Uni High's Asian American Association will be hosting a Ramen Fundraiser! The event will be in the kitchen during lunch on Tuesday, March 24. The ramen options are cup noodles (including Buldak and Shin Ramen) and dry noodles. The price is as follows: Ramen + 2 toppings: $5, + 3 toppings: $6, and + 4 toppings: $7. Toppings include boiled eggs, kimchi, beef and pork slices, tofu, and bean sprouts. Condiments will be provided. We take cash only. Money raised will help support the 2026 Uni Moon Festival. If you have any questions, please reach out to Renee Wang (rw19@illinois.edu) or Ruijing Tang (ruijing5@illinois.edu).

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

Thank you to everyone who has submitted an activity proposal for St. Elmo Brady Day on April 20. 
We still need ten more activity proposals for our collaboration with BTW, so I'm extending the proposal deadline to Friday, March 13. Activities related to water, Earth Day, or the scientist St. Elmo Brady may be proposed by Uni faculty, students, clubs, 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. 

The artwork of senior Uni student, Ashton Hetherington has been selected by Champaign's 40 North to represent Youth Art Month.  The painting, "On Display" will be featured on a postcard to be distributed locally to promote the arts for youth. Congratulations Ashton!

Uni's subbie Science Olympiad team won first in Central Illinois at the regional Science Olympiad competition held on Feb. 21 at Parkland College.  The team has advanced to state which will be held in April at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Congratulations to Uni’s Math Team for placing 1st overall at the regional ICTM contest and qualifying to compete in the state contest in April! 
Students who won individual awards include Aiden Kim and Bryan Zhao who tied for first in the Algebra contest, Chloe Lee who placed first in the Geometry contest and Jameson LaFave, Gemma Musgrave, and Joyce Zheng who tied for second. Ruijing Tang tied for third in the Algebra II contest, and Daniel Lee and Anthony Yang tied for first. Jaewoo Park won first place in the Precalculus contest and Michael Wu placed third.
Congrats to everyone who participated - you all contributed to the team’s success!

Auditions for Big Show will be held this Tuesday Uni Period & Wednesday lunch in the North Attic. Auditions are open to anyone, Big Show is pretty low commitment & easy regardless of experience! No need to prepare anything, just show up to fill out a form & read a few lines off a provided script. Performances April 2 & 3, see https://bigshow2026.tumblr.com/ for detailed info.
Feel free to contact devmal2@illinois.edu & rubymm2@illinois.edu with any questions/concerns.

Please join the girls’ volleyball program for open practices on Tuesdays in March: 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.

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."

•  June 14 - June 27, 2026  •
Since 2016 the Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has opened its doors to motivated high school students for a 2-week intensive Elementary Arabic course this summer. This is an introductory course in Modern Standard Arabic for high school students with limited or no prior knowledge of the Arabic language. Students will earn 2 college credits as well as a sense of what to expect after graduating high school.
Deadline to sign up is March 29, 2026
https://linguistics.illinois.edu/languages/summer-institutes/arabic-high-school-program

The Muslim Students Association's Fast-A-Thon will be taking place on Tuesday, March 10. We will be providing both Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) at 8 a.m. and Iftar (meal to break the fast) at 3:30 p.m. 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.

Thank you to the parents who have signed up to volunteer for Uni's St. Elmo Brady Day collaboration at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy on April 20.
We still need ten or more parent volunteers to help out with activities during Uni's third annual St. Elmo Brady Day celebration. 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.

Thank you to all the parents who have completed Uni's Parent Climate Survey! Your responses will help us better understand parents’ experiences at Uni High and identify ways of improving our school climate for students and families.
We’d love to hear from all Uni families about your experiences so that we can learn from your feedback and do better as a school. If you have not yet completed our Parent Climate Survey, we would really appreciate your feedback--positive or negative.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We truly appreciate your input.

The PTSA Exec Board will hold its March meeting on Wed, March 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, the ERC/PTSA garden, 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!

The PTSA will be hosting our annual Spring Conference Meal for Teachers on Thurs., March 12, from 3-5 p.m. in Uni Kitchen.  The PTSA will provide plates, napkins, and table service, and we are asking families to donate a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods.  There are so many ways you can help!  Please follow this link for details on how to donate food and/or time to the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-62451233-spring
Questions?  Contact Mary Kate Arend at uniptsa2021@gmail.com.  Thanks in advance for your help!

The PTSA will be hosting our annual Spring Conference Meal for Teachers on Thurs., March 12, from 3-5 p.m. in Uni Kitchen.  The PTSA will provide plates, napkins, and table service, and we are asking families to donate a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods.  There are so many ways you can help!  Please follow this link for details on how to donate food and/or time to the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-62451233-spring
Questions?  Contact Mary Kate Arend at uniptsa2021@gmail.com.  Thanks in advance for your help!