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.

Here be dragons and free books! Attend our end-of-semester celebration at the Dragon’s Lair, where we will be feasting like medieval royalty and awarding the highest library points earners with special prizes to celebrate their bookish boldness. Come one, come all, and use your library points to withdraw NEW prize books from the dragon’s prize book hoard (among other very special goodies sourced by your library staff). Free food, free stuff - don’t miss it! Note: this is replacing the final SLAC-ers Meeting of the year. Sorry!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to Crochet and/or Knit? Come and do so in a friendly environment after school. This event is a collaboration with Uni High’s Knit and Crochet Club, who will be sharing their expertise! 

GA Doxey will host a crash course on community archives, teaching us how to use them to access local histories and resources that we might otherwise never see. Students can learn more about who community archives represent, how to engage with them, and when to use them for research.

The PE department wants to remind everyone that the Illinois Marathon 5k will be on Friday, April 24. Students are required to participate in a 5k as part of their final for class. Running a 5k has been a part of the PE curriculum for over 40 years! Students have already been registered for the race. Please take a look at this google doc for details and email us with any questions. Spring sport athletes are exempt from participating in the 5k. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-89yL9sMRqwFuu7jPQYL66YMZeIFzWVaK9HUbSAcfE/edit?usp=sharing

The Orchestra Outreach Club is running a St. Elmo Brady event all about the fusion of music education and environmental conservation. Plastic bottles and paper towel rolls can be donated for BTW students to create recycled maracas until Friday, April 17. Collection boxes will be located in Uni's stairwells, labeled "OOC BOXES". Your help would be much appreciated!

MPAG and Uni's Asian American Association are seeking submissions for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May 2026). Please review the poster contest guidelines here before designing your poster. The top three winners will receive $50 prizes. Collaborative submissions are welcome (note that collaborators would split the prize money). Submissions may be created digitally or as physical art pieces (and then scanned with a high resolution).

On Monday, April 20, Uni High will be joining Booker T. Washington STEM Academy for a school-wide celebration with a series of Uni-led activities related to water and Earth Day. Uni students will participate in this community outreach day instead of their normal Uni classes on Monday, Apr. 20, and we will have an early dismissal from Uni at 1:45 p.m. This all-school field trip will take place at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy (606 E. Grove St., Champaign) and Douglass Park.
Please refer to the permission slip webform, emails from Dr. Fitzgerald and Dr. O'Brien, and/or this link for additional details related to this event. 

• Magic Manuscript - Curate your collection with us and request books for permanent acquisition or temporary request using our updated Magic Manuscript. Leave Wally, Doxey, or Claire a note, and they'll chat back and forth with you about how your request is going. Like magic, your desired book will soon appear!
• Manga Desk Request Special - During April's "Drop in and Destress" theme, Wally is highlighting the library's superpower in bringing volumes from big series across campus to you. Drop a request at the desk, let Wally do the sleuthing, and finally finish that long series as an exams reward!

• Poetry Bookmarks : Check out a book from our collection and get some poetry alongside it, collected and created by our very own Uni High students.
• Book Scavenger Bingo : Explore materials relating to previous month's themes and win library points in this new game you take at your own pace.
• Slay the Dragon Library Trivia: Animation April - Test your knowledge of animation techniques, history and trivia!

Monday during lunch, weekly
Meet, Create, Read, Be Together! Supervised by GA Wally, Comics Club is a *HOT NEW* self-directed club focused on comix, manga, graphic novels, and zines - and a general love of all things creative and toonin’. We alternate between making and reading projects, but we’re always snacking, chatting, and having a good time. Come hang out, make a style card zine (our current project), pick up a new comic or comics collaborator, and tell us your best/worst take about Spiderman.

In preparation for Teacher Appreciation Week, the PTSA is planning to run another competition among all students to see which class can write the most thank you notes to Uni teachers!  The competition will run from Mon., April 13, to Wed., April 22, in the Uni High Library.  All supplies will be provided at the PTSA's thank-you-note table! Students in the winning class will each receive bragging rights plus a free popsicle at lunch!  

In conjunction with the planting of Uni's new native mixed prairie garden, the PTSA and Uni's Ecological Restoration Coalition (ERC) are selling ERC t-shirts to students, staff, and parents.  We have some fun garden work days planned (complete with snacks and free raffle prizes) and we'll need lots of volunteers to make this garden a reality!  Everyone is invited to lend a hand — come garden in style with an ERC t-shirt! To order, follow this link: https://dixon-graphics.com/erc_garden_tee/shop/home. The store closes on Apr 19 and shirts can be picked up at Uni. 

Are you Uni’s Best Lasagna maker? Do you enjoy dinner theatre? Join Uni High Thespians for All in the Dining – A performance of selected plays from David Ives All in the Timing and Shel Silverstein’s An Adult Evening Of Shel Silverstein. 
Performance and Dinner take place on May 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Lasagna Creators $15.00. General Admission $25.00
For more information contact Fing at guyotte@illinois.edu or go to https://go.illinois.edu/2026LasagnaBakeoffandThespianPerformance for tickets.

Do you like volunteering? Do you enjoy working with kids ages 9-13? If so, you should consider being a volunteer at Uni High Summer Camp. We are offering a variety of fun classes and look forward to showing community members an inside look of Uni. 
Check out more information and how to apply here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15M4_7BU3iojWe_JeBO132Po8GMp6hc2COg85A-oai4U/edit?usp=sharing

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."

The PTSA invites all subbies and their families including parents and siblings to a fun class family party at the ARC. We will play basketball, volleyball, pickleball, badminton, and spikeball. There will also be space to hang out, chat, relax, and enjoy snacks together.
Please follow this link to donate food or money to the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084DA5A92CA6F49-63181455-subbie
Questions? Email us at uniptsa2021@gmail.com
We can’t wait to see you. Let’s play, laugh, and spend time together!

Juniors and their family members are invited to a Junior Family Class Party on Sat., Apr. 18, from 5-7 pm at the UIUC sand volleyball courts! The PTSA will provide ice water, watermelon, pizza, plates, napkins, and Uni volleyballs; families are invited to bring a snack or dessert to share and should bring their own water bottles. Those attending are also encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs as well as sunscreen/bug spray. We hope you can come help us celebrate a fantastic school year! 

The PTSA will hold its annual election for officers and parent reps at our general meeting on Wed., April 15, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Siebel Center for C.S., Rm. 1404. We have openings for a co-secretary and a co-president, and unlimited space for more parent reps.  If you're interested in a position, please contact us at uniptsa2021@gmail.com.  If you're unable to attend the meeting in person, you may attend remotely by following this link: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85044317335?pwd=JaXage563XXRAiWaEdxNNOkgs5VluG.1; Meeting ID: 850 4431 7335; Password: PTSA. We hope you can join us!