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.

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. 
Currently we have a large field of challengers, and tickets are going fast. We only have 60 seats available for this show. 
Performance and Dinner take place on May 2, 2026 at 6 p.m. Lasagna Creators $15. General Admission $25.00
For more information contact Fing at guyotte@illinois.edu or go to https://go.illinois.edu/2026LasagnaBakeoffandThespianPerformance for tickets.

Interested in learning more about astrophysics, astronomy, astronomy+data science, or astronomy+CS?  Come to this informational talk to learn more about what studying these topics at U. of I. could look like and what potential careers are out there.
From black holes to exoplanets to molecules in space, astrophysics tells us about our world and ourselves.
Join us in room 109 during Uni Period on April 27. Hope to see you there!

The PTSA and Sprabitat are teaming up to sell the remaining jewelry and sundry other items left from this year's Trivia Event & Silent Auction.  Jewelry, pen pouches, purses, etc. will all be discounted!  Don't miss these great deals on Tuesday, April 28, during lunch hour!  All proceeds will be divided equally between Spring Initiative and the Uni PTSA.

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, April 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. 

It's race week! As a reminder all PE students will be participating in the Illinois Marathon 5k 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! Please take a look at this google doc for details and email us with any questions (you should also have an email from Coach Rachael with all of these details). Spring sport athletes are exempt from participating in the 5k. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-89yL9sMRqwFuu7jPQYL66YMZeIFzWVaK9HUbSAcfE/edit?usp=sharing

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).

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.

Congratulations to Uni's Subbie Math Team who are the 8th Grade Math League Illinois State Champions after achieving 1st place status, and additional congratulations to Paul Ouyang who is the state champion with a perfect score!
Paul and Joshua Koo were also recognized as top students in our region.  In addition, Paul, Joshua, Aria Khandelwal, Jehun Park and Faith To all received recognition for their outstanding perfomances.  
Congratulations to all of the team members for your hard work and dedication to doing math. This includes those students listed above as well as Trisha Gundapuneni Jasper Kim, Jialong Li, Gautam Mehra and Divija Som.

New Class Alert: Design Thinking & Process (Spring 2027)
Interested in solving real-world problems? In DTP, you’ll learn Human-Centered Design—researching, analyzing, and prototyping solutions that matter. The focus: environmental challenges and building a more “sustainable studio” in art.
Through data visualization and low-fi prototyping, you’ll explore how design impacts people and the planet.
Sign up through SSO or contact Ms. Evans for details.

The PTSA is accepting nominations for the Colin Thorn and Sue Kovacs awards until Wed., May 6. The Colin Thorn Award is given to a non-student (parents, faculty, staff, etc.) whose unpaid, volunteer service demonstrates extraordinary dedication and service to the school. The Sue Kovacs Award is open to any in the Uni community —faculty, staff, students, parents, and other lovers of Uni. Please follow this link to read more about these annual PTSA awards and to submit your nominations: https://forms.gle/fMHCHNza2AxVLo7t7

For Teacher Appreciation Week, the PTSA is hosting a competition among all students to see which class can write the most thank you notes to Uni teachers!  The competition started last Monday and will run until Wed., April 22, in the Uni High Library.  All supplies are 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!  

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."

Subbie Promotion will be on May 4 at 8:30 a.m. in Uni Gym.
Subbies and parents we welcome to join this Subbie Buddy hosted event and stay after for a small reception and pictures. 
Please look out for emails with further details on the half day schedule and sign up with the link for breakfast potluck items. We look forward celebrating a wonderful year!

As we enter into 4th quarter, we are well aware that the end of the year is approaching quickly. If you are a freshman and want to chat with your counselor, please email us or use the "make an appointment with your counselor" link in the Students Service Office tab of the student intranet. Meeting with your counselor can help with debunking fears about the future, summer job ideas. brainstorming how to engage your interests, ideas for stress relief, organization, and mental health.
All other grade levels will be interacting through SSO programming, but we wanted to extend a specific invitation for freshmen students to meet and do a check-in.

Congratulations to our newly elected PTSA officers and parent reps for 2026-2027: Co-Presidents Liz White & Trucle Nguyen; Vice President Mary Kate Arend; Treasurer Cyndi Smyser; Co-Secretaries Rosalind Garcia-Tosi & Kelly Clark; Senior Parent Reps Patty Ballesteros and Bryan Wang; Junior Parent Reps Cathy Elliott and Jenny Smith; Sophomore Parent Reps Katie Burlew, Shawn Carlson, Abrita Chakravarty, and Dawn Taylor; and Freshman Parent Reps Dan Newman, Hyun Jung Noh, and Hannah Yasunaga.  Special thanks to our “graduating” 2025-2026 Senior Parent Reps Alison Smith and Xiaoxia Liao! 

The PTSA is planning to honor our Uni teachers in several different ways during Teacher Appreciation Week from May 4-8: candy treats on Monday, baked goods on Tuesday, a brunch on Wednesday, student thank you notes on Thursday, and thank you notes with monetary gifts on Friday.  We invite Uni families to contribute as they are able!  To contribute money towards the Friday thank you notes and gifts, and to donate food or time to the Wednesday brunch, please follow this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-63469938-teacher

You should be using the SSO if you have an appointment to see a counselor, if you need to speak with our registrar, or you have a specific purpose to be in the SSO. 
Do not use the SSO as a hang out space, lunch space, or study hall/free period location. 
The SSO is an important space for all students to be able to access the supportive services that we offer. For that reason, expectations in the SSO need to reflect the need for availability to ALL students, staff, and guests.
Thank you for understanding our need to make the SSO a calm, neutral, accessible, and supportive space.