Below please find information regarding the Finals Week Schedule for May 2026 and see email from Mrs. Hughes for detailed information!

• Mon, May 18 will be a regular anchor day. This is the last day for seniors! 
  • Senior graduation will be Tues, May 19 at 5 p.m.
• Tues, May 19-Thurs, May 21 are attendance days for 8th-11th and will follow the finals schedule. All classes meet! 
  • Finals Schedule and Room Info: Finals Time/Room Assignments. Note any adjustments for classrooms, etc.
  • Students are dismissed after the last final on Thurs, May 21 (12:30!) 
  • Fri, May 22 is NO SCHOOL!

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.

Rescheduled to 5/12/26 during lunch!
Interested in learning more about astrophysics, astronomy, astronomy+data science, or astronomy+CS?  Come to this information talk to learn more about what studied 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 during lunch on May 12. Hope to see you there!

Join Sprabitat Club for a night of end-of-year fun on Saturday, May 9. We'll start with lawn games and snacks on the Uni High Greenspace at 7:30.  Then around 8:30, we'll flash back to our youth by enjoying a special showing of Lego Batman.  It's $5 to enter (or $3 if you bring a snack/dessert to share), and all proceeds go to the Clarksdale Fuller Center for Housing. Please enter from Stoughton Ave. to pay at the entrance. See you there!

Hey - do you like music by Paul Simon?    
UNI SPRING CONCERT!  
Have you seen La La Land?   
UNI SPRING CONCERT!!  
Can you name any songs by George Gershwin?  
UNI SPRING CONCERT!!!
WHEN: Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m
WHERE: Kenney Gym
WHO:  Uni High chorus, orchestra, and madrigals
The student musicians have been working very hard to prepare this performance for each of you. We hope to see YOU in the audience. Who knows, you might even get a cookie or two! 

Uni's Asian American Association will be hosting a Perler Bead Making event to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) month! Join us during Lunch on Tuesday, May 12 in room 303. All materials will be provided. Come and celebrate AAPI month and relax with friends!

Please join Uni's Multicultural Parent Advisory Group for our May meeting on Wednesday, May 13 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. We'll be debriefing our May 7 student lunch discussion event and discussing plans for our May 18 finals week relaxation event and ideas for next year. All families, students, and staff are welcome at our meetings. We are always looking for new members and welcome people who are interested in MPAG to drop in for our meetings. 

Uni's Asian American Association will be hosting a Perler Bead Art-Making event to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! Join us during lunch on Tuesday, May 12 in room 303. All materials will be provided. Come and celebrate AAPI Heritage Month and relax with friends!

Are you a rising sophomore or junior?  Are you interested in business? Gies College of Business is offering an immersive all-day event on Tuesday, June 16 for local high school students to learn more about studying business in college. Enjoy hands on learning opportunities, dine in a residence hall, and interact with Gies faculty/staff. This is a really cool opportunity for anyone considering a career in business in the future.  
The capacity for this program is 40 local high school students, which means about 8-10 students will be selected to attend from Uni.  Sign up here: https://go.illinois.edu/GiesExplorationLocal

Here be dragons and free books! Attend our end-of-semester celebration at the Dragon's Lair (during Tuesday lunch period), where we will be awarding the highest library points earners with special prizes. But don't worry - even if you only have a few library points, you can get some goodies. Come one, come all, and use your library points to withdraw NEW books and prizes from the hoard. Free food, free stuff - don't miss it!

The Multicultural Parent Advisory Group invites Uni students to participate in a lunch discussion event on Thursday, May 7 in room 106S. Attendees will enjoy a delicious lunch from Shawarma Joint and have an interactive discussion about race, gender, ability, and income. Please RSVP by the end of the day on May 4 to attend.

Students in British and American Poetry have created Public Poetry Projects this quarter. Senior Roxxy Robertson shares: I have put together a blog with poems written hundreds of years ago, side-by-side with poems written by Uni's very own subbies and freshman. If you are interested in reading some original poetry from Uni students, visit the blog at https://oldandnewpoetryproject.blogspot.com/2026/04/. Enjoy!

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

Anyone interested in Fall athletics and need to contact the coach to find out summer practice and season information.  Girls Swimming Carol Hartman: cbhartma@illinois.edu, Boys Soccer Joe Krehbiel: jkrehbiel10@gmail.com, Cross Country Kyle Hummel: KHummel@illinois.edu Volleyball Steve Ashwill: sashwill@volomail.net

Last year, Uni launched a new initiative--U 'n' I--for students to keep track of their Uni-sponsored community service hours to be recognized at the end of the year. Please remember to complete this form documenting any previously unreported Uni-sponsored community service hours by May 8. Students who complete 10+ hours of community service and one reflection will receive a certificate and be invited to an ice cream celebration in May.

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 Counseling or contact Ms. Evans for details!

For Sale: Purchase a piece of Uni High’s original Kenney Gym Floor, two 16” in planks connected and engraved with ‘Kenney Gym – 1925-2025’. The floor being sold costs $50 per piece and all proceeds go directly back into Uni High Athletics; link if interested: https://gofan.co/event/6397011?schoolId=IL15348
After purchase is made you will receive an email confirmation from Athletic Director Kyle Hummel who will leave your piece of history in the school office for you to pick up.  Email Coach Hummel with any questions: KHummel@illinois.edu

Juniors and their family members are invited to a Rescheduled Junior Family Class Party on Thursday, May 21, from 5-7 p.m. at the U of I. 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 another fabulous year on the last day of school!

The Stephens Family YMCA is launching a new branch of the Youth & Government Program. This program gives high school-aged youth the opportunity to learn about the workings of government by drafting legislation and presenting it to delegations from across Illinois in the state capital. You can see a video introduction here.

This spring we are continuing an old Uni tradition!  Please help the PTSA host an end-of-school luncheon for all Uni teachers after the last final has ended on Thursday, May 21.  We are asking for a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods along with set-up and clean-up volunteers.  Food may be homemade, store-bought, or restaurant-prepared.  Please visit our Signup Genius page to donate food and/or time to the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-63851860-endofschool

Please help the PTSA host a fun-filled Disorientation Pizza Party for all Uni students and staff on Monday, May 18, at 3:45 p.m. in the Green Space between Uni High and Uni Gym.  This year, the PTSA is buying all the pizza!  We are asking Uni families to contribute snacks, desserts, and/or their time.  There are so many ways you can help!  Please visit our Signup Genius page to donate food and/or time to the event: z
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-63850714-disorientation

The PTSA is honoring our Uni teachers in several different ways during Teacher Appreciation Week: 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

Do you have a child age 6-weeks to 5 years old? Are you interested in helping our Uni High statistics students learn the research process? If yes, please take our short survey. Uni High students are learning about: Data collection, Analysis, Interpretation. The survey should take less than 15 min to complete.  Feel free to share with non-Uni families with children in the targeted age group.
Deadline: May 6, 2026

The Gargoyle is working on a story about Uni High's budget, and we are gathering information from parents! This form is completely anonymous; however, if you are open to being interviewed, please provide your name and email in the last question. This form will close on Wednesday, May 6, at 5 p.m. 
https://forms.gle/2Q9b3z3JiSiyBGoC8

Are you interested in Molecular and Cellular Biology? You can learn more about it at this Brown Bag Session, led by Bradley G. Mehrtens, MCB instructor and Academic Advisor from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

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.