Below please find information regarding the Finals Week Schedule for May 2026. 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.

The PTSA invites everyone in the Uni Community to save the date for next year's Orientation Potluck in the Park!  The potluck is scheduled for Sunday, August 16, from 5-7 p.m., at AMBUCS Park in Urbana!  In case of rain, we will hold the event the very next day, on Monday, August 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at AMBUCS Park.  We will send several emails in August with links to a Signup Genius inviting everyone to donate food and/or time to the event.  Thanks to all Uni families for their support for this annual event and for all of our PTSA programming this school year.  Happy summer!

The PTSA and Uni's ERC are anxious to begin planting Uni's new garden! We’re hopeful that F & S will begin work on the area soon. With the lateness of the site prep, planting may occur at the end of the school year and during the early part of summer vacation. We will need many volunteers to set plantlings in the soil to create this beautiful space. If you are interested in coming to one or more garden workdays, please follow this link to receive more information: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-64018743-ercptsa

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 3:05 p.m. in the Green Space between Uni High and Uni Gym.  PLEASE NOTE THE TIME HAS BEEN MOVED UP BY 45 MINUTES!  This year, the PTSA is buying all the pizza, but 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: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AEA92AA64-63850714-disorientation

Control, Alt, Innovate: Perspectives on Technological Advancements, a four-part podcast series about C-U residents' experiences with our world’s ever-changing technology, is set to air on WILL AM-580 at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 7 (Part I) and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 14 (Part II). The series features interviews conducted by the Class of 2028 as part of their subbie social studies class. Congratulations to the Oral History Project intern teams who worked tirelessly on the project for two years, especially student producers Diza Baryshnikov ('26), Cali Cooper ('26), Lynn Lee ('26), Krishna Jaswal ('27), and Karina Berceanu ('28). 

Junior and senior students in Dr. Banke’s Revolutions elective will have their final projects on public display at the Spurlock Museum.  The students’ exhibit, titled “Revolutionary Designs: Memory in Anticolonial Artwork” will run from June 30 to August 16 in the central stairway area. Please stop by this summer to appreciate their insights on revolutionary themes! 

The Multicultural Parent Advisory Group (MPAG) is hosting a relaxation drop-in event in the Uni Library during lunch on Monday, May 18. Stop in for relaxing crafts, snacks, breathing exercises, and more to help you de-stress as you prepare for finals. 

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

Are you interested in leading arts workshops/activities for local elementary/middle school students? We are seeking student coordinators to continue the Saturday Arts Exploration program for the next school year. Coordinators will work with various clubs to design, promote, and execute community-wide initiatives to increase engagement with all forms of the arts. Interested students should be excited to develop outreach programs to connect communities together.Students interested in being a coordinator should fill out this form. All grade levels are welcome! Questions? Contact Max Wang (maxzw2@illinois.edu)

Uni subbie Lila Frydman earned 3rd place in the regional National Civics Bee competition, an impressive accomplishment that highlights her civic knowledge, leadership, and hard work. She will be competing in the State Competition on July 31 in Springfield. 

State Bound Alert!  Girls Track and field saw their 4 X 800 place 2nd place at Sectionals earning a State birth, team comprised of SO Clara Knuston, SR Shriya Nagaraj, SR Ella Ylagan, & JR Cadence Scheunemann.   Scheunemann also won the open 800 outright is a 2:31, becoming the first Uni High athlete to win a track sectional event since 2022.   

The Uni High National History Day team qualified for the national competition in Washington D.C. Irene Kim, Sophia Chen, Jaehyun Yi, and Jakub Tinoco qualified for the competition after competing at the state competition in Springfield on April 27. They will show their video, “John Dewey and Nationalism in Education”, during the week of June 14-18 at the University of Maryland.

The Social Studies Department would like to congratulate Dr. Banke for publishing her article, “Imperium in Imperio: The Peacetime Commander in Chief as a Linchpin of Colonial Reform”, in Volume 65 of the Journal of British Studies. The article identifies the advent of a peacetime commander in chief in British North America in 1763 as an overlooked reform that spurred colonials toward revolution. We are all excited for Dr. Banke on this significant scholarly achievement.

The Fall '26 textbook list is available here: https://uofi.app.box.com/s/7t8joyorurtiivs21rvuvnyd0mz0jmq8

Graduation Present idea: purchase a piece of Kenney Gym Floor for that Senior, 2- 16" pieces of the original Kenney Gym floor connected and engraved.  $50 to pick up in person or $75 to have it mailed to anywhere continental US.  Please contact AD Kyle Hummel after you purchase.  KHummel@illinois.edu
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Juniors and their family members are invited to a Rescheduled Junior Family Class Party on Thurs., 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.

The PTSA would like to thank everyone who contributed in any way to our Teacher Appreciation Week Festivities.  We raised more than enough money to honor our teachers in a special way each and every day.  They greatly enjoyed all their Monday candy treats, their Tuesday snacks, their Wednesday brunch, their Thursday thank you notes from students, and their Friday thank you cards and monetary gifts from Uni parents.  Thank you for helping us thank our wonderful Uni teachers!

As the Multicultural Parent Advisory Group begins planning our events for 2026-27, we're asking Uni parents/caregivers, students, and faculty/staff to offer input by responding to a brief survey. If you're curious about MPAG or potentially interested in participating in MPAG activities next year, please respond to the survey here. Your input will help us determine what events we host next year. We want to ensure that MPAG activities reflect and support the interests of the school community. Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey!

Please note the updated instructions for schedule changes.

• You will be able to request schedule changes by emailing Ms. Lehman (ctrotter@illinois.edu) staring JUNE 1. Please do not email your counselor or Ms. Lehman prior to June 1 with requests.
• Before the start of school you may request schedule changes according to your preference. However, once school starts on Aug 12, you will only be able to change your schedule with reasons listed in the student handbook course modification policy (pg. 51).
• Both add/drop dates will be 2 weeks from the start of the class so all changes must be made by Aug 25.
  Please contact the SSO if you have questions.