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Uni students take home Exploravision victory

May 7, 2019

On March 1, two Exploravision teams at Uni learned of their victories: one in the 7-9 age division, and one in the 10-12 division. While Uni has often won in Exploravision, the success in multiple age divisions is a first. ...

Day of Silence Is A Success

Joanna Yoo, Staff Writer

April 30, 2019

On Friday, April 12th, Uni students took part in Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) Day of Silence. For GLSEN--an organization created by teachers dedicated to ending LGBTQ+ discrimination, harassment, and...

Freshman letters prompt discussion about stress

Maher Adoni, Alice Gao, Isabela Lleras, and Prithika Ravi

April 22, 2019

Recently, Freshman teacher Steve Rayburn assigned his English class a thought-provoking new writing assignment. Students were told to address their anxieties and struggles that they faced at Uni through anonymous letters sent ...

Science Olympiad Season Recap

Tim Cho, Staff Writer

April 16, 2019

Uni’s Science Olympiad team’s season ended this past Saturday at its State tournament, where it competed against 49 other qualifying high school teams from across Illinois. After a day filled with over 20 events reaching across many scie...

Students rise to the occasion in Habitat bake-off

February 25, 2019

Spirit Week assembly a success despite initial confusion

February 1, 2019

New bell system installed

Nathalie Stein, Editor

January 29, 2019

The beginning of second semester always brings changes. This year, that change took the form of a brand-new bell system. Instead of the traditional bell, the new system consists of a long tone and a ding-dong- listen here. I...

Uni High Students work at NCSA through SPIN internships

Will Hechler

January 10, 2019

Fourteen Uni High students with internships at NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) presented their work on various computing-related projects on Monday, Dec. 10. Internship opportunities were offered to Uni...

Uni Students create Illinois Geometry Lab projects

Tim Cho, Staff Writer

December 21, 2018

On Thursday, Dec. 13, nine Uni students in three groups of three presented their projects at the Illinois Geometry Lab (IGL) Open House. The students were able to showcase the original mathematics research they had conducted ove...

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