The United CUSD 304 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on December 5, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for board training with the Illinois Association of School Boards. Thank you.
The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship.
This award recognizes and rewards high school seniors who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities. These students are selected by their teachers and peers because they demonstrate these qualities to an outstanding degree. UHS is excited to annouce that the 2024-25 recipient is Samira.
Once a student is chosen as their school's DAR Good Citizen, the student is invited to participate in the scholarship portion of the program. This consists of a personal statement and an essay. Student participation in the scholarship portion of the program is optional.
United High School’s Students of the Month for October are Senior, Kellan; Junior, Aubrie; Sophomore, Quinlan; and Freshman, Donald. Kellan was nominated by Ms. Wood in recognition of his willingness to help teach junior high lessons and sparking the same love of music he has in our junior high musicians. Ms. Wood says that Kellan represents the UHS Core Values of “Pride, Empathy, Commitment, and Family.” Aubrie was nominated by science teacher, Mrs. Menge, because of her exemplification of the UHS Core Value of “Commitment." Aubrie is challenging herself this year and succeeding in the process. Quinlan was nominated by Mrs. Burgess because he is always inquisitive and interested in understanding correct technique in art. The UHS Core Value that Quinlan best represents is “Pride.” Donald was nominated by Ms. Butler in recognition of his positivity; she says he is a ray of sunshine in this building as he always takes time to say ‘hello’ and ‘have a good day.’ Donald represents the "Family" Core Value for UHS. Congratulations to these students! Each student will receive a gift certificate good for 1 drink at Dame Fine Coffee! Thank you Dame Fine Coffee for sponsoring this program!
Have questions about the upcoming FAFSA? Have a senior heading off to college and not sure where to start with the financial part? Make sure to attend the Financial Aid Night this Thursday!
Thank you to all of our veterans that took time out of their day to join us for breakfast this morning at UJSHS! I shared this morning with our building an excerpt from our nation's Secretary of Defense, "On Veterans Day, we honor the extraordinary selflessness and strength of the American patriots who have served in the U.S. military. Today and every day, we give thanks to the generations of men and women who have answered the call to protect our country. They have defended our freedoms and upheld the values of liberty, justice, democracy, and the rule of law that define us as Americans. . .To all our veterans, thank you for your service. You have defended our freedoms, protected our democracy, and shown us all the true meaning of patriotism. We are forever grateful."
Industrial Arts teacher, Corbyn Wascher took 12 students to the SkillsUSA Construction Pathways event at Caterpillar’s Learning Center today! They got hands-on experience and met with employers, helping them get ready for future jobs in construction.
U304 Small Business class is selling Ugly Christmas Sweaters again, with all profits going towards the Angel Tree! Pick your favorite design!! Deadline to order is Thursday, November 14th. Ugly Christmas Sweaters are $25 each. Use the QR code or click here: bit.ly/uglychristmas24 . Thank you for all your support!
Reminder: United Junior-Senior High School will honor all service men and women with an appreciation breakfast in observance of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th, from 7:30-8:15am. Relatives and friends of our students and staff that are Veterans of the Armed Forces are invited to attend our appreciation breakfast. If possible, please RSVP by this Friday, November 8th, by calling (309) 734-9411 or email: brian.higbee@u304.org. Please let us know which cafeteria you wish to have breakfast in as both the junior high and high school cafeterias in our building will be serving breakfast. Thank you!
U304 Small Business class is selling Ugly Christmas Sweaters again, with all profits going towards the Angel Tree! Pick your favorite design!! Deadline to order is Thursday, November 14th. Ugly Christmas Sweaters are $25 each. Use the QR code or click here: bit.ly/uglychristmas24 . Thank you for all your support!
United Junior-Senior High School will honor all service men and women with an appreciation breakfast in observance of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th, from 7:30-8:15am. Relatives and friends of our students and staff that are Veterans of the Armed Forces are invited to attend our appreciation breakfast. If possible, please RSVP by this Friday, November 8th, by calling (309) 734-9411 or email: brian.higbee@u304.org. Please let us know which cafeteria you wish to have breakfast in as both the junior high and high school cafeterias in our building will be serving breakfast. Thank you!
United High School is pleased to announce that we have six 2025-26 Illinois State Scholars: Jacob, Rachel, Madilyn, Samira, Leighton and Dylan. Approximately the top ten percent of graduates from approved high schools are announced as State Scholars each year through Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). The 2025-26 year designation given to State Scholars applies to the year students will begin their postsecondary education. The combination of their exemplary college assessment examination scores and record of high school achievement indicates they have high potential for success in college. While the accolade does not have a monetary value, being designated a State Scholar is a prestigious honor for their academic resumes.
The 24-25 United HIGH School Yearbook is now for sale. Simply follow this link https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016825176161901 to purchase a yearbook. It will be mailed to your house sometime in August. Also take advantage of the TWO personalized pages for free!! This allows you to make two pages with your own pictures on it for FREE! Those that did this last year really enjoyed this option! If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Horner.
It's Senior Night tonight at UHS! All parents and athletes that will be recognized in tonight's Senior Night activities will need to meet at the north side entrance of the football field at 6:20pm.
It's the end of the first quarter!! The 21st CCLC B.O.O.S.T. Program has plenty to offer in the 2nd quarter including Homework Help, Monday-Friday before school (7-8AM) and Tuesday and Thursday after school (3-5:30PM). Plus there are a lot of other events happening as well!!
Parent-Teacher conferences will take place this Thursday night from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Conferences will resume on Friday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 11:30 a.m. Junior high and high school parents that are attending conferences will need to enter the building at the junior high entrance and check in at the four corners area of the building to confirm conference schedules and receive directions to teachers' classrooms.
Tell Me Something Good! Check out our newsletter detailing some of the good things that happened in our classrooms during quarter 1.
Mrs. Horner’s Small Business class participated in a Stock Market Exchange challenge at St. Ambrose University today through Junior Achievement. Students have spent the last 6 weeks learning about stocks and the stock market. Today with over 23 other schools they took part in a 60 day challenge. Each group had $500,000 and each day consisted of just 60 seconds. To say it was the fastest most adrenaline filled hour is an understatement! UHS took 3 teams and all three made money in the stock market! We didn’t win, but we didn’t lose!! The students had an absolute blast. Several left the floor sweating and stressed!! Great experience!! #BeUnited #stockmarketexchange
United High & United Junior High School Halloween Fundraiser
(School dress code still applies.)
Remember that Parent-Teacher Conferences for students in grades 7-12 will be held Thursday, October 24th, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, and on Friday, October 25th, from 8:30am to 11:30am. Now is the time to schedule conferences if you haven't already. Parents/guardians should call Ms. Olson at 309-715-7400 during regular school hours or email her at margo.olson@u304.org to schedule conferences with their student's teachers. We also ask that you try to provide the names of the teachers you would like to schedule conferences with when you call or email. Classes will be dismissed at 12:46 (1:00 Dismissal Schedule) on Thursday, October 24th. No classes will be in session at UJSHS on Friday, October 25th.
Congratulations again to our High School Girls' Golf Team for qualifying as a team for this year's state series in Decatur. After their send off in the building tomorrow afternoon, they will leave the school and follow this route for a celebratory parade that the public can be a part of: The team bus will leave the school at approximately 2:45 and head into Monmouth. They will turn right at 1st St., then turn left on Boston St. They will then turn right on Main St to McDonald’s where the parade will end. Finally, the team bus will pull over at the Legion to take pictures and then the team will head back to the school.