News Archive - February 2008
Feb. 19 Board meeting synopsis
[posted 2/21/08 - 3/5/08]
Find out what happened at the February 19, 2008 Board of Education meeting by reading the February 19 synopsis. The District 116 School Board of Education is made up of seven elected members.
Board meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. (There are no board meetings scheduled in July.) The public is welcome to attend.
February 2008 online newsletter
[posted 2/4/08 - 3/3/08]
Stay up-to-date with current events in District 116 with the "Urbana School District Monthly" online electronic newsletter.
The February 2008 issue features a message from Superintendent Dr. Preston Williams, Black History Month, the District calendar, Martin Luther King Day celebrations and other events.
Support "Read Across America" March 1
[posted 2/28/08 - 3/3/08]
Please consider supporting the annual "Read Across America."
"Read Across America" is a great event put on by the NEA (National Education Association). For more information visit www.nea.org/readacross/index.html
Barnes and Noble is having a Bookfair on Sat., March 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for "Read Across America" so that we can get additional books to distribute. A percentage of the net sale will be donated to "Read Across America" if the buyer presents this Bookfair Voucher. Barnes and Noble is located at 65 E. Marketview Dr. in Champaign.
If you have any questions about the Barnes and Noble bookfair, please contact Sheri Langendorf at Urbana Adult Education at 384-3530.
Openings available at Washington Early Childhood for ages 3-5
[posted 2/8/08 - 2/27/08]
Washington Early Childhood still has classroom openings for children 3 to 5 years old. Call 384-3616 to schedule a screening.
For more information about the school visit the Washington Early Childhood website.
6th Annual Guest Artist Concert
[posted 2/20/08 - 2/25/08]
The 6th Annual Guest Artist Concert will feature U of I professor Ken Steinsultz on Euphonium.
Friday, February 22, 2008
7:00 p.m.
$10 adult, $6 student
Urbana High School Oscar Adams Gymnasium
Contact Darren Hicks, UHS Music Coordinator, at 384-3505 for tickets or information.
The Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will both perform with Mr. Steinsultz. UHS Band Boosters is holding a reception at the conclusion of the concert.
Black History Month "Cultural Fest 2008" on Feb. 22
[posted 2/4/08 - 2/25/08]
Join students and staff from District 116 as we jointly celebrate Black History Month with "Cultural Fest 2008."
Friday, February 22, 2008
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Urbana Civic Center, 108 E. Water Street, Urbana, IL
FREE Admission
- Transportation and childcare will be provided
- Booths from district schools
- Booths from community agencies and programs
- Vendors
- Entertainment by students from district schools
- Games
- Door Prizes
"Soul Food Dinner" Menu
- Fried Chicken
- Baked Chicken
- Cornbread Dressing
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Green Beans
- Dessert
- Drink
Dinner tickets:
11 years & older - $5
10 years & younger - $3
For more information contact Grace Mitchell, Planning Committee Coordinator UHS.
6th Annual Guest Artist Concert
[posted 2/20/08 - 2/23/08]
The 6th Annual Guest Artist Concert will feature U of I professor Ken Steinsultz on Euphonium.
Friday, February 22, 2008
7:00 p.m.
$10 adult, $6 student
Urbana High School Oscar Adams Gymnasium
Contact Darren Hicks, UHS Music Coordinator, at 384-3505 for tickets or information.
The Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will both perform with Mr. Steinsultz. UHS Band Boosters is holding a reception at the conclusion of the concert.
Win Big Bucks from the Urbana Alumni Assoc. Cash Bash Feb. 16!
[posted1/26/08 - 2/19/08]
Have you ever participated in the Urbana Alumni Association's Cash Bash? You could win BIG bucks! The 11th annual Cash Bash will be held Saturday, February 16, at the Laborer's Union Hall, 108 Anthony Drive in Urbana. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the dinner and raffle starts at 7 p.m.
All proceeds from the Cash Bash benefit Urbana Middle School and Urbana High School. Urbana Middle School just received over $9,600 for various projects!
- grand prize for the Cash Bash is $5,000
- second place $1,000
- third and fourth place receive $500
- The Alumni Association will give out $150 to 20 winners
There are only 300 tickets available so don't wait! Tickets cost $125. You can split the cost of a ticket and go in as a group. You can buy tickets at Urbana Middle School or Urbana High School. You can also purchase tickets at TIS College Bookstore in Campustown, or at the Bella Home Store on Main Street in Urbana.
For more information please contact Joyce Hudson at 841-2370 or Angie Armstrong at 202-0024. Good luck and see you there!
Feb. 5 Board meeting synopsis
[posted 2/7/08 - 2/12/08]
Find out what happened at the February 5, 2008 Board of Education meeting by reading the February 5 synopsis.
The District 116 School Board of Education is made up of seven elected members. Board meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. (There are no board meetings scheduled in July.) The public is welcome to attend.
UHS Drama Club presents "Tom's Midnight Garden"
[posted 1/25/08 - 2/12/08]
The Urbana High School Children's show is back for the 20th year! This year we bring "Tom's Midnight Garden," a beloved British 1950s classic about a boy's nightly voyage to a Victorian past.
February 7, 8, 9, 15, and 16
7 p.m.
Tickets: $4 for children, $6 for adults
Location: Urbana High School Auditorium (on the west side of building)
Quarantined because his brother has measles, Tom is startled one night to hear a grandfather clock strike thirteen! Slipping out of bed, he discovers a beautiful Victorian garden of the 1880s and meets the unhappy orphan, Hatty.
Band Festival TONIGHT Feb. 11
[posted 2/11/08 - 2/12/08]
You are invited to the District #116 Band Festival on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 7 p.m. in the Urbana Middle School Gymnasium. The concert will conclude around 8:30 p.m.
The UHS Band Boosters are offering a chili dinner, and UMS Band Parents are offering dessert in the cafetorium at 5:00 p.m. The UMS and UHS Jazz Bands will provide entertainment during dinner as well.
The concert will showcase the district's band program by featuring 6 to 8 minute presentations by the All-City 5th Grade and 6th & 7th Grade Beginning Bands, the 6th Grade Intermediate Band, the 7th Grade Band, the 8th Grade Band, the UHS Symphonic Band, and the UHS Wind Symphony. The concert will conclude by having all 350 musicians join together to play "Ode to Joy."