This page is a gateway for helping guide
parents to some useful sources of information.
If you need to call or write to us, contact information can be found
at the bottom of this page.
Comments? Questions? Things you'd like to see here?
Let us know with an email!
Emails for
all Urbana High School Staff are available
from the high school home page. Just click on "Personnel" and the whole list
will come up. If you don't know which teachers your student has, call the
guidance office at (217) 384-3511 or check your Skyward Family Access.
Our UHS
Calendar provides a weekly listing of meetings
and events taking place at UHS. Yearly calendars for both the building and
the district are available to download. This page also has the daily and early
dismissal bell schedules listed.
Read the Daily Bulletin
to learn what's going on each day. This is what is read as the student announcements
each morning.
The UHS
Guidance and Counseling Dept. Home Page has information regarding
careers, colleges, scholarships, testing, alternative programs, helps for
students and parent, and more. Check it out. Come back often.
Course Descriptions
and Planning Guides are on the web. The guide
is broken into three convenient PDF files. In addition to descriptions of
courses, general Information and policies on graduation, pass/fail option,
weighted grades, driver education services, and so on are found in this book.
The UHS
Libraryis an invaluable resource to students. Mr. Murrey maintains
a very up-to-date collection of both print and electronic resources. Many
of the electronic databases can be accessed by students from their home, they
just need to get the access codes from the library.
Urbana School District
116's Web Page has links to each school in
the district, central office administration, updates on school board meetings,
and some very useful links for parents of students of all ages.
The UHS Parent-Teacher-Student
Association (PTSA) would be glad to help keep you informed about school
happenings and how you can be more involved in your student's education.
If you're looking for summer opportunities such as camps
or workshops, the best reference we know of is Peterson's Summer Opportunities site. You'll be able
to search according to a variety of criteria.
The Attendance
Office/Deans' Office is responsible for such things as attendance,
behavior concerns, locker assignments, and getting homework for absent students.
Their site has a breakdown of which dean serves particular groups of students
and school policies on attendance and behavior. The phone number for the attendance
office is (217) 384-3522.
Athletics are always keeping students busy. We have Cheerleading,
plus the three sport seasons of fall,
winter,
and spring.
There are many other activities, but most do not have web sites.