Uni students finished in the top 10 in six of the contest's 15 events Saturday at Eastern Illinois University but fell short of bringing home a trophy. Posted Sunday, April 30, 2006, The OG.

The two seniors will be part of WCIA's annual broadcasts honoring top area high school grads.

The film documents the true story of the more than 30,000 children who have been abducted by rebel forces to fight as soldiers in the Ugandan civil war.

The Uni sophomore scored 41 out of a possible 42 points. He and the 11 other USAMO winners will participate in a final round of exams to determine the six U.S. participants in this summer's International Math Olympiad. Posted Tuesday, April 25, 2006, The OG.

About 80 Uni students, or slightly more than a quarter of the student body, won't be talking during school Wednesday. They will join in the nationwide Day of Silence protest against the harassment and bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students.

The TV station will videotape seniors Nuole Chen and Brett Clark in public service announcements for CELEBRATE SMART, a "don't drink and drive" campaign aimed at teens.

Competing in a division intended for schools as many as eight times its size, Uni earned a top 10 overall finish and claimed a number of first-place awards at Saturday's state finals. Posted Monday, April 24, 2006, The OG.

Students from Gargoyle and Yearbook qualified for state in 13 of 15 categories. The finals will be held Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. This is the first year the IHSA has held a journalism competition. Posted Monday, April 24, 2006, The OG.

And know your responsibilities, too. If you have a blog or you're thinking about starting one, be sure to drop by Wednesday's teach-in on blogging, privacy, and Internet free speech, sponsored by the Social Advocacy class. The event will be held in Room 109 during lunch.

That's the goal of this year's PFO Spring General Meeting, which will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Room 1320, Digital Computer Lab. Who should attend? Anyone with an interest in the future of Uni High.

Isaac Chambers, the student behind the Allerton freshman field trip, is seeking a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that would greatly aid Uni's X-Week fund-raising efforts. Posted Thursday, April 13, 2006, The OG.

The senior could be the first Uni student since 1999 to win the prestigious honor. Posted Thursday, April 13, 2006, The OG.

Only 15,000 seniors nationwide out of an original pool of 1.3 million earned the distinction. Posted Thursday, April 13, 2006, The OG.

The competition is in honor of Uni graduates Iris Chang and Peter Kolodziej. All current Uni students are eligible. Winners in the fiction and nonfiction categories will receive $100 each. Students may submit writings done for their classes as well as writings that have appeared in student and nonstudent publications. Complete information is available in the main office. Printable PDFs can also be downloaded here for the information sheet and here for the entry form.

Each of the four students will receive a $2,000 savings bond for their project on lowering obesity. Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2006, The OG.