Announcements
September 11th, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Mandarin Orange Chicken
Fried Rice
Vegetable Egg Roll
Mike’s Cheese Bites
Broccoli
Strawberries
Applesauce
Students,
The Homecoming permission slips for outside guests are available in the general office or student services. The forms must be turned in with the guest's ID attached no later than Wednesday, September 24th. Please remember to keep track of your discipline visits to student services if you want to attend the dance.
Attention Seniors interested in being on the Homecoming Royalty Ballot:
A Google Form will be sent to all seniors on Monday, September 8, and must be submitted by Friday, September 12, at 3 pm. The guidelines are as follows: Students may only sign up themselves and must meet the eligibility criteria of passing 5 classes, having 5 referrals or less this semester, and have 5 days or less of unexcused/excused
absences this semester.
UTHS provides two ways for students to access the internet on their Chromebooks while at home. The first is community-wide WiFi called LinQ. Coverage extends through large parts of East Moline, Silvis, Carbon Cliff, Colona, and surrounding areas. UTHS Chromebooks connect to this automatically. It will appear as LinQ_Edu.
For those who live in areas not covered by LinQ, UTHS has a limited supply of wireless hotspots that can be checked out from the Student Store. If you are interested in checking out a hotspot, please discuss it with your counselor to obtain the permission sheet.
Europe Trip 2026: If you are still interested in traveling to Europe this summer, please stop by Mrs. Monson's classroom (room 223E) to get an informational flier that includes important dates and a link to the website to sign up. We have 8 more spots available. You can sign up until September 19 and get $200 off the overall cost of the trip. $95 will save your spot, and EF offers 7 7-day money-back guarantee. Feel free to email Mrs. Monson at hmonson@uths.net
GUIDANCE:
Students, Bradley University will be at UT this afternoon to meet with you during Period 8. If you are interested in learning more about Bradley University and its academic programs, please sign up at the Guidance Office to meet with the representative.
The Army National Guard will be at UT today in the Commons area to meet with interested students. If you want to know about all of the benefits of joining the National Guard, make time to meet with the representative during your lunch break.
Students, RICCA (Rock Island County Council of Addictions) seeks volunteers for the QC Community Suicide Prevention Walk on Sunday, September 21st, 2025, at the Wharton Field House. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, see Mr. Davis, the College & Career Advisor.
Attention Seniors wanting to re-take the ACT. We will offer the ACT on October 17th at UTHS. Please sign up at the counseling office by September 26th. Please see Mrs. Whitcher in the counseling office if you have any questions.
Attention all UT Students. We are proud to announce the beginning of our 5th year of unique after-school activities, thanks to the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community learning Center grant. The following clubs and activities will begin on September 8th:
E-Sports Club
Peer Mentoring Club
STEM Club
UTime Club
Gearheads Club
Multicultural Club
Health Occupations Preparation for Excellence
Zero Hour Tutoring/Credit Recovery
Black Hawk Adult Education Courses.
You can find more information on each club/activity in the counseling office or in your email. You must register in the counseling office to participate.
It is AP testing sign-up time. If you are in an AP class, you will sign up for the test with your teacher. For all other AP testing, please come to the counseling office and ask for the signup sheet. See Mrs. Whitcher if you have any questions.
SPORTS:
If you missed the Girls Bowling meeting on Wednesday, September 10th, and are interested in or planning on bowling this year, email Coach Krack at skrack@uths.net for more information.
CLUBS:
Student Council will be meeting this Friday at 7:30 am in room 109S. This week we'll vote on Homecoming decorations, and we hope to see you there!
Students, if you are interested in joining the Gearheads Club, join Mr. Ron and Mr. Thirtyacre for our weekly gatherings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:15 PM in the Auto Mechanics shop. Sign-up sheets are available from Mr Ron, Mr Thirtyacre, and in the counseling Office!
The LGBT+ club is having a meeting next week on Tuesday, September 16th, in Miss Williams' room 125E. There will be snacks, and we will be preparing for our upcoming event, Ally Day!
Tri-M Music Honor Society will meet this afternoon at THREE-THIRTY pm. This is a little later than originally scheduled to accommodate the launch of the Fine Arts Fundraiser. We will all meet in the Choir Room immediately following the fundraiser meeting to discuss the new calendar, apparel, and committees for Bingo Night.
Do you play guitar or bass? OR Did you play with Mariachi at Glenview? We have a place for you in our new Mariachi Band. We will officially start our season after Fall Break in October, but we will have a Kick-Off Meeting and Jam Session on Monday, Sept 15th, after school at 3:15-4:15pm in Room 100S. Bring your instruments to the Music Office before school for safe storage.