Congratulations to Alec Heist for being chosen as our Rocket of the Month. Mr. Heist teaches Social Studies and coaches Soccer, and he was nominated by our students for his ability to connect with students and to make the subject matter interesting and relevant.
Congratulations to JR Burr for being named as our Rocket of the Month. JR is a custodian, and he was nominated by our students for his hard work and dedication. Thanks, JR, for all you do for Unity High School!
Thank you to Gayle Thompson for donating his oars used in the 1960 Olympics to the trophy case at Unity High School!
Congratulations to John Fisher, Jamie Meneley-Briscoe, Scott Woodard, and Seth Gooch on their induction to the Unity Athletic Hall of Fame!
Congrats to the UHS Girls Cross Country team on their IPC Conference Championship performance at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe! Go Rockets!
Picture retake day is Wednesday, October 18th 8:20 am to 11:00 am. ***THERE WILL NOT BE A SPRING PICTURE DAY THIS YEAR*** Wednesday, October 18th will be your last opportunity for school pictures this year. If you have any questions, please direct them to Mrs. Graves, gravesk@unity.k12.il.us
Mr. McCabe's students visited the Vet Science clinic at the U of I and got up close and personal with one of the clients. Thanks to McCabe for the opportunities he creates for our students!
Students in Mrs. Tibbs Spanish class used their language skills to ask others to the Homecoming Dance.
Yearbook pickup will begin next week. See the graphic for more information.
Please consider helping members of our UHS Vocal Rush as they raise funds to help with their upcoming competitions. Go Rockets!
Thank You to Sam's Club for their ongoing support of the Rocket Locker program, and a special thanks to Ms. Graves and Dep. James for their ongoing support of our students.
Congratulations to the Unity Marching Rockets for placing 1st this Saturday at the Pontiac Indian Showdown! The Marching Rockets placed 1st out of 6 bands in the class B Division and also received the Best Music Caption Award. Soloists were August Niehaus and Eden Johnson. Great job Marching Rockets!
The Boys’ Cross Country team placed second at Tuscola this past Saturday. There were 5 runners that ran lifetime bests on a tough course. Eli Crowe, Camden Fairbanks, Carter Tiemann, JD Wells, and Caleb Coy. Eli placed 5th in a strong field with a time of 16:24 while Camden Fairbanks ran a 16:38 and placed 15th. The boys will be racing again Saturday at SJO at 9am.
The Girls’ Cross Country team won the Tuscola Classic on Saturday with top finisher Mackenzie Pound taking 3rd and Erica Woodard close in 4th. Emily Decker and Olivia Shike were also top 10 finishers in 6th and 7th. Ashlyn Denney rounded out the Rocket scoring in 14th for a team total of 27 points over Clinton. Raegan Stringer and Camryn Reedy also placed high for the Rockets in 15th and 16th in the 136 runner field. The team will compete again on Saturday at the Spartan Classic in St Joe at 9 AM. Come cheer on the Rockets to another victory!
Great turnout last night at the volleyball game. Thanks to all who showed up to support our Rockets Volleyball teams!
Thanks to all of our UHS student athletes who participated in Fist Bump Friday. We are blessed with the best students. Go Rockets!!
Good Luck to our UHS Band as they prepare for these upcoming competitions:
9/16 at Pontiac
9/30 at Eastern Illinois University
10/7 at Newton
and 10/21 at Effingham
Congrats to the Kahoot champs from Mr. Kimball's Health Class!
Congratulations to the UHS Girls Cross Country team on their 1st Place finish at the First to the Finish Invitational at Detweiler Park in Peoria this past weekend. This is one of the largest races in the state, and our runners dominated the field. Go Rockets!
Senior Ad Sales have begun. You can go to https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/general/homepage?portal=true to access the page. Our school code is 8443. Please email Mrs. Graves if you have any questions.