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Goodbye 2012-2013 school year!
by Adriana Aguilera It is that time of the year again. The weather gets warmer, days get longer, skin gets darker and hair gets lighter. Yes, summertime. You can almost taste the anticipation on the air for those long summer days as you walk down the hallway of United Township High School. Teachers as [...]
Athlete Feature: Gocale Nicoue
Gocale Nicoue is another recent grad of UTHS. A standout on the girls track team, Gocale took a few minutes to talk to UTHS News: 1. How long have you been competing in track? I’ve been in track since I was in seventh grade. 2. What got you interested in sports? My brother originally got me [...]
Three UTHS teachers retire
by Stephanie Salazar While she certainly won’t miss her busy schedule, Mrs. Harriet Lovelady will definitely miss teaching students. After fifteen years as a teacher — fourteen at United Township High School — she plans to retire at the end of this school year. She made many memories throughout the years she worked and [...]
Athlete Feature: Brooke Prior
Brooke Prior finished her final season of softball here at UT and graduated this past weekend. Before crossing the graduation stage, she answered some questions for UTHS News: 1. How long have you been playing softball? I’ve been playing softball since I was eight years old. 2. What got you interested in sports? My sister [...]
Teacher Feature: Mrs. Barb Montgomery
Mrs. Barb Montgomery is retiring this year from the Special Education department at UTHS. Mrs. Montgomery will certainly be remembered long after she is gone thanks to her tireless efforts for the students and staff at UT. 1.Where did you grow up and go to high school and college? I grew up in Rantoul, IL and [...]
Athlete Feature: Levi Perry, state medalist
Levi Perry just returned from the state track meet where he placed eighth in the discus throw. Though he was disappointed that rainy weather kept him from throwing his best, he was still in elite company as only the top 12 competitors in the state earn a medal. Levi answered a few questions for UTHS [...]
Underwater prom bubbles with excitement
by Mario Peterson This past Saturday, UTHS held its prom once again at the River Center in downtown Davenport. During the night at the dance, everyone revealed their exuberance and excitement and had a spectacular time. The theme décor embellished the entire room exquisitely. This year’s theme was an “underwater” theme which the prom [...]
Locker clean-out focuses on recycle and re-use
Boxes full of gently-used and brand new school supplies were saved from the trash today and more will be saved tomorrow through the National Honor Society’s locker clean-out. National Honor Society volunteers organized by Mrs. Heather Monson lined the first-floor hallways today as lockers were cleaned out before the end of the school year. Trash cans, [...]
Senior accounts to be deleted June 14
Seniors need to add one job to their end-of-the-year list, and that is to back-up whatever data they want to keep before it is deleted from the school network. Data both on the school network and in Google Apps will be deleted on Thursday, June 13, 2013. After this day no access will be available to the [...]
