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Amanda Clark, a senior at UTHS, took first place in the mixed media division at the Quad City Arts Festival of Trees Student Art Exhibit. With competition in four categories (photography, drawing/painting, dimensional art, and mixed media), Amanda beat out artists from all the other area high schools on both sides of the river to […]

by Kayla Sierra-Lee The first quarter John Deere Harvester Awards were held in the UTHS library on Tuesday, October 22, and recognized Stephanie Bergland, Ryan Clark, Stephanie Dang, David Fink, Liz Larrison, Kayla Miller, Tristyn Rivera, Victoria Stark, Keith Verschoore, and Elsa Zuniga, along with staff recipient Mr. Brian Petersen. The award is given to […]

by Jessica Moon On Monday, November 11, National Honor Society students participated in the annual Rake and Run.  The plan was to visit six houses to rake leaves for people who were suggested by staff members, as well as raking Mr. Hanske’s “infamous front hill” (in the words of Mrs. Monson). However, at the sixth […]

by Kathryn Weber I had the privilege of watching the Panther Players perform Air Guitar High Friday, September 27th.  The Players performed this show three times last week (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). The play was excellent. It was full of witty humor and a cast of twelve characters who were easy for any high school student to […]

by Ariel Scott  The UT Fall Choir Concert started off with the UT Singers, then featured the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and finished with the Concert Choir.  Directed by Mrs. Juliet Minard and accompanied on piano by Mrs.Rebecca Shoger, the concert overall was very cheerful and heartwarming. The UT Singers started off with “River in Judea,” […]

by Chase Morris A new club run by Mrs. Licko has opened up this year for those who wish to learn how to program. Coder’s Club teaches its members the basics of computer programming in Python, a widely used computer programming language. The club offers a creative experience and allows for experimentation and imagination. One […]

  by Kathryn Weber The Panther Players have been working on their fall production of Air Guitar High. The play follows twelve kids, shows the impact playing air guitar has on their lives, and follows them throughout the journey before and after an air guitar competition. The actors and actresses have been working very hard […]