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UHS JUNIOR/SENIOR PROM
Saturday, May 6
7-10 PM
FSK Clarion Inn
STUDENT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
In order to purchase prom tickets, all student financial obligations to the school MUST be satisfied. Financial obligations may include lost, damaged or unreturned items (textbooks, locks), unpaid testing fees, club dues, lost or damaged sports equipment and/or uniforms, lost or damaged technology, etc.
Student financial obligations are posted on SchoolCashOnline and must be paid via credit card on the SCO site. Students will be unable to purchase prom tickets, if they have a financial obligations.
Please check your SchoolCashOnline account to see if your student has any outstanding financial obligations.
Should you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Shapiro in the main office at rose.shapiro@fcps.org or 240-236-7608.
PROM TICKETS
IN PERSON ticket sales will occur May 2, May 3, and May 4, during all lunch shifts in the cafeteria, and from 2:15-2:45 pm in room C102. Tickets are $35 each and cash and checks will be accepted. All students must have a signed Permission Form to purchase their in-person tickets.
ONLINE ticket sales will begin Monday, May 1, at 8 am, via SchoolCashOnline.Students who purchase their tickets online must bring their SchoolCashOnline receipt AND a signed Permission Form in order to pick up their tickets in the cafeteria or in room C102. Online ticket sales will close on Thursday, May 4, at 4 pm.
PROM PHOTOGRAPHS
To commemorate Prom on Saturday, May 6, Lifetouch will be taking candid photographs. All images will be available to view and purchase at https://events.lifetouch.ca/tempHomepage.aspx?EventID=182822 .
Images will be available approximately 2-3 weeks after the event. You may sign up to receive an email notification once images are available.
AP EXAMS - Monday, May 1 - Friday, May 12
AP exams will begin on Monday, May 1, and will continue through Friday, May 12. Rosters and classroom assignments are posted in the main hallway near the staircase. If your student cannot find their classroom assignment, please have them see Mr. Matheny in the AP Office.
At this time, we would like to provide several reminders:
Students are responsible for transportation to and from exams. Several afternoon exams will run well past the school day. It is the student’s responsibility to secure transportation. The AP exam schedule is posted here.
Some exams will run into, or past, a student's regular lunch shift. Depending on the time when the exam ends, students will either attend the remainder of their regular lunch shift, or attend the following lunch shift, and then report late to class.
During exams, students may only bring water. Food is not permitted during the exam. If students wish to snack, they may do so during a break, but not while the exam is in progress.
Students are encouraged to bring their own pencils and/or calculator to the exam. We WILL have extra pencils available to students, however, we WILL NOT provide calculators to any student.
Students MAY NOT have any electronic device (phones) during the exam, even during breaks. If your student drives, please encourage them to leave their phone in their car.
Questions? Please see Mr. Matheny in the AP office, or you may email him at cory.matheny@fcps.org.
SPRING MCAP TESTING SCHEDULE - Monday, May 1 - Tuesday, May 18
Algebra 1: Students currently enrolled in Algebra 1/1B will test on May 1, 2
English 10 MCAP: Students currently enrolled in English 10/English 10 Honors will test on May 3, 4, 5, 8
Algebra & Geometry MCAP: Select students in grades 9, 10 and 11 will test on May 9, 10
Government HSA: Students currently enrolled in Government/Government Honors will test on May 15, 16
MISA: Students currently enrolled in Biology/Biology Honors will test on May 17, 18
Students will need earbuds for some of the assessments. Wireless or Bluetooth headphones are not permitted due to test security. If your student has their own earbuds (not Wireless or Bluetooth) they are encouraged to bring them for the assessment. Headphones will be provided for students who do not have appropriate headphones.
Students are encouraged to get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, arrive to school on time, and to read each question and answer carefully before responding.
For information on the State Assessments, please visit: https://www.fcps.org/student-services/testing-programs
Questions or concerns? Please contact Drew Demich, CCR Teacher, (drew.demich@fcps.org) or Amanda McGrath, Assistant Principal, (amanda.mcgrath@fcps.org).
PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS!
CLOCK YOUR STEPS - May 1 – May 31
Students and staff will clock their mileage/steps throughout the month. The top three winners will receive an award and prize.
MENTAL HEALTH TRIVIA - May 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 31 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
Mental Health Trivia questions will be shared each Monday and Wednesday on Schoology pages. The first two student respondents will win a prize!
UHS GOES GREEN - May 1, 8, 15, 22 (Mondays)
Students and staff will wear green to show support for bringing awareness to Mental Health.
SELF-CARE SELFIES - May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (Tuesdays)
Each Tuesday, students and staff will be encouraged to submit "self-care selfies" to Ms. Stohlman at erin.stohlman@fcps.org to be posted on Twitter.
STOMP OUT STIGMA - May 5, 12, 19, 26 (Fridays)
Students and staff will wear tennis shoes every Friday to show their support for stomping out mental health stigma.
EXPRESS YOURSELF ACTIVITY - (Daily)
Ms. Schiminger has assigned her NAHS students to complete Mental Health artwork that will be displayed in the F wing hallway for the month of May. Students and staff are encouraged to take some time and look at the art work during the month. Students and staff can vote for their favorite three pieces of artwork and submit their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices to Ms. Stohlman at erin.stohlman@fcps.org.
Please follow the steps below if you are planning on taking either a High School Based (at UHS) or Open Campus (online or at the FCC Campus) Dual Enrollment class at FCC during the 2023-2024 school year. Please complete the steps IN ORDER:
FIRST, APPLY TO FCC at https://apply.frederick.edu/begin, as soon as possible. Be sure to use a PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS in your application. You will receive your FCC ID number by email within 2-3 business days. (If you already have a FCC ID number, it is NOT necessary to apply again.)
Once you have received your FCC ID number, ANYONE who plans to take a 2023–2024 DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS AT FCC MUST COMPLETE THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PARTICIPATION FORM https://frederick.edu/credit-admissions/downloads/de/departicipationform.aspx. Hard copies of this form are also available in the Counseling Office. The Dual Enrollment Participation Form must be completed, printed and submitted to Mrs. Fisher in the AP Office for approval. This form MUST be submitted before Wednesday, May 10. Students who do not submit their Dual Enrollment Participation Form by that date risk losing their seat in a High School Based FCC course during the 2023-2024 school year.
Students who plan to take Open Campus classes can wait to submit the Participation Form until they have registered for Fall Semester. Questions? Please contact us!
FCPS ACADEMIC BOWL TEAM
Congraulations to the FCPS Academic Bowl Team! The four member squad placed THIRD out of sixteen teams in the National Championships held over the weekend at Gallaudet University.
FCPS established its first-ever Academic Bowl team for deaf and hard of hearing students this school year. Students from Oakdale, Frederick and Urbana High Schools formed FCPS' full squad. Congratulations to UHS’ own Elijah and Aaron Strom, and to Keanu Boren from FHS and Sophia Fernandez from OHS. The coaches were Keith Nolan and Jerri Seremeth.
UHS PTA REFLECTIONS WINNERS
A HUGE congratulations to all of our UHS PTA Reflections winners! These students were celebrated at the Frederick County PTA Reflections Award Ceremony earlier this week.
For Literature:
Outstanding Interpretation: Mona Kurian
Award of Merit: Alaina Bowie
For Photography:
Award of Excellence: Alexander Knoepfle
For Visual Arts:
Outstanding Interpretation: LJ Varley
Award of Excellence: Erin Hackney
Items were submitted in February for statewide judging. It was then announced that Mona Kurian's Literature Submittal "Caroline" won the State PTA Award of Excellence for Literature and is now on its way to the National PTA for judging! How exciting for Mona and Urbana High School!
Congratulations again to all our PTA Reflections Winners
Dear Urbana Community,
The Urbana High School Girls Basketball Family would like to thank all of you for your unbelievable support this season. We set records for attendance on Youth Night and tickets sold out for our State Quarterfinal game at Urbana. And, when we were on the road for two of our playoff games, we had more fans in the visiting section than the home team. All of this is a direct result of your tremendous support. The Urbana Basketball program from youth to high school is in a great position because of all of you. We are building a phenomenal basketball program from top to bottom, thanks to this special community.
Another opportunity to come together as a basketball community is our summer basketball camp. This year’s camp will take place June 5-8, from 4-7:30 PM at Urbana High School. Below is the link for registration. Please share the link with anyone who may be interested in the camp. Let's keep the trend going and set a record for number of campers registered. Please help spread the word.
https://girlsbasketball.urbanahawkssportscamps.com/
We are currently out of Student Parking Permits for the remainder of the school year. Please see Mr. Hines (ryan.hines@fcps.org) or Mrs. Sittner (ashley.sittner@fcps.org) in the AP office, if you would like to be added to a waiting list.
Student Services News
Please check Naviance for a current list of scholarships. If a transcript is needed for a specific scholarship, please email melinda.wood@fcps.org or come to the counseling office. DO NOT REQUEST A TRANSCRIPT THROUGH NAVIANCE.
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS TONIGHT, APRIL 28!
The Urbana High School Athletics Boosters is awarding a $1,000 scholarship each to one senior female student athlete and one senior male student athlete. All applications are due tonight, Friday, April 28, and should be emailed to: president@uhsathleticboosters.com with a cc: to Karin Bauer, Athletic Director, at karin.bauer@fcps.org.
Please review instructions for application submission at 2023 UHS Athletics Boosters Scholarship Information. The Scholarship Application can be found at 2023 UHS Athletic Boosters Scholarship Application.
Senior News
The Class of 2023 Information Packet is available on the UHS website. The packet contains information concerning graduation practices, the Salute to Seniors Awards Program, and graduation.
A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT GRADUATION PRACTICES: All graduation practices are MANDATORY! (See the Class of 2023 Info Packet.) Any senior who wishes to be excused from a graduation practice, for any reason, must submit their request in writing to Ms. Clabaugh by Monday, May 1.
CLASS OF 2023 CAP & GOWN ORDERS
All seniors participating in graduation MUST have a cap, gown, and 2023 tassel. The price of the cap and gown has increased incrementally from the original price:
Due to the change in design last year, seniors may only use caps and gowns from former graduates of the Class of 2022. Please click the link below to view and order the many graduation products and packages (graduation announcements, hoodies, keychains, diploma frames, etc.) available from Jostens.
Jostens Graduation Products Link
Please click the link below to order only a cap, gown, and tassel.
Cap, Tassel, and Gown Order Link
Honor stoles/cords will be provided toward the end of the school year by the advisors of the various honor societies.
PTSA News
Please plan now to attend our last PTSA Meeting on Wednesday, May 17! We will be holding elections for the 2023-2024 Board.
The current list of nominees are:
President - Lea Ann McNee
1st Vice President - Senami Amefia (Mimi) 2nd Vice President - Sushma Potluri Secretary - James Whitehead Treasurer - OPEN
Please note that we MUST have a Treasurer in order to be a sanctioned PTA. At the high school level, the PTSA Treasurer is truly not as difficult or anywhere near as time consuming as the elementary school or middle school PTSA Treasurer, so please consider joining the Board to keep the PTSA at Urbana High School.
We hope that you will want to be part of the UHS PTSA Board! If you have any questions, please feel free to email uhsptsaboard@gmail.com.
Volunteer News
Looking for volunteer hours? Please see below for two upcoming volunteer opportunities!
SUGARLOAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE JAY FESTIVAL - Friday, May 12, from 5-8 PM. Please sign up at Blue Jay Festival Sign up Genius.
UMS PTSA TRUCKS 'N TUNES - Friday, May 19. Please sign up at Trucks 'N Tunes Sign Up Genius.
Fundraising News & Donation Drives
THE URBANA FFA WILL BE HOSTING TWO EVENTS THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 29!
AGRICULTURE DAY will be held this Saturday, April 29, from 9 AM - 2 PM, and it is open to the community! Ag Day is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the world of farming and agriculture, while supporting your local community. This event is a great way to connect with other people who share your interests and to learn more about the plants and animals that make our world such a beautiful and diverse place. FFA members will be selling plants they have grown throughout the semester and will also be bringing in the animals they have been working with. Whether you are a seasonal farmer or just starting out, this event is a great way to learn more about how you can make a positive impact on the world around you and support those in agriculture. Come join FFA at Ag Day this Saturday!
THE UHS PLANT SALE will be held on Saturday, April 29, from 9 AM - 3 PM, in the Greenhouse. Students in the FFA and horticulture have worked hard all semester to grow many different types of plants, including many new plant varieties! A petting zoo will be located near the greenhouse. Questions? Please contact Rachel Summers at rachel.summers@fcps.org.
THE UHS SGA CARWASH will be held on Saturday, April 29, from 10 AM - 1 PM at Urbana High School. Come on out and support SGA!
HERSHEY PARK DISCOUNT TICKETS - TICKET SALES END APRIL 30
The deadline to purchase Hershey Park Discount Tickets has been extended through Sunday, April 30. Please use this LINK to order your tickets and use Fundraising Code: 36325665. You can purchase One Day Passes, Parking Passes, Dining Deals, Fast Track and Photo Passes. Tickets will be delivered electronically directly from Hershey Park. Please contact Rebecca (beccaj72@comcast.net) with any questions.
SPONSOR A SENIOR FOR SAFE AND SANE
Did you know you can sponsor a graduate for Safe and Sane! Some families and students cannot afford the fee for Safe and Sane, so we are hoping some generous people may wish to sponsor them. This is a priceless gift - sponsoring a student who otherwise would not be able to attend Safe and Sane.
REGISTER FOR SAFE AND SANE
Attention Seniors: Don’t forget to register for Safe and Sane. We have over 200 students registered so far! It’s going to be an amazing night!
SAFE AND SANE MEETING ON MAY 3
The next Safe and Sane Meeting will be Wednesday, May 3, at 7 PM, at the Natelli Public Library in Urbana. Please join us!
ATTENTION SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR PARENTS
The Class of 2024 needs you! The Safe and Sane board will be vacant after graduation, so please attend the May meeting and get involved. Please email us at UrbanaHighSafeandSane@gmail.com for more information.
Visual & Performing Arts News
UHS DRAMA ADVANCED ACTING PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL DINNER THEATER
On Thursday, May 11, and Friday, May 12, please join us on stage as the Drama Department presents its annual Dinner Theater! The Acting 3-4 class presents Who's Dying to be a Millionaire? A Comedic Murdery Mystery! This unique theatrical experience allows audiences to sit on stage and be treated to a full course meal, served by the actors themselves, prior to the full-length show. Tickets are only $25, which includes the cost of the meal and the show. Please return the Dinner Theater Ticket Order Form promptly, as there are only 40 seats available per night!
THE UHS CRYPTOHAWKS ROBOTICS CAMP
The Urbana High School Robotics team, the CryptoHawks, will be hosting a robotics summer camp from July 31 - August 3, at Urbana High School.
FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 4-6
A LEGO Camp will be held from 9 AM - 12 PM for students entering grades 4-6. Students will build various LEGO robots to compete in competitions and they will learn basic programming and simple machines along the way. Each day, students will build and bring home STEM LEGO sets that have been designed by the CryptoHawks team.
FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 7-9
An ARDUINO Camp will be held from 1-4 PM for students going into grades 7-9. Students will build and program their own Arduino robot that they will bring home at the end of the week. Students will learn more advanced programming and electrical concepts.
Camps cost $150 per student. More information and registration can be found at https://www.cryptohawks8726.com/html/summer.html . Email joshua.holmes@fcps.org, if you have any questions.
SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS, GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP AND FIELD HOCKEY CAMPS/SUMMER LEAGUE (please see below)
Sports News
SUMMER CAMPS AT UHS!
Please check out www.urbanahawkssportscamps.com for information about Urbana Sports Camps offered this summer at UHS.
If you have questions, please contact Acting Athletic Director, Karin Bauer at karin.bauer@fcps.org.
Girls Basketball Camp will take place June 5-8, from 4-7:30 PM, at Urbana High School. Below is the link for registration. Please share the link with anyone who may be interested in the camp. Let's keep the trend going and set a record for number of campers registered. Help spread the word.
13TH ANNUAL FIELD HOCKEY SUMMER LEAGUE
URC is sponsoring their “13th Annual Field Hockey Summer League” at Urbana High School’s Stadium Turf Field for five weeks this summer (every Tuesday and Thursday) beginning Tuesday, May 30, and continuing through Thursday, July 13. This league is open to all high school, college and alumni field hockey players. Please see the URC Summer League Field Hockey Registration Form for more information and to register. Questions, please contact AJ Stuart at andrea.stuart@fcps.org/ / 240-236-4117.
FIELD HOCKEY CAMP
The Mid-Maryland Field Hockey Camp will be held at Urbana High School from June 26-29, from 8 AM to 12 PM, for girls entering grades 1-9. Please see the flyer at https://drive.google.com/file/d/16iiBzzEqJWACaUkuU4LbXyDv_cdowICz/view?usp=sharing for more information and to register your child.
Please go to "Student Services News - Scholarships" for information and the application for UHS Athletics Boosters Scholarship.
Check on all our events using the link to the official schedule at www.frederickcountycmc.org. Follow the Hawks schedule, roster, events, and photos all in one place at urbanahawksathletics.com. UHS Athletics is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Urbana_Hawks.