Homecoming is just over a week away!!! UHS will have their

own Homecoming Dance this year on

Saturday, September 24th from 7-11pm in the South Gym. The attire is semi formal. Tickets are $10 each or $15 per couple. Tickets are available NOW in the finance office. Students may also purchase tickets at the door. Check out the homecoming flyer for more details!

Are you interested in forming a car pool with families in your area but don’t know anyone to get it started with? Let us help you! The UHS Par-ents’ Association is asking that you complete your information in the google link https://goo.gl/forms/oQflk96kVcJTB2Gs2 if you are interest-ed in meeting families in your area to car pool with! Upon completing the form, you will be notified of families with a similar zip code they want to use for pick up/drop off. While the UHSPA is helping you get in touch with families who want to carpool, this is not a UH-SPA, UHS or TUSD sponsored Carpool service. It is the responsibility of the families interested in participating to do their due diligence. The UHSPA is only serving to connect interested fam-ilies with one another.

Amy Cislak, Principal

Penguin Families,

On Thursday, September 15th from 4-7pm, we will be hosting Parent/Teacher conferences. Parents are

welcome to schedule appointments with teachers in advance or drop in on he 15th. Teachers will have schedules post-ed on their doors for you to sign up for an appointment the day of so that you can meet with other teachers if there is a line at a particular teacher’s room. As always, you are encouraged to email your stu-dent’s teacher if you need to meet during another time.

On Friday, September 16th, we will have an early release schedule (11:43am dis-missal). Our seniors have an exciting day planned on Friday the 16th that we hope to expand to all grade levels on another date. All seniors will be participating in our 1st Annual Penguin Pathways Day! 13 UHS Alumni have stepped forward to assist us in this event as guest speakers!!

Our goal is to make this an annual event on the fall half day. We will cancel classes and focus on helping students prepare for life after high school by giving them infor-mation about how to make choices about college and careers based on their inter-ests and passions, and also give them tips for how to develop healthy habits. To lead these sessions we will use alumni, parents, and community members. Top-ics include: What to expect at College, Healthy Lifestyles Topics (Self-Esteem

and Potential, Time Management, Work-Life Balance, Mindfulness and Medita-tion), Practical Life Skills (Finance 101, Applying for Jobs and Internships, Paying for College, Living on Your Own), and Careers and what to expect after college. We are excited for this wonderful oppor-tunity for our seniors!! If you are interest-ed in helping expand this exciting program for other classes, please contact jo-el.bacalia@tusd1.org!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Aug. 18th recruitment meeting. Registra-tion for both 2017 tours (England & NYC) is now closed as both tours are FULL! However registration for Summer 2018: Italy & Greece is still OPEN, and until Sept. 30th there is a $200 discount for early enrollment! Please consider taking advantage of the early registration offer to reserve your seat, lock in the cheapest price, and allow for maximum fundraising. Both of the 2017 tours filled up and have a waiting list, so we want everyone who is potentially interested in 2018 to have the opportunity to partici-pate. For more information on the tour and how to register please visit www.uhstravelclub.com or email Ms. Meg Tully at Meredith.tully@tusd1.org. Ms. Sheets & Ms. Tully will be contacting fami-lies registered for the 2017 tours within the next week with information about upcoming student and parent meetings for the England & NYC trips. Also, please follow us on Facebook (UHS Travel Club) and Instagram (@uhstravelclub)!

U N I V E R S I T Y H I G H

S C H O O L The Weekly Penguin

Mon, Sept. 12 Tues, Sept. 13 Wed, Sept. 14 Thur., Sept. 15 Fri., Sept. 16

Modular Schedule

UHS Graduation Comm. Meeting 5:45 – 7:15 PM

Parents’ Association Mtg. 7pm Library

Girls Golf @El Conquista-dor 3 PM

Modular Schedule

B Golf @ Ventana Canyon 3PM

G Volleyball @Ironwood Ridge 4, 5, 6 PM

UHS School Council Meet-ing

3:30 PM

Wednesday Schedule

Cross Country 4:30 PM

G Golf @Dell Urich 3 PM

Sequential Schedule

Fr Football @Rio Rico 6 PM

Swimming @ Tucson 4 PM

G Volleyball w/Highland 4, 5, 6 PM

Parent Teacher Conferences 4 – 7 PM

Drama Showcase 7PM

UHS 8th Grade Admissions Presenta-

tion 6pm Auditorium

Half Day Schedule!

UHS Senior Penguin Pathways Day (8-11:50)

V Football @ Rio Rico 7 PM

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September 9, 2016 Volume 2 Issue 2

University High School Homecoming 2016

Schedule of Events

Monday, September 19th

Theme Day: Mathletes vs. Athletes (wear your favorite sports gear or nerd gear!)

Tuesday, September 20th

Theme Day: Twin Day

Wednesday, September 21st

Theme Day: Pajama Day

Thursday, September 22nd

Theme Day: Tacky Tourist Day

Friday, September 23rd

Theme Day: Black, White and Purple! Wear your Penguin Gear!!!

Homecoming Assembly at the end of the day!!

Cheer on our Football team as we BEAT Palo Verde at 7pm!

Celebrate our amazing band during their half time show!

Check out the amazing floats our Student Councils have created that will parade around the track during halftime!

Saturday, September 24th

UHS Homecoming Dance “Cities around the World”

The Biggest UHS Event of the Fall Semester!! Not to be missed! South Gym 7-10pm Attire: Semi Formal Dancing, Snacks and the UHS Homecoming Court honored!! Tickets are $10 each or $15 for a couple—buy ahead in the finance office or the day of! Guests from other schools must complete and turn in a guest pass by Friday, September 23rd at noon at

the latest! You may not purchase a non UHS student a ticket the day of the dance—this must be done

in advance!

P A G E 4

Athletic Updates 8/29 – Girls golf won their match over Santa Rita and Desert View!

8/30- Girls Volleyball won their

first match of the season 3-0 vs Flowing Wells

8/31- Girls golf takes sec-ond in their match with Ironwood Ridge and Sabino

9/1- Boys golf took second in their match with Flowing Wells and CDO

Freshman football dropped

their home game vs. Moun-tain View (Marana)

Swim and Dive with Catali-na Foothills, girls won a tight one and boys drop a close one

9/2- Varsity football dropped a game vs Moun-tain View (Marana), fans

were amazing!!!!

N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

Bates College is willing to pay for your student to visit their school this fall….

THIS IS A COMPLETLY FREE COLLEGE TRIP!!!

Each session of the Prologue to Bates program offers students three days on campus to:

Attend a class of their choosing

Stay with student hosts

Meet Bates faculty and staff

Tour Bates’ historic 109-acre campus

Attend an Admission and Financial Aid Informational Session

Participate in an admission interview and

Attend academic, cultural, athletic, and co-curricular events

Please encourage your top students to apply today. The application deadline for Session I is Sept. 2, 2016, and the

application deadline for Session II is Sept. 28, 2016. The application is available online at:

www.bates.edu/admission/prologue

September 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Fr Football W/Mountain View 6:00 PM

B Golf @Oro Valley CC 3PM

Swimming @ Catalina Foothills 4 PM

2

V Football w/Mountain View

7 PM

TUSD Volleyball Invitational 10 AM

3

TUSD Volleyball Invitational

5

LABOR DAY—NO

SCHOOL!

6

UHS 8th Grade Admissions Presentation

6pm Auditorium

G Volleyball w/Cienega 4, 5, 6 PM

7

Cross Country @ Cholla 4:30 PM

G Golf @Dell Urich 3 PM

G Volleyball @ Pueblo

4, 5, 6 PM

8

Fr Football w/Buena 6p

B Golf @Dell Urich 3PM

Swimming @ Amphi 4 PM

TUSD Candidate Forum 6-8pm (see flyer)

9

Cross Country Invi-tational @Crooked

Tree 5 PM

G Volleyball w/Catalina Foothills

4, 5, 6 PM

V Football w/Buena 7 PM

10

12

UHS Graduation Comm. Meeting 5:45 – 7:15 PM

Parents’ Association Mtg. 7pm Library

G Golf @El Conquista-dor 3 PM

13

B Golf @ Ventana Canyon 3PM

G Volleyball @Ironwood Ridge 4, 5, 6 PM

UHS School Council Meeting

3:30 PM

14

Cross Country 4:30 PM

G Golf @Dell Urich 3 PM

MARCHING BAND

CHIPOTLE FUND-

RAISER 4-9PM (SEE

Flyer)

15

Fr Football @Rio Rico 6 PM

Swimming @ Tucson 4 PM

G Volleyball w/Highland 4, 5, 6 PM

Parent Teacher Conferences 4 – 7 PM

Drama Showcase 7PM

UHS 8th Grade Admissions Presentation

6pm Auditorium

16

UHS Senior Penguin Pathways Day

(8-11:50)

V Football @ Rio Rico 7 PM

Fall Early Re-lease Date @

11:43 AM

17

Cross Country Invitational

@Chandler 8 AM

19

G Volleyball w/Sunnyside 4, 5, 6 PM

SPIRIT WEEK!

20

B Golf @Dell Urich 3PM

G Volleyball w/Salpointe 4, 5, 6 PM

SPIRIT WEEK!

FAFSA Night 6pm in

Auditorium

21

Cross Country @Catalina Foothills

4:30 PM

G Volleyball @ Sahuarita 4, 5, 6 PM

Advanced Drama Showcase 7 PM

SPIRIT WEEK!

22

Fr Football w/Palo Verde 6 PM

Swimming @ Catalina 4 PM

Advanced Drama Show-case 7 PM

SPIRIT WEEK!

23

V Football w/Palo Verde 7 PM

HOMECOMING GAME!

Swimming Invita-tional @ Brophy 9

AM

SPIRIT WEEK!

24

UHS

Homecoming

Dance 7-11pm

South Gym (UHS Students may

bring students from

other school with an

approved guest pass—

have this completed

before the 23rd! The

guest pass is in the

office)

26

G Golf @Dell Urich 3 PM

G Volleyball @Sahuaro 4, 5, 6 PM

UHS Student of the Month 7:30 – 8:45 AM

27

B Golf @Dell Urich 3PM

G Volleyball w/Mesa 4, 5, 6 PM

UHS Step Up Day 10-1pm

28

RUHS Orchestra Fall Concert 7 PM

UHS Study Smart and PSAT/SAT Test Prep 3:45 – 9:00 PM (See

Counseling to register)

29

B Golf @Pueblo Del Sol CC 3PM

Swimming @ Mt. View 4 PM

UHS Study Smart and PSAT/SAT Test Prep (see

counseling to register)

30

Cross Country Invi-tational @Casa Grande 4 PM

B Golf @El Rio 3PM