Archive for October 17th, 2009

It was homecoming for the Tigers, as they hoped they could get their first win of the year. Overall, the Urbana Tigers (0-7) were facing a tall task as they were facing Decatur MacArthur (5-2). Urbana lost to Eisenhower last week and MacArthur lost at home to Normal Community. Robert Smith of MacArthur ran... »

Every year homecoming gets students excited for a week of absolute insanity, but what affect does it have on our teachers, and ultimately our education? Do homecoming activities go too far? Are we sacrificing valuable classroom time for the frivolous and trivial? Urbana High teachers reflected on these questions. “Homecoming activities are both distracting and... »

During the week of Homecoming, everyone dressed up for the different themes but what most people were looking forward to was the dance. There were a lot of people dressed nicely but only ten made my favorites list: 10.)  Crystal Howard-”The Eye-Catcher” 9.) Gwen Childers -”Spaghetti-Strap Barbie” 8.) Lily Smith- “The Head Turner” 7.) Samanta Echavez- “Fierce Fusia” 6.) Miguel Gaines- ” The... »

See the latest pictures for UHS Homecoming week! »

Yearbook this year is taking on a big roll. The 2009 Yearbook staff is putting together the 100th Rosemary. Stacey Panenhanouvong explained how they want to “change things up” this year. Along with the events that occur during the school year, they are researching our school’s history and paying a visit to Urbana High School’s... »

Going in to Friday’s bash of last place teams, Eisenhower had lost 25 straight games. Urbana was trying to get out of a slump themselves, and trying to do it on senior night, a special night. It started out pretty good for the Tigers, No. 22 running the opening kickoff back for the touchdown,... »