Meet the Echo: Eisla Madigan
Eisla Madigan (b. May 2, 2006, Springfield, IL) was two when she moved to Urbana. At the age of five...
Meet The Echo: Sakari Wright
Sakari Wright was born on September 5th of 2005 and is a junior in high school. On the surface she...
Capture the flag: new at Urbana High School
Tonight UHS will host a capture the flag event to bring the student body together and get students hyped up...
Who gets let in and who gets pushed out
English teacher Kim Summers and senior Jordyn Warhover reenact a student receiving a tardy. The school has been promoting the...
Is soccer the new football?
For the second year in row, UHS hasn't had a varsity football team. Instead of playing on Friday nights, the...
Sticks and stones: the impact of language on women
Someone once told me that “all women are either a bitch or a hoe.” I was perplexed by this statement,...
Mask policy update: UHS moves to masks recommended
During Tuesday’s (March 29th) Board of Education meeting, the district revisited our current policy on face masks for students and...
Public Schools and the Environment: the issue no one is talking about
The environmental impact of public schools has gone under the radar. From the 480,000 diesel-powered school buses to the immense...
Schools and mask mandates: Urbana’s next move?
With the mask mandate coming to an end in Illinois after 668 days, students are questioning if, and when, there...
Change in underclassmen lunch hours
Underclassmen in previous years had been required to have their lunch hour split in half: One half being dedicated to...
