Urbana School District #116

We recently celebrated our 2026 retirees. Together, this remarkable group represents 327 combined years of service to our students, staff, families, and community.

Their impact has shaped generations of Tigers. Thank you for helping our students thrive and for the legacy you leave behind. 🧡🖤
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Timothy Cook: 42 Years - Facilities Maintenance
Carla Vincent-Westfield: 37 Years - Literacy Interventionist at King
Maggie Kinnamon - 34 Years - Dance and Drama Teacher at Leal
Theresa Williams: 34 Years - Kindergarten Teacher at Dr. Williams
Meg DeLand-Owen: 33 Years - Speech-Language Pathologist at King
Bridget Maloney: 33 Years - Tier One Co-Teacher at Leal
Cindy Ditchfield: 31 Years - Intensive Academic Interventionist at Ge**er
Susan Miller: 30 Years - Tier One Intensive Co-Teacher & Interventionist at DPW
Donald Barbour: 29 Years - Social Studies Teacher at UMS
Beth Gatsche: 19 Years - Ge**er Assistant Principal
Daniel Stickelmaier: 5 Years - Business Ed Teacher at UHS

School may be out for the summer, but meals are still on the menu! ☀️🍎

is offering FREE breakfast and lunch to all children 18 and under through the Summer Meal Program. Help us spread the word so every child in our community has access to meals this summer.

There are no income requirements, registration forms, or school enrollment requirements, just show up and eat.

View meal locations and times at: https://usd116.org/summer-meals-2026/

🏅 Congratulations to Urbana High School's Andy Laskowski on an outstanding performance at the IHSA State Track & Field Championship!

Andy earned 6th place in Long Jump. Way to represent UHS, Andy! 🧡🖤

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Don't miss out on this amazing summer camp for kiddos who will be in grades 2-6 next school year.

Camp Invention runs July 7, 8, 9, 13 and 14 and is held at Yankee Ridge Multilingual School.

Camp Invention is STEM focused with hands-on challenges that allow students to imagine, experiment and create. Don't miss out on this one !

Yankee Ridge Elementary | Camp Invention® Help your child build confidence, learn problem-solving skills, discover inspiring role models and more at the STEM summer program in Urbana, Illinois.

If you've never noticed our school gardens, they are pretty special. 🧡🖤

Yankee Ridge students head to Sola Gratia Farm for the last time this spring – with the program's future uncertain - IPM Newsroom This week could be the last Friday on the Farm, because the grants supporting Urbana District 116’s Farm to School program run out at the end of June.

Our 8th Grade Students at Urbana Middle School were promoted to high school! The Class of 2030 is headed your way UHS!

Middle school is only one chapter of your story. As you move on to high school, keep believing in yourselves and all you’re capable of achieving. 🧡🖤

UMS/SGC Track and Field came home with some hardware (and a couple of state records) from the State Track Meet over the weekend. Plus, the 7th Grade 4A Team earned 3rd Place overall! 🧡🖤

Crystal Bolton: 200m State Champion and new state record holder

Kai Johnson, Ameeyah Johnson, Crystal Bolton, and Gemma Douglas: 4x100 State Champions and new state record holders

Zuri Williams: 8th Place in Shot Put

Amaya Douglas: 5th Place in Shot Put and 6th Place in Discus

Gemma Douglas received 6th Place in Long Jump

SMR 1600 Relay received 3rd Place: Kai Johnson, Crystal Bolton, Izeriah Jackson, and Clara Kieffer

State Bound! 🚨🎾 Congratulations to Urbana High School’s doubles team, Xander Ashley and Theodore Nevins!

These seniors are headed to the IHSA State Tournament after finishing as Sectional Runners-Up.

Join us in wishing Xander and Theodore the best of luck as they travel upstate this Thursday (May 28) to represent Urbana.

GoTigers! 🧡🖤

Urbana is home to some incredible Track & Field talent, and these UHS boys are headed to the IHSA State Championship this weekend! 🧡🖤

▪ 4x800 Relay
Titus Coady
Vincent Benjamin
Arlin Orr
Sebastian Bretl

Their qualifying performance ranks 4th in Urbana High School history!

▪ Long Jump
Andrew Laskowski

▪ 1600M
Arlin Orr
Arlin also broke the Urbana junior class record in the 1600M — a record that had stood since 1936!

Good luck at State, Tigers!