United Township High School District 30 released a series of announcements on April 16 regarding upcoming events, student opportunities, and important deadlines for students and families.
The information is relevant to students preparing for prom, graduation, club activities, volunteer opportunities, and other school events. These updates aim to keep the school community informed about key dates and requirements as the academic year progresses.
Students planning to attend Prom on May 9 must have no more than ten discipline entries in Skyward before purchasing tickets. Guest forms are available in Student Services and must be submitted by May 7. Tickets will be sold starting the week of May 4. Yearbooks can now be reserved at $60 each in the General Office; there are only a limited number available on a first-come basis. Seniors are reminded that cap and gown pickup is scheduled for April 23 in the Hall of Values from 10:45 AM to 1:15 PM. The district also encourages seniors to complete their FAFSA by April 26 to avoid processing delays—currently, only about forty-one percent have completed it.
Additional activities include the Panther Pant event on April 22 and volunteer opportunities such as Culver’s night on April 16. The fourth annual UTHS Career Fair will take place on April 22 with participation from local businesses and organizations. Students interested in veterinary technology can learn more about Muscatine Community College’s program during an event on May 11.
According to the Illinois State Board of Education, United Township High School District 30 represents Rock Island and Henry counties and serves grades nine through twelve with an enrollment of approximately one thousand seven hundred five students during the most recent reported school year. The district employs ninety-six teachers earning an average salary of $65,666; about half are women while just over half are men, with no teachers having more than ten absences annually according to state data. The student population is fifty-one percent White, sixteen percent Black, twenty-five percent Hispanic, and nearly three percent Asian.State records show that United Township High School District spent $19,622 per student in fiscal year twenty-twenty totaling over thirty-three million dollars overall expenditures.
Chronic truancy remains below state averages at United Township High School District; seventy-eight students were identified as chronically truant—about four point six percent—compared with a statewide average of nine point six percent according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
As spring events approach—including club meetings like STEM Club’s location change today or Fields of Faith scheduled for May twenty-second—the district continues efforts to keep families engaged through regular communication.
