The North Attic is home to the drama department and doubles as a classroom and a theatre. Once every couple months, you can come up here to watch the plays put on by our students. Previous performances have included Rumors, The Crucible, Story Theater, and Bye Bye Birdie.
The South Attic is home to the music department. Both Chorus and Orchestra groups practice here, and the room features a grand piano, open to students looking for practice time during a free period. In recent years, an organ was donated by Uni alum Stephen Buzard\'s parents.
'; break; case 'classroom': text='The French Room is typical of the older classrooms in Uni High. It is not only used for French, but also for Spanish, Calculus, and various club-meetings.
'; break; case 'english': text='Uni has two classrooms used almost exclusively for English classes (with the exception of the occasional club or language class).
'; break; case 'f1': text='The first floor, home of seniors and juniors, consists of a long hallway bordered by two rows of lockers. Uni is famous for the amount of trust given to and shared by its students. Lockers are covered with signs; backpacks are strewn across the floor; and the wandering student will occasionally see a wayward guitar.
Important rooms such as the Main Office, the Students Services office, the kitchen, the Mac Lab, and the Lounge are located on the first floor.
'; break; case 'f2': text='The second floor houses sophomores and freshmen. Similar to the first floor in appearance, the hallway is cluttered with backpacks and textbooks. Popular hangouts include a cluster of sofas in the middle of the hallway, the Dragon\'s Lair (a.k.a. Uni\'s amazing library), and Assistant Director Sue Kovacs\' office (pretzel heaven).
Various classrooms, the history department offices, and the technology department offices can also be found on the second floor.
'; break; case 'f3': text='The third floor is home to young and innocent subfreshmen, newly knighted into the Uni fiefdom.
The highlights of the third floor include the Windows lab, the Art room, the Conference room, and the science classrooms.
'; break; case 'gym': text='H. E. Kenney gymnasium is home to Uni athletics, sports classes, and the occasional robot battle presented during Engineering Open House. Here, PE students engage in a variety of sports ranging from Ultimate Frisbee to Badminton.
On the athletics side, Uni\'s Volleyball and Girls and Boys Basketball teams call Kenney Gym home.
'; break; case 'houses': text='These satellite buildings are home to the offices of most Uni teachers. Here, Uni students can find their teachers to ask about homework or engage them in conversation.
In 2006, the University of Illinois funded a re-siding of the two houses.
'; break; case 'huehouse': text='This building is home to the English department and alumni affairs.
'; break; case 'kenney': text='Although Kenney Gym is not officially a Uni High building, its facilities are reserved for use by Uni students during their Physical Education classes. The PE office is located in this building, and students rotate between the track, gymnasium, and weights room for fitness workouts, sports, and weight-lifting.
The Kenney gymnasium, resurfaced in 2005, is also home to Uni athletics.
'; break; case 'kitchen': text='The Kitchen is one of the main social hubs in Uni, our equivalent to a cafeteria. Uni students use the Kitchen to have club food sales, prepare their own food in the microwaves or in the ovens, or buy food from vending machines.
'; break; case 'library': text='The Uni Library is part of the University Library, so students are able to request material from elsewhere on campus and access all the electronic resources available to University students.
Uni\'s library is open to all from 7:45 to 4:15 Monday through Friday, but if you can\'t get enough, the library has a virtual \"home\" where students can find class project pages for research assignments, Computer Literacy assignments, and links to online databases and other resources on this page. On the website you can also find the daily comic Unshelved, to find out the weekly topic for RifRaf (the book club), participate in the online Book Chat, and find links to recommended reads.
To keep up with library news and interesting tidbits, go to the Library\'s blog. The Library provides the students of Uni with a great place to hide out, study, curl up with a good book or magazine, or just generally chill.
'; break; case 'maclab': text='This is the Mac Lab, which has about 20 Macintosh computers. Classes such as Yearbook, Journalism and CS 1 and 2 meet here. Students can use the Mac Lab for surfing the web, checking their e-mail, and working on their homework.
'; break; case 'main': text='Welcome to the University Laboratory High School Virtual Tour. Uni High is located on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL. This virtual tour is meant to give you a look into the various aspects of the school.
To begin, choose a location from the menu above.
'; break; case 'mainoffice': text='This is the main office. The office contains the lost and found, the secretaries\' offices, and the Principal\'s office. Students must sign out in the office before they leave to go out on campus.
'; break; case 'mathhouse': text='The lower level of this building is devoted to math teachers; the second floor is home to the foreign language staff.
'; break; case 'peoffice': text='The PE office is home to the PE department. It also serves as a storage place for athletic uniforms and first aid supplies.
'; break; case 'sso': text='The Student Services Office (SSO) is used for guidance and college counseling. The Peer College Counselors (PCCs) also work here to help juniors and seniors in the college process. There is also a library in the back which has books about testing and colleges.
'; break; case 'techroom': text='This is one of the Technology Classrooms, which were renovated in 2000. Each technology classroom is outfitted with an ELMO projection system and computers for presentations.
'; break; case 'track': text='Uni is famous for its excellent PE program. Students run an average of a mile and a half every other day on the Kenney track. Usual workouts include pyramids, partner runs, and long runs. The yearlong training culminates in a required 5 kilometer race in May.
'; break; case 'uni': text='Four rounded columns and a sweeping arch welcome the visitor to the Gothic-style building known affectionately as \"Uni.\" Originally meant as a remedial school for children, the building was converted into a military hospital during World War II.
Now, the building houses Uni\'s main office, students services office, student lounge, kitchen, science department offices, computer labs, and a variety of classrooms. As of fall 2006, the main building is now equipped with wireless internet access.
'; break; case 'unigym': text='Originally the gym for Uni athletics and PE classes, Uni gym is now used to host school assemblies and subfreshmen sports. If you\'re looking for a great atmosphere, check out a subfreshman basketball game here in Uni gym in the fall or winter.
Please refer to Kenney Gym for more information about Uni\'s high school athletics.
'; break; case 'weightroom': text='The weight room is used by the Jr/Sr P.E. classes and Uni High athletic teams.
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