Tri-Point Upper Elementary/Jr. High

Junior High: There IS cross country practice in Piper City tonight. Athletes will be indoors for ALL practice. Parent meeting is @ 5:00

Junior High : No cross country today, August 22nd or Thursday, August 24th .

JH Softball: Due to the prediction of extreme heat temperatures. JH Softball pictures have been moved to the JH school during the school day - Thursday, August 24th. Please make sure players have their full uniforms that morning of school. Thank you!!

JH Cheer Announcement : Hello !! If your student is interested in JH Cheer we will be having a new uniform fitting at Tri-Point High School (with the Varsity uniform rep and HS Cheer ) @ 5:30 tomorrow night -Tuesday, August 22nd. Softball players can ride the shuttle back to Cullom after practice... otherwise parents will have to drop off and pick up their students after the fitting. The fitting was scheduled at this time to allow softball players and volleyball (HS) to attend. This is NOT mandatory!! Its just to help coaches see what uniforms look best and help with sizes for the kids. If you have any questions please email me at hackd@tripointschools.org. *Junior High Cheer will have a maximum of ten cheerleaders. We will have tryouts in September. I will be sending information soon! I am looking forward to a great Cheer season!!! Coach Hack

Junior High : The UE/JH is currently having phone issues . If you need to contact the building, please do so by email or class dojo. If you need assistance, please call the district office at 815-253-6299. We apologize for the inconvenience . Thank you

JH Cross Country : Tomorrow's Cross Country Meet is cancelled due to extreme heat temperatures. Thank you

Upper Elementary/Junior High : The UE/JH would like to welcome back students for the 2023-2024 school year!!! Helpful reminders : - Please have students at school by 8:00 AM.. -School will release at 2:10 this Thursday and Friday . Normal release time is 3:10 .... -If your student, is absent please call the office by 10:00 am.... -Please send clear water bottles with students , if you would like ..as the weather temps will be warm.... -If you are sending ANY medication with students , we will need medication forms signed and returned . ... - Please download the District's APP (search Tri-Point .. in your App Store ) this will be the best way to see updated information ... -Class Dojo and Teacherease are also used by the UE/JH . Please let us know if you need help with your access... -copies of athletic activities and 8th grade math building attendance days , can be found at the district's website ..by clicking on the Junior High building button ... If you have any questions, please call the office at 815-686-2247 ... We hope everyone has a great school year and look forward to another great year !!

Morning Drop Off - Piper Campus Reminder :... -Bus Riders- South JH door... -Parent Drop Off/ Walkers - North JH door... -If students are late in arriving (after 8:00 AM) use office door. No students will be let in the office doors before 8:00 AM.... *Please remember , all drop off and pick up locations are done for the safety of students , staff and guests ..... Thank you!

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Attention UE/JH Parents: Medication Reminder: *If you will be sending medication with your child to school this year.. prescribed OR over the counter; You must fill out a school medication form. Please click on attached link to find the form. (bottom of attached web page) *ALL medication MUST be turned into the office upon arrival to the building. *We CANNOT provide over the counter medications to students (from the school itself or employee's personal medications. This includes pills, liquid medications and topical medications of any kind).... *Students CANNOT take other children's medications. (unless siblings and are included on medication form).... *If you have any questions about the UE/JH medication policies please call the office at 815-686-2247 ext 200..... https://tripointcusdil.sites.thrillshare.com/page/registration-information-2021-2022 Thank you!!!

The softball game scheduled for August 14th at Donovan has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 30th so the softball team will be able to attend the Coaches-Athletes Seminar at Tri-Point High School. The game on August 30th will still start at 4:30.

Upper Elementary/Junior High: Reminders and announcements for this school year.... -6th grade students are due for immunizations and dental exams. Please have these done before the start of school. (or as soon as can be scheduled ) Copies of these will need to be provided to the office.... -ALL students in athletics will need a new sports physical.... -8/15/23- 4:00-6:00- Meet the Teacher Night....Students can bring their supplies and meet their teachers.... -8/17/23- First Day of School.... -Please remember 8/17 and 8/18 will be 2:10 dismissal.... *If you have any questions about the upcoming school year for the UE/JH please call the school office @ 815-686-2247..... *With any questions about registration, please call the District Office @ 815-253-6299... Useful Phone Numbers : UE/JH Office: 815-686-2247 District Office:815-253-6299 HS Office:815-689-2110 Tri-Point Transportation:815-689-2105

On a hot day last week a group of Tri-Point students traveled to Paxton to collect prairie cicadas for reintroduction to Don Gardner's prairie in Kempton. This is the second year of the project, and the students have gotten good at their work! Mitch Woods collected the first cicada seconds after stepping off of the bus. Within half an hour the group had collected 4 females for transplanting, and had caught and released many males. This rare cicada is only found in some old prairies, and the students are hoping to establish a population in Kempton to help expand the insect's numbers and increase their habitat. They've presented their work at the Wild Things Conference in Chicago, and Pru Davies wrote an article about the project that was featured in this summer's issue of the Illinois Audubon Society's magazine. Prairie cicadas lay eggs on coneflowers, and the young spend many years underground before emerging. The students plan to publish their research once the population becomes established. The student scientists working on this project are Mitch Woods, Hunter Davies, Pru Davies, Trace Rogers, Luke Tompkins, and Phoebe Davies.

Welcome Back!! The Tri-Point Upper Elementary/Junior High school would like to welcome everyone back for the 2023-2024 school year! We hope everyone had a wonderful summer break! ... The following are some reminders and announcements for this school year: -6th grade students are due for immunizations and dental exams. Please have these done before the start of school. (or as soon as can be scheduled ) Copies of these will need to be provided to the office. ..... -ALL students in athletics will need a new sports physicals ... -8/15/23- 4:00-6:00- Meet the Teacher Night....Students can bring their supplies and meet their teachers.... -8/17/23- First Day of School.... -Please remember 8/17 and 8/18 will be 2:10 dismissal .... *If you have any questions about the upcoming school year for the UE/JH please call the school office @ 815-686-2247. *With any questions about registration, please call the District Office @ 815-253-6299..... Useful Phone Numbers : UE/JH Office: 815-686-2247.. District Office:815-253-6299.. HS Office:815-689-2110.. Tri-Point Transportation:815-689-2105.... We look forward to seeing everyone soon!!

Good morning. This is a reminder that JH volleyball camp is today and tomorrow from 9:30 - 11:30 in the HIGH SCHOOL gymnasium.

Junior High : Tri-Point UE/JH celebrated their last day of school today with a fun day !! Students enjoyed inflatables, dome laser tag , electronic bull, games , snow cone truck and grilling out !! We would like to thank all the parents , students and community members for making this an amazing school year. We look forward to seeing everyone in August! Have a happy and safe summer ! UE/JH Staff

The 4th grade lunch art group had a blast learning how to crochet this year! They really worked hard and made some really cute things! Thanks to everyone who donated yarn, crochet hooks, and guidance (including teaching how to crochet left-handed.) Special thanks to Ms. McCoy and Ms. Shiner.

Reminder : The last day of student attendance is Today, May 24th . There is a 2:10 dismissal. Thank you

Junior High : Today the JH held its annual staff vs 8th graders volleyball game . The staff of the UE/JH would once again bring home the victory to remain undefeated. The 8th grade class played a great game this year ! The UE/JH would like to thank Ms Storm's Kindergarten class for attending this year while visiting the JH . The staff look forward to next years game .

Today the 8th-grade class met with the kindergarten class for the final time this year. They met and worked together various times throughout the year, however, during this last visit, the 8th-grade students read and gave the kindergarten students books that they created. The 8th graders wrote them based on the interests of their kindergarten buddies. This tradition started over 30 years ago when Nancy Knilands was the Jr. High ELA teacher. The tradition is extra special this year because this 8th-grade class was the last class to receive books from Mrs. Kniland’s 8th class when they were in kindergarten. Thank you Mrs. Knilands for starting this tradition so many years ago and setting the foundation for it to continue into the future. Mrs. Andrews and Ms. Storm would like to also give a special thanks to Tri-Point PACE for allowing the grant to cover the expenses of the books and this project. The continued support helps the program continue to grow.