2023 Poppy PosterContest
We are proud to announce that Tri-Point Upper Elementary/Junior High & High School have some very talented artists who won the state level Poppy Poster Contest, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The awards ceremony will be held at Springfield Convention Center. Congratulations!
4th grade 1st place Brynna Berry
5th grade 1st place Brooklynn McCauley
7th grade 2nd place Olivea English
8th grade 3rd place place Lexa Porth
12th grade 1st place Erica Harrell
Junior High :
Tri- Point Junior High School would like to congratulate all tonight's award winners on your hard work this school year ! We would also like to wish Mrs Perkins a happy retirement and thank her for her years of service to Tri-Point . We wish our out-going 8th graders the best of luck at Tri-Point High School next year ! Lastly, thank you to the parents and community members who attended tonight's event. We appreciate your continued support for our students and their achievements.
Junior High Awards Night :
JH Awards Night will be held on May 16th at 6:00 PM in the Piper City Gym. These awards will recognize our outgoing 8th graders, academic achievements in the classroom and other awards for JH students. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions please call 815-686-2247.
Thank you!
Junior High Awards Night :
JH Awards Night will be held on May 16th at 6:00 PM in the Piper City Gym. These awards will recognize our outgoing 8th graders and academic achievement in the classroom for JH students. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions please call 815-686-2247.
Thank you!
Students enjoyed their prize day for the candy bar fundraiser today !!
The wheel spin and money grab will come to the UE/JH on another day before the end of the year . Thank you to everyone who participated this year to make this another successful fundraiser.
Another great day at the state track meet. Congratulations to all the athletes on a successful weekend. You should be proud!
•7th Grade Boys 4*200 M Relay - 5th place with a time of 1:53.92
**Team members: Miguel Amador, Bryce Rock, Rafael Campos, Roberto Pozos
•Grace Richie - 800 M Run, 10th place with a time of 2:47.24
•Allen Lucero - 800 M Run, 5th place with a time of 2:15.71
•8th Grade Boys 4*400 M Relay - 4th place with a time of 4:05.28
**Team members: Miguel Amador, Mitch Woods, Allen Lucero, Joe Faris
**The 8th grade boys 4*400 M Relay team also beat the school record today.
Congratulations to the Jr High track athletes who competed at the state meet on Friday. You have represented our school well. Good luck to the athletes competing at state today.
•Grace Richie - Long Jump, 4th place with a jump of 15’3.75
•Rafael Campos - 400 M Dash, 11th place with a time of 1:05.38
•Lexa Porth - 400 M Dash, 8th place with a time of 1:05.31
**Lexa broke the school record in the 400 that was previously set in 1986**
•Joe Faris - 400 M Dash, 5th place with a time of 55.54
**Joe beat the school record in the 400 earlier this year and broke his own record again at state**
•Miguel Amador - 1600 M Run, 4th place with a time of 5:05.52
•Allen Lucero - 1600 M Run, 6th place with a time of 5:04.29
•Joe Faris - 1600 M Run, 3rd place with a time of 5:02.59
**Joe also beat the school record in the mile with his performance at state**
Good luck to the Jr High track athletes competing in state this weekend!
6th grade Science students enjoyed a hike in the prairie and had a star party on Wednesday evening. They checked out the native spring flowers at Don Gardner's prairie in Kempton, and looked for frogs and insects. Once it got dark, they got out telescopes to observe Venus, Mars, and some constellations they had been studying in class. The evening wrapped up with s'mores around the campfire.
Junior High Awards Night : JH Awards Night will be held on May 16th at 6:00 PM in the Piper City Gym. These awards will recognize our outgoing 8th graders and academic achievement in the classroom for JH students. Parents will receive a letter if their student will be receiving an award that evening. If you have any questions please call 815-686-2247.
Thank you!
Reminder :
Tomorrow, May 10th is Late Start
The DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) hosts contests every year to promote good citizenship. The contests include the Junior American Citizens contest and the American History Essay contest. This year, for the Junior American Citizens contest, students could enter a poster, stamp, poem, or short story all based on the theme, “The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail: Moving Stars and Stripes Westward.” Tri-Point had two students win for their poster work. Olivea English won 1st place in the state and 2nd in the North Central Division for 7th grade, and Kenya Morgan won 1st place for 8th grade and 1st in the North Central Division.
Tri-Point also brought home two awards for the American History Essay contest. This year’s theme focused on the Second Continental Congress. The students used historical data from the time period to write a journal about a family’s experience and hardship. Owen Griner’s essay won 1st place for 7th grade, and Lance Hummel’s essay won 1st place for 8th grade. These students were honored at an award ceremony Sunday afternoon. Congratulations on your great work, Olivea, Kenya, Owen, and Lance.
Art Teacher Akiko Thorson-Saffer and Language Arts teacher Keri Andrews (along with Hillary Sawyer from PBL) were recognized by the Governor Thomas Ford Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution today for many years of getting kids involved in the poster and essay contests that the DAR hosts annually. Four of our students won awards this year. Congratulations!
Attention :
The UE/JH does not have internet at this time . Please expect the possibility of media systems (social media , email ) and possibly phone systems to go up and down throughout the day; as coverage is restored to the area due to storm damage . Staff will try to respond to you as quickly as they can . At this time , phone systems are working at the UE/JH .
Thank you for your patience!
Jr High Track State Qualifying times from sectionals today in Rantoul.
•Grace Richie - 800 M Run (2:53.44, 1st) & Long Jump (14’6.5, 1st)
•Lexa Porth - 400 M Dash (1:06.76, 1st)
•Allen Lucero - 800 M Run (2:15.13, 1st) 1600 M Run (5:09.19, 2nd)
•Joe Faris - 400 M Dash (56.87, 1st), 1600 M Run (5:07.19, 1st)
• Miguel Amador - 1600 M Run (5:28.09, 1st)
• Rafael Campos - 400 M Dash (1:03.65, 1st)
• 7th Grade 4*200 M Relay (1:53.86, 1st)
Miguel Amador, Roberto, Pozos, Bryce Rock, Rafael Campos
• 8th Grade 4*400 M Relay (4:09.64, 1st)
Miguel Amador, Rafael Campos, Mitch Woods, Joe Faris
Top Finishers:
Grace Richie - 100 M Dash (14.28, 3rd), Lexa Porth - 100 M Dash (14.45, 4th) & Long Jump (12’8, 4th), Pru Davies - 400 M Dash (1:21.96, 8th), Khloe Miller-Dyrby - 800 M Run (3:00.62, 5th), Rafael Campos - 100 M Dash (13.33, 2nd), Roberto Pozos - 200 M Dash (29.15, 2nd) & Shot Put (30’5, 2nd), JP Odette - Shot Put (26’3.5, 6th), Korbin Breen - 110 M Hurdles (23.89, 7th), 7th Grade 4*400 M Relay (5:03.35, 4th) - Bryce Rock, Connor Metke, Wesley Eisenach, Roberto Pozos
Congratulations to Miguel Amador for breaking the Twin County Conference record in the mile at Watseka on Tuesday. Miguel ran a time of 5:11.19.
Also, congratulations to the 8th grade girls team on the tie for third place in the Twin County Conference Meet. The team consists of Lexa Porth, Grace Richie, Pru Davies and Khloe Miller-Dyrby.
Upper elementary and junior high spring concert Thursday evening, May 4, at 6 p.m. in the gym. The program will feature the 4th and 5th grade music classes, fifth grade band and the junior high band and chorus. The chorus will be joined by some former members who will help debut a special piece written for the chorus in 2019-20. Awards will also be presented to band and chorus members. Come help celebrate the musical accomplishments of our music students.
On May 1st, the junior high scholastic bowl team headed to Sectionals!! Way to go team!!
Tri-Point played three matches and won against Fisher 215 - 90 and won against Morton Blessed Sacrament 230 - 210. We then squared off against Normal Metcalf, doing well in the first half but getting outscored in the 2nd half to a loss of 305 - 135. Still...we scored higher than any other team outside of Metcalf.
Our top scorers in three matches: Owen 100 points, Alex A 130 points, and Brynner 40 points.
What a great season! 5-1 Conference record -- Twin County Conference Champions -- Regional Champions -- and 2nd Place in Sectionals. We are looking forward to next year!!
Thank you to the families for your donations and support of our team! Thank you to the administration and board of education for your support!
Reminder:
All candy bar money is due into the office asap for boxes to be counted for the fundraiser.
-No unsold candy can be returned to the office. A full $60 will need to be returned.
Thank you
Today’s JH Track Meet has been moved to tomorrow; Tuesday, May 2nd.
