UNITY SRO

02/06/2022

My last official duty with the Champaign County Sheriff's Office and as Unit #7 SRO was to es**rt the Unity Women's Softball team to play in their STATE CHAMPIONSHIP series starting today. What an honor and GO ROCKETS🚀!!!!

25/05/2022

24/05/2022

Cleanin' out my closet.

23/05/2022

This is shaping up to be the best day ever.

Seeing your name on a huge container of Mrs. Ping's chocolate chip cookies....it doesn't GET better than that!!!

It wasn't an easy decision but I am sharing.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

12/05/2022

The upcoming close of the 21-22 school year will be a bittersweet one for me .

With over 22 years at the Champaign County Sheriff's Office and 17 of those years as the School Resource Officer of Unit #7 (Unity) and Heritage school districts, I am retiring at the end of this school year.

As I've said on multiple occasions, the SRO position has been the most gratifying and rewarding part of my law enforcement career.

Call it lucky or blessed, I have been very fortunate to have worked along side an outstanding board of education and administrative teams which has helped make this position so worthwhile. But at the end of the day, the quality kids that make up these student bodies year after year are what made this job so fulfilling.

It will be a period of adjustment not seeing the faculties, staff, and especially the students daily.

Unity East/West, the shout outs, fist bumps, high fives, and occasional autographs will certainly be missed.

It has been a privilege.

29/03/2022

Well here it is. After a two year pause thanks to Covid, the Champaign Co. Sheriff's Office EXPLORER program is officially underway.

Explorers offers young adults a personal awareness of the criminal justice system through training, practical experiences, competition, and other activities. The program promotes personal growth through character development, respect for the rule of law, physical fitness, good citizenship, and patriotism.

If you have a teen that has completed 8th grade through 20 yrs old and is interested in the criminal justice system contact Officer Franzen at Unity High School or call the Sheriff's Office for more information and an application.

02/02/2022

IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

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From Champaign Co Highway Department

Due to the forecasted high winds and white out conditions tonight the Champaign County Highway Department will cease plow operations from 6:00 PM Wednesday until 6:00 AM Thursday. At 6:00 AM Thursday we will assess the situation in the daylight and determine our path forward. Based on information we have received from the National Weather Service winds will continue to gust at 35 MPH to 40 MPH throughout the day tomorrow. It’s unlikely that road conditions will improve until sometime Friday when the winds are forecasted to be in the 10 to 15 MPH range. Please only travel if absolutely necessary. We will have plows stationed throughout the county overnight to aid in emergency calls if needed.

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06/12/2021

Internet safety today at Unity West.

Watching Netsmartz.org video "Routers Birthday Surprise". Really good & entertaining Internet safety content for kids, available on YouTube.

27/11/2021

Tough loss in Dekalb to a very good Byron team.

The Rockets came up short but am very proud of the toughness, determination, & focus they showed for a GREAT regular season and playoff run.

22/11/2021

🏈 Destination DeKalb: 2021 IHSA Football State Championships 🏈

📍 IHSA Destination DeKalb at Northern Illinois University
🎟️ $15 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
🎟️ 1A/2A/3A/4A Digital Ticket➡️ www.ticketmaster.com/event/04005B5483020FB9
🎟️ 5A/6A/7A/8A Digital Ticket➡️ www.ticketmaster.com/event/04005B548333100B
📺💻📱👀 Watch➡️ www.ihsa.org/News-Media/IHSA-TV-Network
👕🧢 Gear➡️ https://orders.minervapromotions.com/ihsa_boys_football_sf/shop/home
📗 State Final Program➡️ www.ihsa.org/Resources/State-Programs

📅 Friday, November 26
1⃣A at 10 AM
Lena-Winslow High School 🆚 Carrollton High School

2⃣A at 1 PM
Wilmington High School - 🆚 Nashville Community High School

3⃣A at 4 PM
Byron High School 🆚 Unity High School

4⃣A at 7 PM
Joliet Catholic Academy 🆚 Sacred Heart-Griffin High School

📅 Saturday, November 27
5⃣A at 10 AM
Fenwick High School 🆚 Kankakee High School

6⃣A at 1 PM
Cary-Grove High School 🆚 East St. Louis High School

7⃣A at 4 PM
Wheaton North High School 🆚 St. Rita High School

8⃣A at 7 PM
Lockport Township High School 🆚 Maine South High School

20/11/2021

CONGRATULATIONS to the ROCKETS beating Mt. Carmel 28-21 today in another come from behind VICTORY!!!