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Union Academy Newsletter February 12, 2016 - February 25, 2016 Page 1
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IN THIS EDITION: Pg. 1……..……………………Calendar/School News
Pg. 2-5.…….….……...High, Middle, Lower News
Pg. 6–9…......................Important Information
Pg. 10………..........................................Activities
Pg. 11…....….....……….……Volunteer Connection
Pg. 12………………………………………..…..…Athletics
NC School of Character Assembly
Union Academy had a memorable school-wide assembly Friday to celebrate receiving the high honor of being named a NC School of Character.
We were honored to have Faye Gore, NC Director of Character Education, as a guest speaker as well as Tim and Maureen Laniak, the founders of UA. Union Academy would not be possible without the dream and will-power of these two very special people. It was due to their desire to start a school where students are taught to become good citizens, lifelong learners, and community volunteers, that Union Academy was created. Also, in attendance were Monroe Mayor Kilgore and Pat Kahle, President of the Union County Chamber of Commerce.
The atmosphere in the gym was electric. Students cheered, danced and celebrated this huge accomplishment. They viewed video clips on the history of UA, " Creating a Dream, Building a Future." The 8th grade chorus performed a character song they wrote, pep band played, 5th graders performed a skit about friendship and we had a friendly grade level cheer competition! We also recognized those who had been with UA since the beginning and serving for fifteen years. “I have attended UA for 15 years and there has never been a day in my life that I am prouder than today of UA,” said UA senior, TJ Tucker.
Union Academy is extremely proud of this distinguished honor! A special thank you to Mrs. Kelly Brun, Character Counselor who was very instrumental in completing the application and seeing it through the process. We Are UA!
Feb 12
- Dress Down to Build Up
- 5th grade Heritage Day
- Lower School Character Assembly
Feb 15 -19
- Winter Intersession- No School
(School Offices Closed)
Feb 20
- SAT at UA
Feb 24
- MS Character Assembly/Athletic Awards
Feb 26
- Dress Down to Build Up
Feb 26-28 - Macbeth-Theater Performance
Feb 27
- K-12 grades Father/Daughter Dance
Mar 1
- Winter Sports Banquet
Mar 19
- Campus Clean-Up Day
Thank you for being a part of UA since day one and for your
15 years of service!
Pictured left to right: Mrs. Laniak, Gloria Gibson, Kathleen Dowd, Bridgette Graham, Kate Schill, Brenda Grigston and Mr. Laniak. Not pictured: Brenda Rushakoff and Krista Griffin
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High School - Upper Campus News
For Counseling Newsletters (Freshmen/Sophomores,
Juniors, and Seniors)
Please see Naviance-Family Connection, as well as e-mail.
Charlotte National College Fair
Sunday, March 20, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Charlotte Convention Center
501 S. College Street Charlotte, NC 28202
Click here for more information and to register.
National College Visits
Interested in college tours in the southeast, midwest, northeast, California, and Canada? If yes, please visit the following website for further information, including specific dates:
http://www.college-visits.com/
Students in the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society are providing students with
FREE tutoring sessions for the second semester.
Please contact Ms. Foreman, high school math teacher, in room 658, or email
[email protected] to sign up.
Heels for Success at UNC Chapel Hill (Students who are interested should see Mrs. Hammonds by March 4th)
Heels for Success is a one-day summer program to help academically-talented rising
Sophomores and Juniors prepare for college. Through this program, students will learn techniques for approaching the ACT, explore the UNC-CH campus and its wide-ranging
academic opportunities, learn how to manage the college application process, and connect with other outstanding students from across the country.
Who is Eligible? Heels for Success is designed for high achieving rising Sophomores and Juniors from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented students, first generation college
students, and those from rural or disadvantaged backgrounds. Students should be:
Academically motivated Rank in the top 10% of their class
Be enrolled in a curriculum that includes (or will include) AP/IB/dual enrollment courses, foreign language, and advanced mathematics
Show active involvement in extracurricular activities Have demonstrated leadership
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High School - Upper Campus News
Black History Month
February is Black History month and students in Mr. Pertz Civics class studied the impact of the Supreme Court cases Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown vs. Board on race relations in America this week. Students also watched a film about the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to be able to attend a previously all white school. Students in his Sports in Society class chose an African American athlete dur-
ing the civil rights era to do a PowerPoint presentation. Some athletes chosen were Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe, and Muhammad Ali. Students enjoyed learning about prominent sports figures and appreciated the hardships and struggles experienced by these athletes which paved the way for their favorite athletes today.
We are delighted to release this year’s senior trip information to the Class of 2016!
VA Beach, VA
May 18 – 20, 2016
The cost of the trip is $366.00 per student (based on quad (4) occupancy room).
The permission form due date is Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Payment plans are available.
To make payment arrangements please contact Amy McSheehan, in the Business
office.
Please click here for additional information!
We are delighted to release this year’s junior trip information to the Class of 2017!
Charleston, SC
May 18 – 20, 2016
The cost of the trip is $360.00 per student (based on quad (4) occupancy room).
The permission form due date is Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Payment plans are available.
To make payment arrangements please contact Amy McSheehan, in the Business
office.
Please click here for additional information!
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Middle School - Upper Campus News
The Middle School Academy Awards will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at
11:45 a.m. in the high school gym. Parents are welcome to attend. At this month’s assembly we will recognize all Outstanding Middle School Students, the UA Spelling Bee Winners, and the AMC8 Math participants. At 2:00 p.m. middle school winter sport athletes will be recognized.
The 8th grade girls club is starting a new seven week
series called, “Mindful Me.” This group meets in Mrs.
Pikarsky’s office Mondays from 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Students in the Mu Alpha
Theta Honor Society are
providing middle school
students with free math tutoring sessions.
Please contact Ms. Foreman, high school
math teacher, in room 658, or email
[email protected] to sign up.
The Junior Beta Club took forty-four members to compete at the State Convention in
Greensboro, NC earlier this month. Students competed in all group areas such as
Scrapbook, Poster, Tee-Shirt Design Banner, and Living Literature. UA also had
students compete in Speech, Poetry, Photography, Sculpting, Spelling and Science.
Junior Beta Club members had a great time attending the general sessions where they
learned about the incredible service the Junior Beta Club does throughout the state.
They were able to attend a dance and created friendships with other Junior Beta
students across the state.
Congratulations to the following UA winners from the Junior Beta Club State Convention!
MATH DIVISION II SOCIAL STUDIES DIVISION II TOWER OF POWER
1st Place: Macallan Mai 1st Place: Ian Rathmell 3rd Place: Union Academy
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Lower Campus News “At Union Academy, we do the right thing
even when no one is looking.”
CALENDAR CORNER
2/12 Character Assembly @ 1:30 pm
Dress Down to Build Up
2/15-2/19
Winter Intersession
2/23 2nd Grade In-House Field Trip
2/24 1st Grade Field Trip to Imaginon
2/25 K Field Trip to Imaginon
2/26 Dress Down to Build Up
2/27 Father/Daughter Dance
Character Day!
First grade had their annual Character Day last week. As an assignment, students had to read a fiction book, do a book report, and come to school dressed like a character from their book. The first grade teachers planned a full day of celebration literacy through sharing book reports, writing activities, reading, and even math!
Discovery Place!
Second graders had an exciting time at Discovery Place and saw how science is brought to life through interactive exhibits, explosive experiments and had hands-on fun last Thursday! Students loved exploring the museum! They also got to view an IMAX movie about pandas and space.
2nd graders participated
in making and tying
fleece blankets to donate
to the Ronald McDonald
House for their grade
level community service!
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Important Information
The UA Board of Directors’ Nominations Committee is performing our annual search for new directors. This is an important leadership role for our school community. We are searching for candidates who might have experience with operating a business, finance, legal, project management and of course education!
Are you interested? Is there someone you would recommend to help lead our school for the next several years? Want additional information?
Please send us your contact information via email to
[email protected]. The deadline for application submission is Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.
with no exceptions.
Union Academy Celebrates National School Counseling Week
National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), was celebrated last week to focus public attention on the unique contribution of profes-sional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do.
We would like to thank our school counselors for being actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today's world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students' social/personal, educational and career development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves.
A big thank you goes out to our school counselors for all they do!
Mrs. Kelly Brun, Mrs. Sherryann Sylvestre, Mrs. Holly Hammonds, Mrs. Claire Pikarsky and Mrs. Kim Beare
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Last day to order your yearbook is
February 14th!
Please click here to order.
Important Information
The March menu is currently open. It will close at 9:00 p.m. on Monday,
February 22nd.
Please click here to order. The Smile Mobile Clinic was a huge success, and was able to give dental care to thirty-two
students during the school day!
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Activities
The Upper School Talent
Show will be held Friday,
March 18th
at 6:00 p.m. in the high
school gym.
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Parents’ Volunteer Connection
Volunteer Opportunities
* Father/Daughter Dance
Click here to volunteer and donate items for the Father/Daughter Dance.
* Facility and Grounds Click here to volunteer with the facility/grounds team.
* Maintenance is in need of a metal detector Please contact [email protected] if you can help.
* High School Basketball Click here to volunteer at basketball games.
* Men's Soccer Click here for boys soccer interest information.
* Volunteers needed for Lower Campus Red Rocket Closet Please contact [email protected] if you can help.
* Sewing machines and sewing items needed for sewing club. Click here if you can help.
Character Quote
“Nearly All Men Can Stand
Adversity But If You Want
To Test A Man’s Character
Give Him Power” –
Abraham Lincoln
Once your family completes and submits your 60 hours of volunteer time, be sure to stop in either campus office to get the free car magnet you earned and deserve.
Please make sure you are keeping track and logging all hours into the
Family Volunteer Reporting Form.
Thank you for ALL you do!
Link your REDcard to UA school code 116683 and a percentage will be given back to our school.
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UA Athletics
Please click here to visit the UA Athletics website for
additional information and for sports times, schedules
and any changes.
High School Athletics Calendar 2/12 -Boys JV & V Basketball @ UA
Girls V Basketball @ UA
Wrestling @ TBA
2/13 - Swim & Dive State Meet @ Cary, NC
Wrestling Regionals @ TBA
2/18 - Wrestling States @ Greensboro
Middle School Athletics Calendar
No Scheduled Events
Spring Sports Information
If you are interested in trying out for a spring sport,
please plan to turn in all paperwork prior to tryouts.
Paperwork can be submitted to Coach Hammers or Jess Raynor,
Athletic Trainer.
Tryout times for middle school and high school will be posted on
the athletic website when available.
* There will be a spring sports parent meeting in the HS gym
February 25th at 6:00 p.m.
Congratulations on a job well done to the UA Swim Team at Regionals! Last Friday, freshman Kelsi Hill medaled third in both the 200 IM and 100 Breast. Senior John Demeraski qualified for States in the 200 Free. The guys 200 Free Relay consisting of John Demeraski, Taylor Babb, Taylor McFadden, and Nick Raymond also qualified for States. Good luck to these swimmers as they compete in the 1A/2A State Swim Meet on Saturday, February 13th in Cary, NC.
The Union Athletic Association currently has registration open for Spring Baseball and Softball. Please visit www.unionrec.org for more information. Registration will close March 1, 2016.
The UAA is also trying to get interest numbers for soccer. If you are interested in playing soccer, please e-mail
[email protected] with your child’s name and age.
Congratulations to the 9U UAA basketball team
for ending the regular season undefeated and
winning the end of season tournament this past
weekend!