Points of Pride

  •  The Union County Public Schools system and three UCPS high schools (Central Academy of Technology & Arts, Marvin Ridge High School, Weddington High School) were recognized by state officials for their high graduation rates. UCPS was one of 10 North Carolina school districts recognized for having the highest four-year cohort graduation rates in the state in the 2010-11 school year.

  • Jessica Weber, a junior at Cuthbertson High School has been awarded the 2010-2011 National SAVE Student of the Year Award for outstanding performance and lasting contributions to her school, community and fellow students, and for exemplifying the ideals of SAVE.

  • Porter Ridge Middle School Principal Tim Conner has been named the North Carolina Middle School Association's (NCMSA) Region 6 Administrator of the Year.

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Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club is safe haven for students

The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club area director Moses Fox III, at left, plays a game of Air Hockey with students in the club, an after-school program for Union County Public Schools students that is housed at Monroe Middle. The club’s doors opened officially on Jan. 17, 2011, with 24 students signed up to attend. On the third day, however, that number had already doubled. Club organizers held a grand opening Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

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Young poets from Western Union Elementary are to be published

These third graders in Jennifer Bittner’s class at Western Union Elementary will have their poems published in the next issue of “Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans." Pictured from left, (first row) Peyton McDonald, Western Union teacher Jennifer Bittner, Caralyn Elrod; (back row) Sukarno Brown, Brett Connell and Nikolas Kotesky.

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