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This year, two of the five teams vying in the 5th N.C. Jr. Chef Competition were from Union County Public Schools. Monroe High School and Parkwood High School competed in the yearly competition where “students enrolled in Career and Technical Education culinary arts and hospitality, food and nutrition, or food science and technology courses are…
Read MoreFor the first time ever, North Carolina Career and Technical Education (CTE) is going to recognize a NC State CTE Teacher of the Year. To begin to get a list of deserving teachers, each high school and middle school in UCPS named a CTE Teacher of the Year nominee. Much like the UCPS Teacher of…
Read MoreStudents in the construction trades programs at Parkwood and Monroe High Schools participated in Builders Bridge Homebuilding Immersion Tours. During these half-day tours, students were able to visit a job site in a local True Homes neighborhood, meet industry leaders and learn about different trades. Students were exposed to dry-walling, plumbing, masonry, landscaping, and…
Read MoreThe Honors Aerospace 2 students from Marvin Ridge, Cuthbertson, Weddington, Porter Ridge, and Sun Valley high schools learned about stress analysis on materials. The project deepen students’ understanding of material science by focusing on structural testing. In this project, students assume the role of Structural Analysts. They perform several structural tests to learn about types…
Read MoreWorking in pairs, Mrs. Courtney’s eighth-grade students are focusing on the fundamentals of coding using Swift Playgrounds’, Everyone Can Code curriculum. Using iPads, students are learning how to recognize patterns in coding and build functions around those patterns. Students will continue working with this curriculum for the rest of the year and will have a…
Read MoreTwo culinary arts students competed on Friday, February 26 in the FCCLA culinary arts competition at Johnson & Wales University! Makaila Rabun (pictured on the right) won 3rd place, qualified for nationals in San Diego, and receives a $500 renewable JWU scholarship! Alex Wall (pictured on the left) took 7th place! Way to go, Cavs!
Read MoreCongrats to the WHS DECA Club. 2022 DECA State Competition Awards 2/24/22 – 2/26/22 Silvia Petrikis – Elected as State Officer – VP of Dixie Pines Region Chapter Awards Chapter of Distinction Thrive Level – Chapter Campaigns (Community Service, Advocacy, Promotion & Ethical Leadership) NC Deca Foundation Supporting Chapter Award Supplemental Testing at State Conference…
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