Posted on: October 19, 2020

FHHS’ Semones Selected as UCPS Presidential Scholar Nominee for 2020

UCPS selected Forest Hills High School Senior, Dusty Semones, as the 2020 Career and Technical Education Presidential Scholar nominee. CTE Director Brian Davis presented a plaque to Dusty and said, “This is the highest honor and achievement for a CTE student.” CTE teachers throughout UCPS submitted nominees based on a student earning 3 credits in…

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Posted on: October 08, 2020

Forest Hills High School FCS teacher, Dawn Jordan, selected to provide professional development instructional videos for ACTE CareerTech Vision Conference

For the 2020 Summer Conference, Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, Mrs. Dawn Jordan, had volunteered to submit two videos for the virtual professional development sessions. Because Jordan’s videos were so well received throughout the state of North Carolina, she was recently advised that her videos had been selected to be used in the Family and…

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Posted on: September 25, 2020

Make It In Union County Manufacturing Awareness Week Starts Monday

Starting Monday, UCPS CTE, in conjunction with the Union County Chamber of Commerce and local industry partners are putting a spotlight on Manufacturing in Union County. Teachers and students will be able to join Zoom calls with local manufacturers to see what it is they do in their businesses and learn more about “modern” manufacturing…

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Posted on: June 29, 2020

Sun Valley HS Graduates Receive National Recognition for College and Career Readiness

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) recognizes eight Sun Valley HS graduates for completing the Advanced Career (AC) STEM Pathway Academy program of study, Aerospace levels 1-4. The AC program of study prepares students for college and career opportunities in a high-demand STEM field critical to the American economy. To receive an AC certificate of…

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Posted on: March 03, 2020

Weddington Middle School TSA/Robotics Team Competes in State Events

On Friday February 21 3 young men from WMS attended the TSA Western District Conference at Appalachian State University in Boone NC. UCPS had an early release day on Thursday due to weather concerns and school was cancelled on Friday. These young men and their parents would not be defeated. They travelled to Boone around…

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Posted on: March 02, 2020

New Century Scholars Application extended until April 3rd

The New Century Scholarship’s submission deadline is fast approaching. It will close on April 3, 2020 for the year. Want more information? To apply, visit https://ucps.submittable.com/submit

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Posted on: February 28, 2020

CTE Month Activity at Cuthbertson High School

Ms. Comer’s Honors Business Law class took a field trip to the Union County Court House in February to celebrate CTE month. As part of the curriculum, students learn about criminal and civil penalties. Students were able to see a felony criminal trial in progress and tour the court house. On the tour, District Attorney…

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Posted on: February 28, 2020

NASCAR Technical Institute to host hands-on STEM training day for Forest Hills High students

What:                                                On Monday, March 2, Forest Hills High students will get a rare glimpse into the automotive industry, thanks to an exciting STEM training day hosted by NASCAR Technical Institute representatives.   Throughout the day, students enrolled in Forest Hills High’s automotive and agriculture mechanics classes will participate in hands-on demonstrations with…

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Posted on: February 25, 2020

What do you know about CTE Academies?

Academies in CTE are special pathways that have an application process where students can apply to take certain classes at other schools in UCPS without having to transfer.  More information and learn how to apply. If you are curious where these Academies are currently located, check out our Academy Map. Also to learn about specific academies…

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Posted on: February 24, 2020

Game Salad Spotlights Piedmont Middle School Coding Teacher Patti Griffin

This teacher has a heart for reaching middle school students and chooses GameSalad for the heart of her curriculum.   It’s Arcade Day in Ms. Patti Griffin’s 7th grade computer programming class: “The one day I let them socialize,” she grins, “and go around the room and play each other’s games.” Students are happily chatting…

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