Posted on: October 19, 2023

Piedmont Students Earn Apprenticeship Credit

Many of our Piedmont students work summer jobs to earn money and gain work experience.  This past summer, a group of rising seniors earned an apprenticeship credit for their work at McGee Brothers.  Through the NC Apprenticeship program, Trent Hackney, Colby Hildreth, Greyson Beeber, Austin Wilson, and Wyatt Furr were able to turn their hard…

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Posted on: October 10, 2023

Make It In Union County Manufacturing Awareness Week

Last week, October 2 – 6, 2023 was the 10th Annual Make It In Union County Manufacturing Awareness Week. Make It in Union County is a grassroots effort to increase awareness of the positive impact manufacturers have on our community and to promote manufacturing as a top career choice. Our goal is to increase awareness…

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Posted on: September 29, 2023

WHS Teach UCPS (Teaching as a Profession) Students Get Visit from Wingate University

Dr. Charlesa Hann and Sandra Leyva from Wingate University’s Thayer School of Education visited with the Teaching as a Profession classes at Weddington High School on Friday, September 22nd.  UCPS has partnered with SPCC and Wingate University to offer future educators exciting opportunities through the Next Stop Teach UCPS initiative.  Students are looking forward to…

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Posted on: April 27, 2023

Charlotte Pipe Visits Piedmont Middle School

Charlotte Pipe visited Piedmont Middle today. The students learned about the the types of pipe that are produced by the company and how they are used in our daily life. We discussed the various career opportunities that are available with charlotte pipe as well as some of the requirements to be considered for a position….

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Posted on: April 26, 2023

CATA Student Finishes 2nd at SkillsUSA Competition

Will Johnston, of Central Academy of Technology and Arts, NC, has placed 2nd in the SkillsUSA North Carolina Championships Automotive Collision Damage Appraisal competition.  The SkillsUSA North Carolina Championships, held in Greensboro, NC, took place April 18-20, 20223 at the Greensboro Coliseum and Koury Convention Center. The conference was the largest showcase of Career and…

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Posted on: April 19, 2023

State Employees Credit Union Visits Weddington Middle School to discuss real-world finances

State Employees Credit Union spent the morning with our 8th graders helping them complete a real world activity which gave them the opportunity to make real life choices similar to those they might have to make as an adult starting with a Net Monthly Income.  The presenter introduced a scenario of expected and unexpected expenses…

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Posted on: April 03, 2023

UCPS students to benefit from a $25K donation from Collins Aerospace

The Union County JobReady Partnership received a generous donation of $25,000 from Collins Aerospace to support Union County Public Schools’ Robotics Challenge and provide three scholarships for graduating seniors pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).   The district’s Career and Technical Education Department (CTE) hosts the Robotics Challenge twice a year…

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Posted on: March 29, 2023

PDHS Marketing class is trying to establish a new NFL franchise

Mrs. Nicholas’ Sports and Event Marketing II Honors Class has embarked on the journey of establishing a new National Football League franchise. They spent several days researching the best city for an NFL franchise expansion team based on population (total), population (growth rate), median household income, and number of households.  Once a city was identified as…

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Posted on: March 07, 2023

CATA students compete in VEX State Robotics Competition

Two Central Academy of Technology and Art teams participated in two state qualification events and was selected to go to the NC VEX State Championship in Concord, NC this past Saturday, March 4,2023. The two teams were: Janksters – Won Sportsmanship Award Bryce Taylor Aaron Johnson Hayden Oles W.I.S.T. Women In Stem & Tim Lily…

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Posted on: March 03, 2023

CATA students visit Collins Aerospace. Thank you @CollinsAero

On February 23rd CATA’s Project Lead the Way Aerospace Engineering class had the privilege of touring Collins Aerospace Monroe and participating in their National Engineer Week while there. The students were able to tour the facility and learn first hand about what they do each day. Our students also participated in a paper airplane creation…

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