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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February 12, 2020

Middle School STEM Competition & Coding Expo to be held on April 3rd

Union County Public Schools middle school students will compete against each other in the Middle School STEM Competition on April 3rd at the Union County Agriculture Center (3230-D Presson Rd, Monroe, NC 28112) starting around 9:45am. Students from across UCPS will compete in the following events: Flying gliders (built and brought with students) Racing Lego Dragsters…

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February 11, 2020

CTE Web Application Now Available

CTE has created a web application that you can put on the home screen of your iPhone or Android smartphone for quick access to CTE personnel contact information as well as lists of Academies and Pathways. To download, visit https://ucpscte.glideapp.io or by scanning the QR code below with your smartphone’s camera.

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February 10, 2020

Porter Ridge Students Exposed to Business Skills

A class of sixth graders at Porter Ridge Middle School heard from John Crocker and Ron Snell from Caterpillar (CAT) construction equipment company on Thursday and their presentation was aimed at getting the students to begin thinking about their future careers.  Some students said they aspire to be professional athletes while others expressed interest in…

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February 04, 2020

Union County Early College Career Management Students Enjoy Field Trip

Union County Early College Career Management students had the opportunity to learn about the infrastructure of the CTC (light rail)and its impact on the city of Charlotte. Engineer Todd Thorne discusses the importance of stakeholder input and the Environmental Impact Statement used to make decisions. They also discussed the future plans for the light rail….

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January 31, 2020

HS Spring Robotics Challenge to be held on April 4th

VEX Robotics teams representing 11 high schools in Union County Public Schools will compete in the 2020 Spring Robotics Challenge on April 4th at the Union County Agriculture Center (3230-D Presson Rd, Monroe, NC 28112). Doors will open at 8am with the competition beginning around 8:30am.  To learn more about VEX Robotics and this year’s…

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January 28, 2020

Weddington Middle Exceeds at the Vex Robotics Competition

Congratulations to Weddington Middle School for another successful week at the Vex Robotics Competition.  A special thank you to Mr. Scott Bass for having faith in the team, mentoring/supporting and most importantly dedicating several additional hours that contributed to their success.

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December 20, 2019

Eight Teams Advance to Third N.C. Jr. Chef Cook-Off

High school students from across North Carolina have won the chance to compete in a cook-off and spice up school lunch with entrée recipes they created for the third North Carolina Jr. Chef Competition. Eight finalist teams from Career and Technical Education food, nutrition, and culinary arts courses will compete in a cook-off Feb. 7 at…

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December 09, 2019

CAVS Earn ServSafe Certification

Cavs Earn ServSafe Certification Congratulations to the 13 students from Mrs. Carnathan’s Intro to Culinary Arts course who passed the ServSafe® exam to earn the Food Protection Manager Certification, accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-Conference for Food Protection (CFP). The ServSafe program, created by the National Restaurant Association, informs students of the most…

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November 22, 2019

Sun Valley High School Fire Fighter Student Spotlight

Kennedy Rowland was still in middle school when the Fire Academy was established at Sun Valley High School. When choosing electives at the end of her 9th grade year, she began to have a plan in mind. By the end of her sophomore year, she had completed all 4  classes in the Fire Academy and…

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