This year's Homecoming theme is Famous Cities.

Special Dress up days
Monday- PJ Day
Tuesday- Dress to Impress (Picture Day)
Wednesday- Crazy Indian Fan Day (Wear your Powderpuff or any other Indian Fan Clothing)
Thursday- Superhero Day (Keep it a secret, get your capes, and don’t let the bad man escape. Dress like a superhero.)
Friday- Red, White, and Blue

Special Homecoming Activities
Wednesday- Powder Puff Football at 7:00 PM
Friday- Homecoming Parade at 4:00 PM
Friday- Homecoming Football Game with Centerville at 7:00 PM
Saturday- Homecoming Dance at 8:00 PM

North Side recently added a special bench to their playgound areas to encourage students make friends. Students might sit at the bench if they want to make new friends, if they want to play something different, if their friends aren't here today, if they are new to school, or if they want to make a buddy. Other students will see people at the bench and are encouraged to be a buddy.

Malik Good, Audrey Sullenbarger, Julian Price, Macy Gray were selected to be members of the MACC leadership team. They, along with 8 other MACC students, will work along side with their teachers and the MACC admin team to make positive change within MACC program. As a part of their duties they had the opportunity to lead groups of our 8th graders when they visited the MACC on last Wednesday.

Ventriloquist/magician Mike Hemmelgarn came to North Side with a fantastic presentation about the six pillars of character with an anti-bullying message.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Sowinski for being named the Youth Leader of the Year for Randolp County. Sowinski, and 4 other Senior students from around the county earned Award of Excellence recognition.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Sowinski, Kollin Warren and Landry Zimmers for being selected to represent UCHS at the Town Meeting of Tomorrow in St. Louis, MO during the third week of October. The Town Meeting on Tomorrow is an intensive 3-day leadership seminar at Washington University that is attended by youth leaders from across the nation.

Freshmen attend a Commitment to Graduation presentation. 

Commitment to Graduate® (C2G®) is an initiative to address the growing student dropout rate across America. It encourages students to strive for their high school diploma and set a goal for the next stage of life.

Begin with the end in mind
Jostens has partnered with schools to bring together key messaging for communities, educators and students emphasizing the importance and value of a high school diploma. This research-based initiative also focuses on helping students prepare for the future by setting a career goal beyond high school, which might include trade schools, the military or college.

UCJSHS picture day is September 13. 

The Criminal Justice class's’ “Physical Fridays” took them to the Union City Police Department this past Friday, where the students began their journey into law enforcement physical tactics. Chief Cobie Wells and Officer Mike O’Neal led the instruction. The class learned some basic stance and blocking skills.

“The students seemed a little nervous at first, but I think it’s clear by the smiles on their faces that they enjoyed it,” said Assistant Chief Bill Bradbury. “I’m sure we’ll see those nervous faces a few more times throughout the year as we continue to expose the class to different hands-on activities in the law enforcement field, but I’m also certain we’ll continue to see those smiles.”

The UCJSHS Current Events class created a Union City News website. The students have reported on some of the most current, relevant, and/or interesting news to them, their peers, and others. Look for more great things to come as this website grows! If you know of a school or community event that you would like covered please email Mrs. Black so a student reporter can attempt to the event. This is a news website that will cover as much happening at the school and in the community as possible. Please enjoy the new Current Events website found here.