The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization at Union City Jr/Sr High School has teamed up with Randolph County Solid Waste Management District to collect shoes, new or used, of any kind. Working with Changing Footprints, an Indiana organization that collects shoes to support the homeless and underprivileged right here in Indiana, as well as disaster-stricken areas and the needy around the world, the activity will kick off on April 16th and will continue through April 30th. Shoes can be donated at the school.

Mrs. Kathy Moore organized an amazing 8th Grade Reality store for our students on Friday, April 13. Students had an up-close-and-personal look at trying to make ends meet with the careers and lifestyles they chose to explore.  It is eye opening for students that so many things they take for granted actually cost money!  It was a great experience! Thank you Mrs. Kathy Moore.

Mrs. Wambo's senior AVID students worked with second-grade students this week to learn more about geometry in around the world through Nearpod and a Virtual Reality headset. Students took virtual trips to Italy, Egypt, India, and China to find real-life examples of geometry and symmetry in the shapes found in the architecture of these places. Students looked for quadrilaterals in Italy, triangles in Egypt, circles in India and symmetry in China. 

Mrs. Adelsperger's English 9 classes shared their Romeo and Juliet projects on the final day before Spring Break. There were projects such as artwork, Minecraft, and a puppet show retelling the tale of the star-crossed lovers.

The Union City Community FFA took "Living to Serve" to a whole new level. District IX FFA Chapters were asked to bring an item to a benefit auction for the family of Blue River Valley FFA Advisor ZoeAnn Chernowsky, who lost their house and suffered serious injuries in a tragic fire last fall. FFA members asked area businesses to donate Agricultural related items for a gift basket. With the great effort of our FFA Officers, and the support of local businesses, the Union City FFA was able to put together 15 gift baskets which sold for a total of $765, with all of the proceeds going directly to the Chernowsky family!

The Union City Community FFA competed in the District IX Leadership Career Development Events at Rushville High School on March 9th. Eight students attended the event, and several were recognized for their efforts. The following student placed in the top:

Katie Reichard-5th Place, Persuasive Essay
Kali Strait, Lyndsee Mills, Angie Osornio-5th Place, Quiz Bowl
Ian Glunt-4th Place, Agriculture Sales
Kali Strait-4th Place, Creed Speaking
Derick Williams-1st Place, Extemporaneous Public Speaking

Derick will compete against the other 9 District winners at the State Convention this June at Purdue. Great job by all!

Congratulations to the following students for earning Perfect Attendance for the third nine-week period.

SEVENTH GRADE – Jude Connor, Sylaris Denney, Payten Dye, Gabriela Gonzalez-Neels, Kamryn Reynolds

EIGHTH GRADE – Makenna Allen, James Bercaw, Mark Brown, Trinity Buck, Ava Coffey, Adrian Corona-Lara, Kailee Douglas, Nathaniel Fields, Hannah Fischer, Mikayla Killian, Emily Livingston, Tanner Mangas, Nathan Ruiz, Kali Strait, Antoni Velasquez

FRESHMEN – Ryan Armantrout, Savannah Brewer, Tomas Ibarra, Chloe Wyatt

SOPHOMORES – Luzmaria Corona Lara, Selena Davis, Amy Edwards, Allen Gonzalez

JUNIORS – Alex Bragg, Emma Brewer, Peyton Doughty, Madison Fischer, Reagan Hoggatt, Corey Whitesel, Courtney Whitesel

SENIORS – Emily Cline, Colin McHenry, Haley Whitesel

Congratulations to the following students who competed at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference last weekend.

State Projects:
SMILE - Estefany Banda & Amanda Veloz - Participation
Career Investigation - Alex Bragg - Bronze
Early Childhood Healthy Snack - Bronze
Healthy Choices = Healthy Teens - Acacia Clemons - Gold

STAR Projects:
Interior Design - Matthew Fenton & Kortany Bercaw - Honorable Mention
Teach & Train - Alex Bragg - Honorable Mention
Life Event Planning - Acacia Clemons & Carmen Sigler - Bronze
Focus on Children - Estefany Banda & Amanda Veloz - Bronze

UCJSHS students, under the direction of Mr. Gary Zimmers and Mr. Brad Hoggatt will be presenting the Broadway smash musical hit, "Sister Act"! 

The show takes to the stage Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 each for adults and $3 each for students. We hope you are able to come out for one or both showings to share your support of our students.

This year's cast includes:
Reagan Hoggatt as Deloris VanCartier
Mackenzie Neeley as Mother Superior
Benji Casillas as Curtis
Alex Bragg as Eddie Souther
Heidi Livingston as Sister Mary Robert
Kaley Adkins as Sister Mary Patrick
Audrey Sullenbarger as Sister Mary Lazarus
Braydon Hoggatt as Monsignor O'Hara
Mikayla Green as Michelle
Lyndsee Mills as Tina
David Bowers as Joey
Katie Elliott as Pablo
Courtney Whitesel as TJ
Shelby King as Sister Martin of Tours
Madisyn Hill, Courtney Hofacker, Hannah Phillips

See you at the show!

Congratulations to the students who competed at the Science Olympiad competition last Saturday at Butler University. Mr. Blake Clevenger and Mr. Kirk Schilling took ten students for the day-long competitions.

Christina Sowinski and Sylaris Denney earned 5th place in the Mousetrap Vehicle competition. Paul Bailey and Shelby King earned 5th place in Mission Possible.