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Union County, NC Sports News Daniel Gregorich and Will Robinson win state wrestling titles. Daniel and Will are the first two students from Central Academy to win State Championships since the school started in 2006. Central Academy’s wrestling program is only three years old. Daniel Gregorich had three very tough matches and in the [...] For three straight years, Prakash Mishra of Marvin said he’d never made it past his class spelling bee. There was always one word that stumped him. But this year, the Marvin Ridge Middle seventh grader not only won his class bee, but also a school-wide spelling contest. Then county. And earlier today, Prakash bested 27 other students [...] Union County, NC -The Union County Public Schools Transportation Department is joining the global effort to help earthquake victims in Haiti by sending them a school bus filled to the brim with needed supplies. Then the bus will be used to transport Haitian teachers. Adam Johnson, director of the UCPS Transportation Department, helps load the final [...] Union County, NC – March is registration time for pre-kindergarten classes in Union County. Children who will be 4 years old on or before Aug. 31 may be eligible for free pre-kindergarten classes, administered by Union Smart Start and Union County Public Schools. Registration begins on March 1 and ends on March 31. Any application accepted [...] Union County, NC – Select kindergarten students from Marshville Elementary and New Salem Elementary schools participated in a cultural showcase recently focusing on Mexico during a special program held on the campus of New Salem Elementary School. Teachers from these UCPS sister schools worked collaboratively to plan the two-hour global project. Students participating had been focusing [...] Monroe, NC – The Union County Performance Ensemble’s rendition of “Miss Saigon” is sure to be the talk of the town for some time to come. The play, which starts Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at Central Academy of Technology and Arts (CATA), features a cast and crew of more than 100 Union County Public Schools students [...] Union County, NC – Union County Public Schools has been chosen as one of 20 school systems in the nation and the only one in North Carolina to be a member of the first cohort of schools in the Hanban-Asia Society Confucius Classrooms Network. Students at Weddington Middle School work on Chinese characters as taught by [...] Monroe, NC – An article on peanut allergies written by UCPS School Nursing Supervisor Wendy Nielsen has been published in the January 2010 issues of the national magazine “School Nurse News.” The article is titled, “When there is no school nurse, are teachers prepared for students with peanut allergies?” The article, which serves as the magazine’s [...] Black History Month Celebration, “A Journey Through Time” February 18, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Where: For additional information, please contact Mrs. Janice Brown at 704 296 3100. MARSHVILLE, NC – Ronald McDonald took Marshville Elementary students on his Friendship Adventure on Wednesday, January 20! Ronald emphasized no matter what part of the world you come from, no matter what your color or size, we all have very similar challenges in life and need to learn to work and play together. Ronald [...] Union County, NC – Weddington Middle School 6th grade students were informed and entertained by Ron Cromer and his SNAKES ALIVE program on January 11 in the school’s media center. Mr. Cromer brought tamed reptiles including an iguana, lizards and two dozen snakes. One of the snakes is Rosie, a seven-year old python, which is [...] Monroe, NC – “Fastidious” is an adjective from the Latin word fastidiosus, which means to be very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. Spelling it correctly won Marvin Ridge Middle School seventh grader Prakash Mishra the top speller title for the Union County Public Schools during competition Thursday (January 21, 2010) at Central [...] Monroe, NC – Royalty reigns at Monroe Middle School, as the school recently crowned its first king and queen. Eighth-grader Jalyn Massey has taken the title of queen, while sixth-grader Rashon Ashecraft has been crowned king. Monroe Middle School principal, Montrio Belton with Rashan L. Ashcraft 6th Grade (King) and Jalyn B. Massey, [...] Margaret James, art teacher at Piedmont Middle School, was recently featured in the winter issue of Pen & Palette. Margaret has illustrated many published childrens’ books including: Houghton-Mifflin’s New Riverside edition of Call of the Wild, The Anchor and Cecilia by Blonnie Wyche published by Jack Brame Publishing, and Fire in Her Hair, Thank You [...] Porter Ridge High School held a wrestling tournament over the weekend. Mount Pleasant won the tournament and Porter Ridge finished second. The Scoop Network contributing reporter, Pauline Lucore, was there with her video camera. 2010 MonroeScoop.com The Scoop Network |
 
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