ROAR Union County High School 1000 S Lake Ave Lake Butler, FL 32054 Mission The purpose of the district is to provide a collaborative learning culture where students are dedicated to excel with commitment from staff, family, and communities.

February 2, 2018

ESE Survey Each year, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) surveys parents of children with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to determine how well your child’s school is partnering with you and promoting your involvement in your child’s education. All states must collect this data as a part of their State Performance Plan, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Your feedback is important to helping the state and local school systems continue improving educational programs for children with special needs. Individualized paper surveys will be sent home with students on February 1, 2018. From now until May 31, 2018, parents of children with disabilities receiving exceptional student education services in Pre-K through twelfth grade are encouraged to fill out the survey and return it using the postagepaid envelope that was provided. Parents can also access the survey online at www.esesurvey.com. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If you do not have access to a computer and would like to take the survey online, please let us know.

Senior Yearbook Pages All pages are due to Mrs. Gainey by March 1 at 3:00 p.m. Pages must be paid in full and submitted via email. Pages should be saved as a JPEG file. Pages can be purchased with cash from Mrs. Gainey. Full page $200  Half Page $150 Quarter Page $75

YEAR BOOKS are on sale now for $60!

Yearbooks can be purchased from Mrs. Gainey with cash or online with a credit card.

Basketball Schedule

February 2 vs Cedar Key Girls at 5:30 and Varsity only at 7:00 **Senior Night**

February 8 vs Chiefland JV at 6:00 and Varsity at 7:30 Girls at 6:00 Varsity at 7:30

UCHS & District Teacher of the Year—CSM Kenneth North Command Sargent Major Kenneth North, JROTC Instructor, was nominated by fellow teachers to represent UCHS at the district level as the Teacher of the Year. At the banquet held last week, it was announced the he was chosen as the District Teacher of the Year and would now compete at the state level later this year. 1. What degrees or certifications qualify you to teach? Degrees or certificates that directly relate to my teaching are: AA from American Military University, Small Group Leader Instructor Training Course, Total Army Instructor Training Course, Graduate of United States Sergeants Major Academy, JROTC Certification. 2. What do you teach? Leadership Education Training 1 (LET1) of the JROTC program. It encompasses 38 separate lessons, 27 of which are about self-awareness and becoming a better learner. 3. What motivated you to teach? I was motivated to teach because I love to learn and get just as much enjoyment watching others learn as well. 4. What is your definition of a teacher? A teacher is someone who connects with their pupils in a way that shows them you care. You are not only an instructor of knowledge but an encourager, problem solver, and mentor. 5. What piece of advice do you have for other teachers? The advice I have followed for both my military career and now in teaching is that passion and drive is what you need to be good at what you are doing. If you ever lose + motivation, do the right thing and go find it again somewhere else. Your students and peers can tell when that you lose your passion for your job. 6. What does your future in teaching look like? I don't know what my future holds. I have been teaching professionally for over 15 years and if I lose my passion for it, I'll move on. 7. What has been your most memorable moment in teaching? A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to work with Mrs Harrison and her ESE students. They taught me so much about how people are people no matter what skills they have or don't have. My most memorable moment was watching them wait in my room to present the Colors for a baseball game. We had practiced a lot, but they were nervous, like a paratrooper on his first jump. I called them all together in a huddle, calmed them down, and they broke with, "TEAM WORK". It was the first time they were part of a team. They were in heaven and so was I.

Non-Instructional Employee of the Year—Robin Southern

Mrs. Robin has worked on the custodial staff for the past two years. She feels honored to have been nominated by her co-workers to represent the school at the district level. When asked what she loves about UCHS, she said, “I love working alongside the teachers, staff, and students and helping to brighten their work day.”

HOSA Regional Competition Results Last Saturday, HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) traveled to Gainesville High School to compete in their regional competition for a chance to advance to state competition, which will be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando later this year. Congratulations to those who competed and to those that will be attending state this year.  1st Place - CERT - Mathew Lynch,Kale Oden  1st Place - CPR/First Aid - Jackson Pilcher, Cady Terry  1st Place - Health Education - Katie Caren,Desiree Edwards  1st Place - Parliamentary Procedure Ariana Johnson, Kayla Kirby, Madison Bennett, Alex Perez, Cydney Touchstone, Tita Munguia, Bethany Stephens  1st Place - Interviewing Skills - Jonathan Maldanado  1st Place - Health Career Display - Kayleigh Brown, Alivia Crawford  1st Place - Medical Assisting - Harley Seay  2nd Place - Health Career Display - Abby Crawford and Kendal Jeffers  2nd Place - Job Seeking Skills - Taylor Beatty  3rd Place - Extemporaneous Health Poster - Anabell Miller  3rd Place - Health Education - Kelly Denson, Ally Chapman  3rd Place - Creative Problem Solving - Spencer O’Fallon, Zoie Whitlock, Chad Sanders, Grace Crook  3rd Place - Public Service Announcement - Haylee Miller, Victoria Park, Erica Roseke  4th Place - Prepared Public Speaking - Kandace Moppert  4th Place - Health Education - Ethan Mesnard, April Dukes

Class of 2018 Senior Superlatives Most Likely to Change the World Male: Eli Cabral Female: Madelyn Kish Most Likely to be a Billionaire Male: Josh Worten Female: Madison Adams Most Likely to Make you Laugh Male: Shamar Highland Female: Takira Kromarty Most Likely to be a Professional Athlete Male: Charles Strong Female: Teala Howard Most Likely to be Famous Male: Dawson Johns Female: Bobbie Grace Barber Most Likely to be Wearing School Colors Male: AJ Russell Female: Ashley Harris Most Likely to be a Politician Male: Justin Pilcher Female: Taylor Beatty Most Likely to Rely On Male: Sam Warren Female: Mia Jackson Most Likely to Never Leave Lake Butler Male: Rhett Crawford Female: Kylie Johnson

**Superlative pictures will be taken by SWI Photography for the yearbook on February 14 from 1:00 -3:00 at the First Baptist Church of Lake Butler. There is no makeup date for these pictures**

Business Students Participate in Mock Interviews Earlier this week, students enrolled in the Business Software Applications class participated in a mock interview, where they were applying for a cashier position. Students prepared for several weeks, critiquing their resume and cover letter, and practicing interview questions with classmates. Students were required to wear professional dress as well. The students who were chosen as finalists were Elizabeth Avila and Colton Cox. Students were interviewed by former Miss U Co High and current Miss Largo, Kelsey Harrison. Kelsey also recognized the top four finalists from each class with a candy bar and card.

Honor Band The following students performed with the North Florida Honor Band on Friday, January 26 with Dr. Jeffrey Traster, Conductor (Director Emeritus from The University of Tampa). They were selected to perform by a rigorous audition process. Over 300 students from 5 counties auditioned! Congratulations to all Union Students.                   

Mark Seager Mackenzie Davison Ty Hardin Kasie Murphy Katherine Dorsey Danielle Slown Hannah Perron Kiona Williams Hannah Mason Amelia Rigano Naomi Murray Tyler-Clayton Griffis Ciarra Hopkins Tyree McDonald Summer Atteberry Jacob Lara Roberto Saravia Caleb Hopkins Jonathan Schmidt

Student Reminders WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT: Students must come to the attendance office upon returning and arriving to school to provide documentation for an excused absence. This also applies to classes missed due to signing out for early dismissal. If a student is late to class because they did not get to school on time, they must sign in at the attendance office. Students have TWO DAYS to excuse an absence. Also, a student must have a note on file from a parent/guardian to sign themselves out even if they are 18. UCHS IS A CLOSED CAMPUS: Students are not allowed to sign out for lunch, even with a note from a parent. UCHS is a closed campus which means no going off for lunch. The only exception is for Seniors who have taken care of the necessary paperwork to have their Senior Privilege of allowing them to go off campus for lunch on a certain day of the week. Please do not request to sign out for lunch.

Science The 55th annual Florida Junior Science Engineering and Humanities Symposium was held January 28th-30th at the University of Florida. Alex Perez was one of twenty 11th and 12th grade students selected from researchers across the state to give a poster presentation of his project on the Analysis of the HBG2-4kb DNase I Hypersensitive Site Before and After the Knockout of the HBD-1kb Region in the Beta-globin Locus. One poster presenter was selected to represent Florida at the National Science Symposium. Ryan Hardin and Abigail Ripplinger presented their research projects to audiences in the 10th Grade Speaker Sessions. They will now be eligible for competition and scholarship opportunities next year. It is quite an honor to have the opportunity to represent research students across the state at the FJSEH Symposium.

Rick Scott Governor

Mission: To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Celeste Philip, MD, MPH Surgeon General and Secretary

Vision: To be the Healthiest State in the Nation

Parents, We are having an increase in the Flu virus in our county. Below are some guidelines to decrease the spread of both viruses.

1. Do not send your child to school if they are sick with flu-like illness. Symptoms often are fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, fatigue, and can include vomiting and diarrhea. 2. If they have a fever, they cannot return to school until they are fever free without the assistance of fever-reducing medication such as Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Motrin (Ibuprofen) for 24 hours. 3. Don’t send them back to school until they are free of cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours. 4. The flu vaccine is safe and the best way to protect your child from the flu. It can help them to not get the flu at all, or to at least have milder and shorter symptoms. If your child is not sick and has not had the flu, please take them to their Doctor, the Union County Health Department, to CVS or Walgreens for a Flu shot. But, remember it takes 2 weeks after receiving the vaccine for it to be effective in fighting the Flu. 5. Please encourage your child and all other members of the family to wash their hands frequently throughout the day and if possible to not touch their face with their hands. Please remember that if your child becomes ill with any of the above symptoms or a fever at school, they will be sent home. Your cooperation in picking them up in a timely manner is appreciated. Thank you for your help in stopping the spread of the FLU! Sincerely, Sandra K. Crawford, RN, BSN School Health Coordinator Department of Health-Union County 495 East Main Street Lake Butler, FL 32054 Phone: 386-496-3002 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Florida Department of Health in UNION COUNTY • SCHOOL HEALTH 495 East Main Street • Lake Butler, Florida 32054-1731 PHONE: 386/496-3002 • FAX 386/496-1599. FloridaHealth.gov