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 23, 2018
School Announcements
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.
2/27 — 11th and 12th grade FSA ELA Writing Retakes 3/1 — 9th and 10th grade FSA ELA Writing Assessment 3/5-3/9 — Spring Break 3/13, 3/14, 3/15 — PERT Administered
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.
Testing Reminders
All 9th and 10th graders need to be present for testing March 1 Get a good night’s rest Eat breakfast before school Check over your work before submission Don’t stress the test, give it your BEST!
Celebration of Abilities Prom Queen
King
Alyssa Mann
Jim Daniels
Suwannee Valley Regional Science Fair
ESE Survey
Award Winners – UCHS
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 postage-paid envelope that was provided. Parents can also access the survey online at www.esesurvey.com
Abigail Ripplinger – 2nd Place Animal Sciences, selected for state Jon Johnson – 2nd Place Behavioral & Social Sciences, selected for state, American Psychological Association Award Madelyn Kish and Andrew-Paul Griffis – 1st Place Behavioral & Social Sciences, selected for state, Best Presentation Award Millinea Jennings – 3rd Place Biomedical Sciences, selected for state Braxton Dukes – 2nd Place Chemistry + Emily O’Neal – 3rd Place Earth & Environmental Science, selected for state, Yale Science & Engineering Award, Genius Science Olympiad Representative (Oswego, NY) Katie Caren – 2nd Place Earth & Environmental Science, selected for state, Association for Women Geoscientists Award Colton Cox – 1st Place Engineering (tie), NASA Earth Science Systems Award, Kelly Gray Engineering Award, selected for state Brian Kish – 1st Place Engineering (tie), Stockholm Jr Water Prize, Kelly Gray Engineering Award, selected for state Emily Davison – 3rd Place Plant Sciences, Florida Association of Science Teachers Award, selected for state Kasie Murphy – 2nd Place Microbiology, selected for state Roberto Savaria – 2nd Place Physics & Astronomy Hannah Perron – 1st Place Physics & Astronomy, Air Force Science Award, selected for state Ryan Hardin – 2nd Place Plant Sciences, selected for state, Intel Computer Science Award, Navy Science Award, Genius Science Olympiad Trip Representative (Oswego, NY) Alex Perez – 1st Place Biomedical Sciences, selected for state, Navy Science Award, Best of Fair Senior Division Award, Intel International Science & Engineering Fair Representative (Pittsburgh, PA)
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.
Softball Signing Seniors Lexi Androlevich and Teala Howard signed their letters of intent to play softball during college last week in front of family, friends, and school administrators. Teala signed with University of West Florida in Pensacola, Fl, and Lexi signed with Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.
This Week in Sports
Tennis
February 26th at St. Johns Country Day 3:30 p.m. February 27th at Bradford 3:30 p.m.
Softball
FBLA is Selling Doughnuts! FBLA members will be selling doughnuts for $7 per dozen. They will be delivered during 2nd period on Friday, March 2. See Mrs. Gainey or a member with cash to purchase by Thursday.
February 26th vs. Hilliard Varsity at 5:00 p.m. February 27th vs. Clay High Varsity at 6:00 p.m. March 1st vs Madison Varsity at 7:00 p.m.
Baseball
February 26th vs. Lake Well 6:00 p.m. March 1st at Interlachen 7:00 p.m.
Boys Weightlifting
February 26th at Suwannee Invitational
Track
February 24th @ Eastside 8:00 a.m.
Military Ball Recap JROTC held its annual military ball February 9. The theme of the ball was World War 1 because 2018 is the 100th commemoration of the war ending. The night started up with the Presentation of the colors (presenting the flag) and the national anthem was sung by Cynthia Parrish. After the colors were presented, the special guests were noticed and Ethan Redmond did a short presentation with information about World War 1. Shortly after, dinner was served. After dinner the colors were retired and the seniors were called to the front of the stage so that LTC Steverson could announce the king and queen. The seniors in the JROTC program were the nominees for king and queen. The king was Justin Pilcher and the queen was Cynthia Parrish. After they were announced the first dance of the night was theirs. After their dance the dance floor opened and everyone danced the rest of the night.
Arrive Alive Mrs. Christie Whitehead, who works in the School Board Office, wrote a Title IV Grant which paid for the Arrive Alive tour to visit UCHS on February 5 and 6. All freshmen and sophomores attended on February 5 and juniors and seniors attended on February 6. The tour consisted of two parts: an informational video about texting and/or drinking while driving and a simulator vehicle. At the simulator vehicle, students could choose whether they wanted to experience texting or drinking while driving. Students that chose not to participate in the simulator could view what the "driver" was experiencing on a 32" monitor. Our district is very fortunate to offer this experience to UCHS
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