"Preparing All Students to Succeed"

Thu May 23, 2013

Points of Pride

  • Dawn Moretz, a drama teacher at Benton Heights Elementary, has won the North Carolina Association of Educators' (NCAE) Terry Sanford Award.

  • Lauren Fleming, a first grader at Marvin Elementary, has been named the National Ambassador for the March of Dimes this year.  What a special honor!

  • Sara Maleski from Marvin Ridge High School won the North Carolina 3A Women’s one-meter diving event. 

More Points of Pride

main photo

Pre-K Compassion Project huge success at Fairview Elementary

Pre-K students at Fairview Elementary recently participated in a program called the Compassion Project, which is an organization that promotes animal assisted therapy. Animal assisted therapy promotes a new way of growing and learning. The Compassion Project is a mobile clinical veterinary social work practice. A mobile enclosure was used with the students to safely interact with Emily, a 44-inch pony. The children brushed the horse and "painted" the horse, which helps to promote sharing, fine motor skills, cooperative learning experiences and communication.
 

Full Story
main photo

2013 Union County Special Olympics Spring Games huge success

More than 400 athletes from all over Union County participated in the 2013 Union County Special Olympics Spring Games held this year at Cuthbertson High School (CHS) on May 13 and 14, 2013. The athletes were paired with student buddies from several UCPS schools including approximately 150 from the CHS FCA, National Honor Society, FFA, and Track. The CHS Band provided entertainment as well as the national anthem each day and CHS Sports Medicine II students were in charge of first aid. CHS Assistant Principal Randy Boob served as announcer.

Full Story


click for more links

Page printed from http://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/index.php