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#UCPSGivesBack: Parkwood High students continue decades-long tradition of spreading holiday cheer
For more than 20 years, Parkwood High's Key Club has hosted an annual holiday party for deserving students in their cluster at Prospect, Western Union and Waxhaw elementary schools. Itโs a day full of games, laughter, smiles, gifts and even a surprise visit from Santa โ and this yearโs holiday party for 27 elementary students was no exception.
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Students learn life saving tips from Turning Point
Representatives from Turning Point visited Parkwood last week. Turning Point offers a myriad of services to the community. It exists to end domestic abuse, sexual assault, and child abuse through safe shelter, advocacy, prevention, and social change. Students learned all about ways to spot domestic abuse and participated in scenarios to help sharpen their skills. Turning point also offers many volunteering opportunities for students.
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Parkwood/Cuthbertson JROTC Wins Big at Drill Meet
On Saturday, November 9th, Parkwood/Cuthbertson, Monroe/CATA, and Piedmont/Porter Ridge AFJROTC units competed in the annual Union County AFJROTC Drill Meet. Parkwood/Cuthbertson crushed its opponents by sweeping all five of five events and winning first place overall. Later that morning cadets participated in, and observed a special Veterans Day program planned by the Union County Veterans Services Office at the Charlotte Monroe Executive Airport. At the end, a top cadet from each of the six Union County JROTC units received the Union County Board of Commissionersโ Patriot Award. Our unitโs recipient this year was Avery Batts! The grand finale for the day was the Warbirds over Monroe Air Show, which lasted all afternoon. The air show concluded with a giant โwall of fireโ under passing warbirds, which simulated bombs but was actually pyrotechnic devices safely rigged across the runway from spectators.ย You could feel the heat from hundreds of yards away! The field trip lasted nine hours and was an amazing day of drill competition, honoring our veterans, and fun!
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Beta Club visits 2nd grade students in Parkwood cluster
Each year Beta Club takes time out of their schedules to build relationships with the younger students in our cluster through a reading program called Beta Buddies. Parkwood students choose picture books with global settings and travel to Waxhaw, Western Union and Prospect Elementary schools to read to 2nd grade students. After reading the books, the 2nd graders have an opportunity to decorate a book cover for their book and place it on a map near the country or continent where the story takes place. Before leaving each school, Parkwood students get to leave 2nd graders with a stuffed animal to be their "reading buddy" each day. This day is always a fun experience for all involved.
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Peachjar Digital Flyers
We have launched a new electronic flyer communication tool called Peachjar. To view school-approved digital flyers, simply click the Peachjar button on our website.
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Aquatech Pools
Aquatech pools will be in all lunches on Tuesday, February 4th to answer questions and recruit students for spring and summer jobs. If you are interested in working for Aquatech Pools or learning more about them, please stop by their table.
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Cane Creek Job Fair
Union County Parks and Recreation will be having a job fair on Saturday, February 15th from 10-2. They are hiring seasonal employees at Cane Creek Park. Please come speak to them when they come during lunches on Wednesday, February 5th. See Ms. Bartell with questions.
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Hanover Research Survey - Naviance
Union County Public Schools has collaborated with Hanover Research to evaluate the use of the Naviance application at our middle and high schools. The survey launced on January 7, 2020 and is scheduled to close on January 21, 2020. Please take a moment to complete the survey and provide us with your feedback.
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Weddington Optimist Computer Scholarship
Seniors if you are interested in the 2020 Weddington Optimist Computer Scholarship please come pick up an application in Guidance. Essays are due March 2nd in Guidance. If you have any questions please come see Mrs. Bristow.
