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  • Three Kings Day

    Three Kings Day 2023

    Over the weekend of January 6th & 7th, students from Ms. Stacie Thompson’s Spanish Classes & Club at Cuthbertson High School continued the yearly tradition of celebrating “Three Kings Day” in and around the community.

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  • December 2022 Active Parenting of Teens Graduation

    December 2022 Active Parenting of Teens Graduation

    The Active Parenting of Teens classes held its last session on December 15, 2022 at Monroe High School. Congratulations to the nine parents who graduated with perfect attendance who participated in all 4 sessions and earned a certificate!

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  • Fall 2022 Latino College Night at Monroe High School

    Fall 2022 Latino College Night at Monroe High School

    Monroe High School hosted the Fall 2022 Latino College Night in collaboration with the College Foundation of North Carolina on Wednesday, October 12

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  • Parenting with a Purpose at Walter Bickett Elementary School

    Parenting with a Purpose at Walter Bickett Elementary School

    For the last 11 years, in September, Walter Bickett Elementary School has hosted the Parenting with a Purpose sessions on Thursday evenings from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

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  • Fire Extinguisher Training

    Fire Extinguisher Training

    UCPS Latino Outreach Services, in collaboration with the Monroe Fire Department, hosted a fire extinguisher training for Union County community members.

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  • Three Kings Day

    Three Kings Day

    On Jan. 8th, 2022, students from Cuthbertson High School delivered 85 gifts to 21 families in Union County in celebration of "3 Kings Day," a traditional Latino holiday.

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  • Help for the Universtiy

    Help for the University at Forest Hills

    Forest Hills hosted a Spanish College Night on 9/21 in the Media Center.

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  • Active Parenting for Teens Series at Forest Hills High School

    Active Parenting for Teens Series at Forest Hills High School

    Forest Hills High School, UCPS Latino Outreach and the UCPS ESL Department hosted the Active Parenting of Teens series at Forest Hills High School. The program took place during 4 Thursdays starting on November 5 and ending on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

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  • Hispanic Heritage Celebration

    Hispanic Heritage Celebration at East!

    East Elementary celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a special fiesta!

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  • 2019 Hispanic College Night

    Forest Hills High School had an amazing turn out of parents and students for the 2019 Hispanic College Night presentation. In collaboration with CFNC

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  • Cardiovascular Health Screening

    Novant Health collaborated to hold a cardiovascular health screening clinic for Union County community members.

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  • Pirates come to Benton Heights School of the Arts

    Mihaela Sanchez-Mocanu and Laura Bahmanyar, ESL teachers at Benton Heights brought the book The Pirate Substitute alive in the classrooms of third and fourth grade classrooms.

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  • Latino Parents attend CPR Class

    UCPS Latino parents attended a CPR class delivered as part of the ongoing collaboration between Atrium Health, Union and UCPS Latino Outreach Services. The class took place on Thursday, June 27 at the Walter Bickett Education Center.

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  • UCPS Latino Outreach Recognition

    Mr. Gustavo Arevalo, Latino Outreach Coordinator was recognized by the Southpark Lions Club on Friday, July 12 at their Annual Awards & Installation Banquet. Mr. Jim Sasser, District Governor, presented Mr. Arevalo with a plaque in recognition for his role in the implementation of programs that benefit UCPS students and their families.

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  • Active Collaboration to Promote Higher Education

    The UCPS ESL Department continues to collaborate with Latino Outreach to share important information to parents and students about the different options students have when planning their higher education careers. As part of this effort, The ESL Department has participated in different workshops organized by Mr. Gustavo Arevalo, Latino Outreach Coordinator, at different UCPS high schools.

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  • 2018 Hispanic Summit

    Nineteen UCPS students from Monroe High School, Monroe Middle, Porter Ridge Middle School, Forest Hills High School and Piedmont High School participated in the 2018 Hispanic Educational Summit. The Summit took place on Friday, March 23rd at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Conference Center in Raleigh, NC.

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  • Excelling with ExC-ELL at East Elementary!

    Staff at East Elementary participated in the third staff development session of ExC-ELL (Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners). They experienced and explored hands-on instructional strategies designed to boost writing skills in the content areas.

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  • SIOP Training for Academic Language Facilitators

    Academic Language Facilitators participated in two staff development sessions on SIOP (Sheltered Instruction observation Protocol) strategies and academic language support tools and activities. The sessions took place at the Academic Support Center on Monday, March 20th and Thursday, April 20, 2017.

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  • 2017 Hispanic Educational Summit

    UCPS Latino students attended the 2017 Hispanic Educational Summit in Raleigh, NC on Friday, March, 31st at The McKimmon Conference Center at the North Carolina State University. The Summit is organized by the North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals. The Summit’s main objective is to promote the value of education amongst Latino youth. This amazing educational experience exposes students to a wide range of diverse options they have as they work to pursue an education after high school.

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  • Kindergarten ESL Students at East Elementary Learn About Capacity

    Kindergarten students at East Elementary enjoyed learning about capacity through a fun hands on water activity. The students experimented with the capacity of different shapes of containers.

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