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Hannah Potter returns from Egypt
Forest Hills senior Hannah Potter came home Feb. 13 after a semester in Egypt. She spent the first night back home opening Christmas presents that her family saved for her.
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Collin Crawford with his parents, Marc and Amy, and four siblings, Finn, Mina, Kobi and Jack. Local student leaves for China visit
Forest Hills senior Hannah Potter is adjusting to life in Union County after a semester in Egypt, but Marvin Ridge junior Collin Crawford just began a semester in Beijing.
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Academy offers more learning options
School officials say new programs are response to student interest
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New mannequin: SPCC Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Robby Smith, left, and Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education Stuart Wasilowski work with one of the medium-fidelity mannequins now being used in the college’s Basic Life Support lab. SPCC Basic Life Support lab gets lifelike mannequins
Giving CPR , or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, is harder than it looks. Many people misjudge the amount of pressure they need to apply when compressing and underestimate the amount of energy exp...
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Wolfe School principal Mary Jo Breckenridge carries a recycle bin from the teachers break room. The items are then sorted into larger containers of different types of materials. School certified green
Wolfe facility earns LEED recognition; 1 of only 4 in state
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Supporters hail ruling on charters
Charter school supporters say a state Supreme Court ruling could be a bellwether for Union Academy’s lawsuit against Union County Public Schools.
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Deca Club members deliver smiles for the holidays. DECA creates holiday joy
Weddington High’s DECA Club, with the help of other students and staff, provided two local families with gifts and food at a Christmas party at the school before Christmas break.
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UCPS in line for hi-tech program
Twenty schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system are participating in Parent Assistant, a pilot program of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Union County Public Schools of...
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Mildred Douglas shows off one of the new Dell Latitude 2100 ‘Netbooks’, a mini PC running Windows 7 that will be given to 240 students in early February. Pilot program gives kids netbooks
A free pilot program will put netbooks in the hands of 240 students by early February.
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State leads nation in certified teachers
MONROE — North Carolina has the highest number of national board certified teachers in the nation for the 14th year in a row with 15,695 teachers now certified. That’s almost 19 percent of...
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MR staffer named regional teacher of year
For the second year running, a Union County Public School teacher has been chosen as the Southwest Regional Teacher of the Year.
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School holiday events December 6
The following events are scheduled at various schools to celebrate the holiday season: Cuthberton High The Cuthbertson High School Chorus and Chamber Ensemble, under the direction of Janet Hall, w...
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UCPS lunch menus week of December 7
Elementary Monday: Taco salad, chicken strips with honey mustard, quick-baked potatoes, steamed broccoli, mixed fruit cup, fresh fruit choice Tuesday: Cheese stix dippers, chicken fajita salad wit...
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Honor Rolls December 4
Unionville Elementary, Waxhaw Elementary
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Forest Hills students tackle tough issues in Project Citizen
MARSHVILLE Fifteen groups of Forest Hills High School students tackled some tough social issues Wednesday, presenting their ideas for change to a panel of judges in topics ranging from teenage o...
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