District News

• Shentwu, Newman receive Athletic Training Awards

  Union’s Athletic Training staff was recognized at the 2013 Oklahoma Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet May 18 in Edmond. Senior Kylie Shentwu was awarded the OATA All-State Student Athletic Training Aide, and she was named the 2013 OATA Scholarship Recipient. Union’s Athletic Trainer, Dan Newman, was named the 2013 OATA Athletic Trainer of the Year.

  

• Communications Department wins five state awards

  The Union Public Schools Communications Department has received four Awards of Excellence and one Award of Merit from the Oklahoma School Public Relations Association for its work this past school year. The OKSPRA awards were for the 2012 bond information campaign, incorporation of social media with the district website, electronic publication of The Communicator OnLine, the dedication of the Union Collegiate Academy, and a one-time program brochure.

   

  UNION HONORS: From left are Video Producer/Communications Specialist Beth Turner, Webmaster/Communications Specialist Michael Vore, Executive Director of Communications Gretchen Haas-Bethell, Administrative Assistant for Communications and the Board of Education Beverly Thummel, and Graphic Designer Janie Froman.

• Free meals for children this summer

  Union Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children aged 18 or younger at various schools sites June 3-August 1. See list inside.

• Softball Player, Coach of the Year go to Union

  Softball player Kayla Patterson received the Green Country Player of the Year award and Stephen Randall received Coach of the year Award. Congratulations!

  “Although we lost the all- star game our girls played well,” Randall said. The honors are voted on by coaches in the surrounding area that participate in the in the all-star classic.
   

• Union partners with PSO to save money

  Union will again partner with PSO to reduce electricity usage during the high demand summer months and get paid while they participate. On hot summer days when electrical demand spikes across the city, PSO makes a request to its customers to reduce energy load. Since Union is such a big consumer of power, any percentage of energy reduction is helpful in preventing a possible rolling blackout.

• High school yearbook distribution July 23-24

  High school yearbook Distribution Days: July 23-24 at the UMAC from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Yearbooks WILL NOT be available before this date. We include all the way through graduation in our yearbooks, and need time to print.

• Summer hours for 2013

  School offices will run on a summer schedule, beginning June 3 and running through July 25. See inside. Please call before you visit a school to make sure that offices are open as individual sites' office hours may vary slightly because of decreased staff.

• Adult learners take home GEDs

  The Union Adult Education Program held its annual GED Graduation at the Union High School Performing Arts Center Thursday, May 16, featuring several speakers including Superintendent Dr. Cathy Burden. See photos inside.

  

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