ACTIVITIES. Friday, May 23 Friday, May 30 IN THIS EDITION: Last Dress Down to Build Up this Friday, May, 23

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1 Friday, May 23 Friday, May 30 Union Academy Newsletter Friday, May 23 Friday, May 30 Page 1 ACTIVITIES May 23 May 30 Dress Down to Build Up 1/2 Day [UC] Kona Ice for sale at UC after School [MS] Black-out Dance 12:30 PM-2:30 PM [LC] Field Day June 2 [LC] K Concert & Family Jam 11:00 IN THIS EDITION: Pg Announcements Pg Girls Soccer Pg Cheer Camp Info Pg. 5..Cheer Camp Application Pg UA Basketball Camp Pg. 7...Heart of a Champion Pg Buy A Brick Pg. 9...Brick Order Form Pg Support UA Last Dress Down to Build Up this Friday, May, 23 June 3 June 4 June 6 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony 9am 4th Grade Bridging Ceremony 11am Senior Graduation Breakfast & Practice, 8:30 am Junior Marshalls and Band practice at Wingate University for graduation, 8:30am Graduation, Wingate Auditorium, 7:00 pm The Bus Shuttle Form for the school year is now available. Payment in full or bank draft is required upon Bus Shuttle Form Submission. Click here to access the Bus Shuttle Form. Click here to access the Bank Draft Authorization Form.

2 Union Academy Newsletter Friday, May 23 Friday, May 30 Page 2 Announcements COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS for UA commitment: Freshmen - 15 Hrs; Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors- 30 Hrs Each Year; Commitment by Graduation Hrs of Community Service. Volunteer positions available, see Mrs. Kerr. Seniors, PLEASE HAVE ALL HOURS turned into Mrs. Kerr by Friday, May 9. Medication Pick Up All Medications must be picked up from the UA health rooms by the last day of school, June 4, Medications will need to be picked up by the parent /guardian; students may not transport medication to or from school. Any medication that is not picked up will be disposed after the last day of school. A new Medication Consent Form must be submitted if the student will need this medication for the school year. Thanks & have a happy healthy summer!! UA Families: We have begun testing season at UA. We ask that all students be picked up promptly afterschool unless they are staying after to utilize the Silent Study facilities in our Media Center. Silent Study lasts from May 21- June 4 th, 3:30-5:00pm. 4th grade Bridging Ceremony will be held at 11:00 AM on June 3 rd in the Lower Campus gymnasium. We cordially invite all fourth grade families to attend this special event in your child s life. Shop Amazon.com and give back to UA! The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. Simply select Support Union Academy Foundation. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to UA every time you shop, at no cost to you. For more information, click here. Anyone interested in proctoring exams sign up here. STUDENT NEWCOMER AMBASSADORS! Our next event will be this summer on the TUESDAY before school begins for a Meet at the Movies Social. Please make sure to supply your phone number to Mrs. Kerr to text instructions. The varsity cheerleaders camp for rising 1 st -7 th graders is June Cost is $50. Register ASAP to get your spot and a tshirt. Students, please check the lost and found. There are many articles currently hung up unclaimed. Items unclaimed will be donated at the end of the year. Extra yearbooks go on sale at 7:30am Friday, May 23 in the accounting office. They are $50 CASH ONLY and all other UA balances must be up to date. Sign up to help with the 8th grade bridging ceremony. Parking Attendants needed at LC: May 30 th Lower Campus Field Day 7:15 to 10:00 AM June 2 nd Kindergarten Fam Jam 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM June 3 rd 4 th Grade Bridging Ceremony 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Please contact bgrigston@unionacademy.org if you can assist. UAA registration is currently taking place for Football and Cheerleading. Please go to for more information. Lower school PE is in need of. 5 Ken Barbie dolls (Male only) 8 YELLOW adult large shirts (preferably used shirts with minimal writing or designs on it) 4 White King sized FLAT bed sheets (new or used) 1 container of Gorilla glue 8 black rimmed (clear lens) silly face glasses for kids 8 dark brown tall reindeer antlers headbands Please send to Kate Schill at the Lower Campus. For questions kschill@unionacademy.org High School STUDENT COUNCIL, President- McCain Kerr, Vice President- Kelsey Belk, 2nd VP- Elizabeth Dudas, Secretary- Sarah Dyer, 2nd Secretary- Simren Patel, Treasurer- Alex Grisham, Historian- Shawna Sheperd, Parliamentarian- Taylor Babb, Publicity Chair- Delaney Smith, 2nd Publicity Chair Anni Burgess, 12 th Grade Reps- Tyler Babb, Andrew Elliott, 11th Grade Reps- TJ Tucker, Maxine Warren, 10th Grade Reps- Fletcher Dodge, Zach Stanley, 9th Grade Reps- Zach Dudas, LeKayla Love; Special Rep- Jordan Rushing, Logan Felix, McKenna Puckett, Jordan Bromfield, and Ashlyn Hord Parents- As the school year is winding down, please be aware of the following regarding the lunch program. Food that is available for purchase at the UC such as chips, drinks, and ice cream will be limited due to clearing out stock for summer break. We encourage your children to purchase food from the cafeteria, but be advised that they may need to come to school with a lunch, just in case food has already been sold. We thank you for your cooperation and support of the lunch program at UA during the school year and we wish you a wonderful and relaxing summer break! If you have any questions or concerns before the end of the school year, please feel free to contact Karen Little for Lower Campus at klittle@unionacademy.org or Holly Houchins for Upper Campus at hhouchins@unionacademy.org MS STUDENT COUNCIL, ; President- EJ Collins; VP- Ethan Moore; 2nd VP- Clare Tracy; Secretary- Sidney Breedlove; Recording Secretary- Taylen Robertson; Treasurer- vacant until fall election; Publicity Chair- Maggie Dodge; 5 th Grade Rep. - vacant until fall election; 6th Grade Reps- Mia Fraticelli and Ellie Yanacsek; 7th Grade Reps- Kiser Shelton and Hannah Mac- Intyre; 8th Grade Rep- Hayden Brown, vacant until fall election; Special Rep- Addison Kocell, Nick Smith and Leanna Mahle.

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10 Union Academy Newsletter Friday, May 23 Friday, May 30 Page 10 Support UA Food Lion Link your MVP Card to UA! Code: Please click picture for link. HARRIS TEETER Link your VIC Card to UA! Code: 4148 Please click picture for link. Since 1996, the General Mills Box Tops for Education program has helped schools across America earn cash for the things they need. Support your school today and see what a difference you can make! Look for Box Tops on everything from cereal, paper products, frozen foods and snacks. Each Box Top is worth $.10, so check before throwing trash away! To see hundreds of products that can help our school raise money, click here. Office Depot Shop at Office Depot and UA gets 5% from qualifying purchases towards a merchandise card to use for supplies. School ID: Target Link your REDcard to UA! Code: Union Academy is partnering with Advantage Cartridge to recycle ink cartridges, cell phones, laptops, ipods and laser toners. We can earn money and be good stewards to our earth at the same time. Please bring in your used electronics from home, family and friends and bring them to our drop box near the front desk at both the Upper and Lower Campuses. Please click picture for link. Please click picture for link. Scripcards Scrip is a year-round fundraiser where you purchase gift cards. Union Academy purchases Scrip gift cards at discount between 2-15%. Families buy the Scrip gift cards at face value UA keeps the difference. Retailers include: Wal-Mart, Food Lion, Lowe s, Chick-Fil-A, Olive Garden, Gap, Amazon, and 100 s more. Last year, total sales of $87,000 generated $4,376 of profit. Only 10% of UA families participated! Just imagine, if only 200 families spend $110/month and our school earns an average of 5% on those purchases, we could make $15,000 in one year! How to Order Scrip Gift Cards: 1. Fill out the Scrip order form (found on the Scrip page on the UA website) 2. Attach payment to form and send with your child or drop off at either campus. 3. If cards are available immediately, they will be given to you that day or the next. If cards need to be ordered, they will be available by the end of the week.