It s Great To Be A Wolverine!"

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1 Page 1 It s Great To Be A Wolverine!" March 2015 A Message From the Principal March Madness It s March and it s about to get CRAZY at The Grove! We are in the final leg of the race of what has been a fantastic school year. Standardized tests of all types are a month away, the prom will be here, and the outstanding class of 2015 begins to get their ducks in a row for graduation. I encourage all parents to communicate with counselors and teachers if there are any questions or concerns regarding their students grades. Also, if there is a debt that is due (textbooks, athletic fees, etc.), please make sure that it is paid off in the front office as soon as possible. And don t forget time changes March 8th! Tom Smith, Principal Tom Smith Principal Chip Fletcher Assistant Principal LaTonya Richards Assistant Principal Dr. Teisha Waller Curriculum Assistant Principal Teachers Corner Drama NEWS The Grove Players will be presenting the hilarious romantic comedy, Check, Please at the Henry County Performing Arts Center on March 11, 12, and 13, at 7:00. Approximately 50 Union Grove students are involved in the production. Tickets are $10 at the door for adults and $5 for students/children. All tickets are available at the door. Union Grove High School 120 East Lake Road McDonough, GA Phone: (678) Fax: (678) Ms. Kathy Dolen, Drama Instructor

2 Teachers Corner Page 2 Art News Congratulations to Hannah Middlebrook for having artwork selected for the very prestigious Atlanta High School Art Exhibition that is held in conjunction with the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Her work is one of 150 pieces chosen from over 800 entries that will be on exhibit around Atlanta over the next month and at the Festival April Award winner judging will take place next week so she may have even more good news! I ll keep you posted! Hannah s image of her watercolor painting of a teapot! 13 of our 20 submissions were selected as District Finalists in the All State Art Competition! Several students had both of their pieces selected. UGHS students had work selected by Judge Dr. Melody Kennedy Milbrandt, for the category/level: District Finalist As a District Finalist, the works listed below will automatically move on to the "State Winner" level judging, and each District Finalist will receive a "Certificate of Achievement". The students that have been selected as District Finalists from your class: Laura Foxworth Neil Hancock Sadie Launder Allison Rautmann* Hannah Middlebrook* Aminah Smarr Alyson Smith* Julia Nguyen Samantha Peacock Continued...

3 Art News, continued... Page 3 Allison Rautmann Alyson Smith Aminah Smarr Hannah Middlebrook Julia Nguyen Laura Foxworth Neil Hancock Sadie Launder Samantha Peacock Ms. Kirby Meng, Art Instructor

4 Our February 2015 Students of the Month!!! Page 4 Alex Ramsey Korey Findley Zach Bowen Reggie Erasme Ally Adams Hunter East Alexis Salazar Blair Du Christina Moore Ethan Gibson Allison Mewbourne Autumn Stephens Sierra Cannon Kaitlin Hatmaker Aminah Smarr Madison Futch James JC Clark Jenny Salinas Devin Butler Math I Support Agricultural Science Sociology Environmental Science AP Drawing English II Math II/Math II Support World Literature American Literature and Composition Journalism Math and English Honors Spanish III Plant Science Environmental Science Draw/Paint II English II Math II/Math II Support Sociology Spanish II Mr. Chip Fletcher, Assistant Principal

5 Page 5 UGHS Athletics News Wolverine Nation, Another season has come and gone. This winter we saw the addition of a new sport at Union Grove with swimming as well as the competition of basketball and wrestling. Here is an update of the 3 sports and some of the great things they have accomplished. As you read these, think about the time and effort our athletes and coaches have sank into being successful both in the classroom and on the court, mat or water. Basketball: Both boys and girls finished with a record of The record does not speak for the hard work, dedication and commitment of our players and coaches. This season our seniors played in front of the largest crowds we ve seen in a while. They battled tough against county rivals and persevered. Our boy s team won the Union Grove Christmas Round Robin by beating Pike and Hampton. This year, Ronald Blain- Slaughter will sign to go play basketball choosing either San Diego Christian, Costal GA or California State. Union Grove put 2 players on the All-Region Honorable Mention list with Ronald & Shadae Tate. It was a great season and we send a special thank you to Coach Atkins & Coach Gammage for running our basketball programs. And another thank you to Coach Butler, Coach Tarplin, Coach Bice and Coach Sapp for their supporting roles in our program. Swimming: This was the inaugural year for swimming at Union Grove, and man we tore it up! We finished the season with 3 meets won out of the 5 we competed in and as the Henry County Swim Championship Runner-Up. It was funny to watch Coach Bates go from being laid back and just happy for the girls, to then one of the most competitive coaches we have in our building and a taste for victory. Lisa and Coach Horton did a phenomenal job in helping not only our girls, but also swimmers across the county. We had swimmers with about 1 second away from making the state cutoff time, in Kaylee Haake and Alyssa Hearn. If you came to one of the meets you saw how intense they can be. Please congratulate all of our swimmers on setting the bar very high and achieving excellence in their first ever swim season. Wrestling: WHAT A YEAR? I know I will forget something, but wrestling had a great winter season. As a team in duals we placed in the top 6 of the state in 5A. We won the South Metro Duals hosted by Luella. We finished 2nd in a few tournaments in Tennessee, Virginia and Florida. As a team in the individual portion of wrestling we finished as Area 5 Champions and we sent 8 to the state tournament and 7 placed in the top 6. Ian Schumacher & Luke Vinson finished 5th, Noah Craft and AJ Spencer finished 4th, Davion Fairly finished 3rd, Luke Parker was the state runner up and JUSTIN RUFFIN is our 132lb STATE CHAMPION! As a team we were 2pts away from finishing as state runner up (it s been the year of 2 points so far. 2pts from Cheer State Champion and 2pts from Wrestling State Runner-Up). Please congratulate all of our wrestlers and coaches. I want to especially thank Coach Ferrari, Coach Kollert and Coach Washington on a job well done this season! What a year so far huh? We have a #7 boys cross country team, #4 Softball team, #3 Wrestling team and a state runner up in Comp Cheer. We have seen volleyball move on to post season play and we look forward to what the spring has to offer! When I say it s great to be a Wolverine, it truly is. We are fortunate to have some of the best coaches around spending countless hours away from their families and working to mold our athletes into great young men and women! It s great to be a Wolverine! Go Grove! Nick Ellis, UGHS Athletic Director

6 UGHS Athletics News, continued... Page 6 Wolverine Parent Corner: Parking & Parent Expectations, Spring is the busiest time of the year for athletics at Union Grove. We will be fielding 19 teams that range from varsity to 9th grade. This requires a lot of planning and work on all ends. Please work with us on parking by not parking in the bus lane for baseball & tennis. We have a lot that has access to parking across from the baseball field in the back of the school. If you would utilize this lot we can help keep the road crossing safe and clear for athletes and busses. Please represent your kids and our program well as we travel and play at events. We hold our athletes to a high level of expectations on the field and off. When we play at visiting stadiums we represent what Union Grove stands for and we have to show good sportsmanship and support in all ways possible. Every athlete has to have a current physical, insurance & consent form as well as a concussion form before they can participate in any athletic team at UGHS. These forms can be found on UGHS webpage, under athletics and then forms. Player Participation fees have dropped to per athlete. Union Grove Athletic Department strives to produce committed, hardworking and scholarly student athletes who work towards excellence in leadership, competition and team values while in the classroom and in their sport. It s great to be a Wolverine! Mr. Nick Ellis, UGHS Athletic Director Roofing Residential Commercial Westridge Pkwy Suite 223; McDonough, GA 30253

7 Page 7 UGHS Athletics News, continued... Calendar of Home Events: Date Day Sport Level Time Opponent 3-Mar Tuesday Soccer V 5:30/7:30 Mundy's Mill 4-Mar Wednesday Baseball V 5:30 McIntosh 5-Mar Thursday Baseball JV 5:55 Locust Grove 5-Mar Thursday Soccer 9 5:30/7 Ola 7-Mar Saturday Baseball JV 10 / 12:30 Hampton 7-Mar Saturday LAX V / JV 12:00/ 1:30 Druid Hills 9-Mar Monday Soccer JV 5:30 Eagles Landing 9-Mar Monday Baseball V 5:30 Drew 10-Mar Tuesday Baseball JV 5:45 Stockbridge 10-Mar Tuesday LAX JV / V 5:30/7:00 St. Pius 11-Mar Wednesday Baseball 9 5:55 Jackson 12-Mar Thursday Baseball JV 5:55 Dutchtown 12-Mar Thursday LAX V 5:30 Dunwoddy 14-Mar Saturday Baseball 9 11 / 1:00 Westlake 16-Mar Monday Soccer JV 5:30/ 7:00 Luella 16-Mar Monday Baseball V 5:30 Stockbridge 17-Mar Tuesday Soccer V 6:00- G Forrest Park 19-Mar Thursday Baseball JV 5:55 Eagles Landing 19-Mar Thursday Soccer 9 / JV 5:55 / 7:00 McIntosh 20-Mar Friday Soccer V 6:00/8:00 McIntosh 21-Mar Saturday Baseball JV 10 / 12:30 Woodland 23-Mar Monday Soccer JV 5:30 / 7:00 Woodland 23-Mar Monday Baseball V 5:30 Luella 24-Mar Tuesday Baseball JV 5:45 Spaulding 24-Mar Tuesday Soccer 9 5:30 / 7:00 Luella 25-Mar Wednesday Baseball 9 5:55 Locust Grove 25-Mar Wednesday LAX V 6:30 North Atlanta 26-Mar Thursday LAX V / JV 5:30 / 7:00 Woodland 27-Mar Friday Baseball V 7:00 Dutchtown

8 Page 8 UGHS Athletics News, continued... Calendar of Home Events: Date Day Sport Level Time Opponent 27-Mar Friday Soccer V 6:00/8:00 Luella 28-Mar Saturday LAX V 10:00 SW Dekalb 30-Mar Monday Soccer 9 5:30/ 7 Heritage 31-Mar Tuesday LAX JV / V 5:30 / 7:00 Mt. View 1-Apr Wednesday Baseball V 5:30 Woodland 15-Apr Wednesday Baseball V 5:30 Ola 15-Apr Wednesday LAX JV 6:00 Stratford Acd. 16-Apr Thursday LAX JV / V 5:30 / 7:00 Newnan 17-Apr Friday Baseball V 7:00 TURNER FIELD 17-Apr Friday Soccer V 6:00 / 8:00 Ola 21-Apr Tuesday Soccer V 5:30/ 7:30 Stockbridge

9 Page 9 Take it from me there is one person in this school that can get our kids hyped up for a game like no other. That person is our very own Herman Singleton. Nope, he is not a teacher, coach or administrator and he is no celebrity in the community. Herman is one of great custodians who help maintain our building. He is a celebrity here at Union Grove and if you ve ever been to a football game and heard the kids chanting We got Herman..we got Herman then you know who I m talking about. We got Herman and we are giving him a section in the monthly newsletters to talk about what he wants, called Hype with Herman, and here it goes: Often people don t finish what they start. They get going and then when times get tough they slow down and then eventually quit. Herman is a man who feels like he hasn t finished! Even after a time of work in the military, retired from working in one industry and right back here working, Herman feels like he hasn t finished what he started. When I was a kid, parents didn t let you quit stuff. Whatever you started like work, school or a sport you didn t quit. Herman seems to think that now a days there are so many distractions that kids find other things to do. With so much to keep a kid busy, sometimes it s hard for them to see the importance of sticking through something even when it s tough. He likens it to the summer, where people love the water and sunshine, but let it get a little too hot and everyone starts to complain and stop playing outside and retreat indoors. It s the summer.in Georgia.It s gonna be hot! explains Herman. Kids need to know that times are going to get tough and there will be days where it would be easier to quit whatever it is that is tough. However, there is value and livable lessons for finishing something. So I asked Herman, What is your challenge for this month? He explained that he wants all of his favorite students & athletes to know that when the going gets tough the tough get going. Just because we are close to the end of the school career for seniors, they need not slow down and start to think about doing something else. They need to finish the drill and finish the best way they can. As for all the sports teams we have in the spring, they need to finish the drill and go get a state title. And for all others Herman s says, Finish the drill whatever it is that you started! Herman s Challenge Finish the Drill finish what you start Go Wolverines

10 Page 10 UGHS Athletics News, continued... Cheerleading News Congratulations to the Union Grove High School Varsity Cheerleaders for making it to the Top Three Finalists for Georgia Cheerleading Team of the Year! While the cheerleaders did not win, we are extremely proud of their accomplishment in making it to the top three programs in the state. The teams were judged based on school spirit and interactions, community service, program strength and academic achievement and honors. To be among the top three teams in the state is certainly something to be proud of. Our cheerleaders are very committed to service as seen in the work they do with the Special Olympics, Henry County Special Needs Pageant, MYA Cheer Program, the Gladiators cheer program and various other outreach projects, like the annual Junior Wolverines Camps and Clinics. Additionally, they continue to provide support to our school teams and assist teachers during pre and post planning with tasks in their classrooms. We are most impressed that our girls are so involved as a group, and also as individuals as they are involved in various school clubs and organizations, other sports and even work while maintaining an impressive 3.75 team GPA. The UGHS cheer video that was presented as a finalist for the team of the year can be viewed by following this link: The Cheerleaders were recognized earlier this year by the Henry County Board of Education for their Runner-Up finish at the State Cheer Competition and KBN Television named them Henry County Cheer Team of the Year. Additionally, 2 members of the team, Marissa Budreau and Ragan Pollock were named to the All Region Team and Ragan Pollock was named to the All State Team. Tryouts for the 2015 season will take place April pm-8pm in the UGHS Gym. An informational meeting for those interested and their parent will be held March 17th at 7pm in the UGHS Media Center. All those interested in trying out should attend this meeting. If you have a dress, suit or dress suit you would like to donate, please contact Coach Kelli Smith at kelli.smith@henry.k12.ga.us All sizes and styles are welcome. Ms. Kelli Smith, Varsity Head Cheerleading Coach

11 Page 11 UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS IN EDUCATION Partners in Education is a program of the Henry County School System and the County Chamber of Commerce. The program was designed to develop partnerships between schools and businesses, industries, and community groups to support student achievement. Here at Union Grove High School our Partners help us in many different ways to enhance our academic environment by assisting us with faculty and staff moralbuilding events, supporting our Student of the Month and Teacher/Staff Member of the Month, and much more by providing money and services donations. WE LOVE ALL OF OUR PARTNERS!!! 15th STREET PIZZA ABSOLUTELY FLOWERS BALFOUR H&R CAMPUS SUPPLY BLACK TIE FORMAL WEAR BRUSTER'S REAL ICE CREAM CARVER TIRE CHICK-FIL-A (At Lake Dow) DUNKIN DONUTS FOXY FOX PIZZA FIREHOUSE SUBS (Hudson Bridge Rd.) GEZZO'S SURF AND GRILLE GLEN HAVEN BAPTIST CHURCH GREAT CLIPS (North McDonough) HAMILTON STATE BANK IMAGE BUILDERS ADVERTISING IMPRESSIVE CLEANERS ITALIAN OVEN JEFF HURNDON PHOTOGRAPHY JENCO GOLF CARTS JIM N NICK S KROGER - Price Quarters RAQUEL LAVENDER - KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH THE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER COMPANY SHOWCASE SIGNS TABERNACLE OF PRAISE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL TRUETT S GRILL-McDonough WAFFLE HOUSE ZAXBY S (At Lake Dow)

12 Page 12 Thursday, March 5th Faculty 7:45am-Band Room Leadership 8:30am - Rm 204 March 2015 Cap & Gown Pictures Wednesday, March 4th After School No School Monday, March 23 Jeans Days March 18t AP Jeans Day March 11th - STAR Jeans Day March 27th RFL Jeans Day 9th Grade Regristration Tuesday, March 3rd & Thursday, March 5th 8th Grade Visitation at UGHS Tuesday, March 10th 8thGrade Parent Night Thursday, March 6pm Breakfast Provided by: Glen Haven Baptist Church Tuesday, March 7:30am in the Teachers Lounge Ring Ceremony Student of the Month Breakfast Friday, March 27th 7:45 am in the Media Center 8th Grade Honors Parent Meeting Tuesday, March 6pm 8th Grade Registration Tuesday, March 24th & Thursday, March 26th Appointments will be for 5pm and 6pm each night March 9 th 7pm - Commons Fire Drill Friday, March 20th Thursday, March 19th 7:30 am Main Office Conference Room

13 Page 13 Baseball Varsity vs. Forest Park FPHS March 5:00 pm vs. McIntosh home March 5:30 pm vs. Northgate NHS March 5:00 pm vs. Drew home March 5:30 pm vs. Morrow MHS March 5:00 pm vs. Stockbridge home March 5:30 pm vs. Stockbridge SHS March 5:30 pm vs. Luella LHS March 5:30 pm vs. Luella home March 5:30 pm vs Dutchtown home March 7:00 pm vs Dutchtown DHS March 5:30 pm JV vs. Eagles Landing ELHS March 5:45 pm vs. Locust Grove home March 5:55 pm vs. Hampton March 10:00 am/12:30 pm vs. Stockbridge home March 5:45 pm vs. Dutchtown home March 5:55 pm vs. Upson ULHS March 5:45 pm vs. Eagles home March 5:55 pm vs. Woodland home March 10:00 am/12:30 pm vs. Spalding home March 5:45 pm vs. Stockbridge SHS March 5:45 pm vs. Pike County PCHS March 10:00 am 9 th Grade vs. Newton County NCHS March 11:00 am/1 pm vs. Jackson home March 5:55 pm vs. Westlake home March 11:00 am/1:00 pm vs. Luella LHS March 5:30 pm vs. Alcovy AHS March 11:00 am/1:00 pm vs. Locust Grove home March 5:55 pm

14 Page 14 Varsity Soccer: vs Mundy s Mill home March 5:30pm & 7:30pm vs Woodland WHS March 6pm & 8pm vs Dutchtown DHS March 5:30pm & 7:30pm Jekyll Island March 12, 13 & 14 vs Forest Park home March 6pm vs Forest Park FPHS March 6pm vs McIntosh home March 6pm & 8pm vs Morrow MHS March 6pm & 8pm vs Luella home March 6pm & 8pm vs Starr s Mill SMHS March 6pm & 8pm JV Soccer: vs Ola OHS March 5:30pm & 7pm vs Woodland WHS March 5:30pm & 7pm vs Eagles home March 5:30pm vs Luella home March 5:30pm & 7pm vs home March 7pm vs Dutchtown DHS March 7pm vs Woodland home March 5:30pm & 7pm vs Heritage HHS March 5:30pm & 7pm 9 th Grade Soccer: vs Dutchtown DHS March 5:30pm & 7pm vs Ola OHS March 5:30pm & 7pm vs Heritage HHS March 5:30pm & 7pm vs McIntosh home March 5:55pm vs Locust Grove LGHS March 7pm vs Luella home March 5:30pm & 7pm vs home March 5:30pm & 7pm vs Locust Grove home March 5:30pm & 7pm Varsity vs Riverwood RHS - March 5:30pm vs Druid Hills home - March 12pm JV vs Riverwood RHS - March 6:30pm vs Whitewater home - March 1:30pm vs St Pius home - March 5:30pm vs Lakeside-Evans LEHS - March 11:30am vs River Ridge RRHS - March 6:45pm vs Hampton HHS - March 5:30pm vs Woodland home - March 7pm vs Mountain View home - March 5:30pm vs St Pius home - March 7pm vs Dunwoody home - March 5:30pm vs Lakeside-Evans LEHS - March 10am vs Greenbrier GHS - March 2pm vs River Ridge RRHS - March 5:15pm vs North Atlanta home - March 6:30pm vs Woodland home - March 5:30pm vs Southwest DeKalb home - March 10am vs Mountain - March 7pm

15 Page 15 Varsity Boys and Girls vs. Eagles Landing home March 4:15 pm vs. Stockbridge home March 4:30 pm vs. Woodland WHS March 4:15 pm Jekyll Island Jam March 6 & 7 vs. Dutchtown home March 4:30 pm Granger Tournament March 13 & 14 vs. Ola OHS March 4:15 pm V Girls vs. Upson Lee ULHS March 4:45 pm vs. Starr s SMHS March 4:15 pm vs. Luella LHS March 4:30 pm vs. Heritage home March 4:15 pm JV Tennis vs. Heritage HHS March 4:15 pm LaGrange JV Round Robin March 8:00 am vs. Ola home March 4:15 pm Henry County Schools Special Olympics 5K Run/Walk Saturday, March 14 7am Competition Cheer Tryouts March 30 & 31 3:45pm Band, Color Guard & Percussion Practice March 28 th 8am

16 Page 16 Golf Team March 9 th vs Newton County GN March 12 th vs Newton County The Oaks March 16 th vs Locust Grove GN March 18 th vs Ola GN March 19 th vs Locust Grove Heron Bay March 21 st vs Golf Crystal Lake March 23 rd vs Woodland GN March 26 th vs Heritage Honey Creek March 30 th vs Luella GN March 31 st vs Crystal Lake ELCA Chick-Fil-A ELCA March 7 th Coaches Georgia Tech (must qualify) March 13 th 14 th Eagles Landing 9 th & 10 th Grade ELHS March 17 th Roswell RHS March 21 st Golden Eagle ELHS March 28th Start times 4 4:30 pm