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| Noteworthy : UC student, state poetry reading champ to compete nationally |
| on Apr 7, 2008 7:28:22 (182 reads) |
Seventeen-year-old high school student Allison Strong says her last name either flatters or works against her. March 27 was one of those days when 'strong' complimented the senior from Union Hill High School (Union City) as she won a statewide poetry reading contest. |
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| Programs and Services : How database technology helped build success in one district |
| on Mar 24, 2008 9:34:45 (217 reads) |
What would you think if I told you that a single, cost-effective mechanism could not only substantially improve the operation of your district, but also enhance student achievement? That’s exactly what happened when we implemented database technology in 1999. As mundane as it sounds, FileMaker Pro revolutionized the way our students learn by redefining the way we think about, generate, process, store and share information. |
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| Health & Wellness : Meat recall list adds schools in Hudson |
| on Feb 28, 2008 7:50:00 (240 reads) |
TRENTON - New Jersey's Agriculture Department says more school districts around the state - including several in Hudson County that had not been previously identified - may have received tainted beef through the National School Lunch Program.
The department says nearly 90 additional districts got raw or cooked beef products that are included in the nation's biggest beef recall ever. |
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| Community News : Union City honors Dr. King |
| on Jan 27, 2008 7:50:00 (345 reads) |
Members of community to perpetuate message of unity
It isn't sheer coincidence that a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., graces the mayor's office on the day Union City officials chose to honor Dr. King.
"We live in a community accepting of each other and no one fought harder than Martin Luther King to attain that," said Union City mayor and N.J. state senator, Brian Stack.
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| Awards : Farmland Dairies And Union City School District Receive National Award For Leadership In School Nutrition |
| on Jan 18, 2008 7:50:00 (373 reads) |
Farmland Dairies of Wallington, NJ and the Union City School District working with the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council have received the 2008 first place “Leadership in School Nutrition Award” from the National Dairy Council and Dairy Field Magazine. The Leadership in School Nutrition (LISN) Award acknowledges and promotes positive partnerships between dairy processors and schools for implementing programs that increase milk consumption and help schools reach the goals of their wellness policies. |
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| Community News : On the Streets Where We Live |
| on Dec 23, 2007 8:10:00 (496 reads) |
Union City Board of Education Superintendent Stanley "Sandy" Sanger is one very happy smiling guy these days as he tells us that Union City was at the top of the New Jersey Department of Education results, in terms of the fourth and eighth grades of the state's Abbott (special needs) school districts, looking at five years' results in testing of math and language arts in all categories. Bravo, Sandy, bravo!!!....
Hudson Report, Matthew Amato, |
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| Community News : Local Schools Make the Grade |
| on Dec 23, 2007 8:10:00 (273 reads) |
Final grades for the semester are still pending for students of Union City and West New York localities, but schools in both districts passed their recent assessments with flying colors.
That's because schools throughout the municipalities were examined by state authorities and nationally renowned report studies. |
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| Community News : Union City Schools: Striving for Excellence in School Safety |
| on Dec 20, 2007 14:20:00 (400 reads) |
The vision of the Union City School District is focused on achieving one crucial goal – to enable all of our students to acquire the skills, understandings and attitudes needed to be productive and successful members of our society.
This one sentence from the Union City School District Mission statement very simply describes the aim of the educator: to enable their students to become good citizens. Creating and sustaining a learning environment where children feel safe is a critical component for accomplishing this goal.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2007, Union City Schools continued their commitment to keeping their schools safe. Under the leadership of Superintendent Stanley Sanger and Educational Director of Facilities and School Safety Frank Acinapura, I was privileged to present New Jersey School Safety Best Practices, School Administrator Procedures to a gathering of school administrators. |
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| Noteworthy : High school cadets host vets in style |
| on Nov 25, 2007 8:30:00 (422 reads) |
Veterans honored; 60-year overdue diploma awarded
Although Charles Gallo is a senior citizen, the World War II veteran only received his high school diploma two weeks ago.
Gallo was one of a slew of veterans who received awards at a ceremony at Emerson High School in Union City last week, four days before Veterans Day.
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