WINGATE – Wingate University plans to invest more than $2.5 million in a group of 20 eighth-graders through a mentoring partnership with Union County Public Schools. Each member of the inaugural … [Read more...]
Kensington students ring in Chinese New Year with festival
WAXHAW – Kensington Elementary kicked off the Year of the Pig on Feb. 9 by having a Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by the school's Mandarin Immersion Parent Committee. Parents were thrilled … [Read more...]
Senate bill could fund public school construction
CHARLOTTE – Republican state senators Todd Johnson of Union County and Dan Bishop of Mecklenburg County have signed on to a Senate plan that supporters say would pump billions of tax revenue into … [Read more...]
UCPS wins 22 state awards for communications
MONROE – Union County Public Schools won 20 Blue Ribbon Awards. as well as two Best of the Best Awards, from the North Carolina School Public Relations Association. UCPS's communications team … [Read more...]
SPCC visit evokes emotional response
MONROE – When Peter Hans visited South Piedmont Community College on Jan. 31, he became the first president of the North Carolina Community College System to set foot on the Monroe campus. Hans spent … [Read more...]
SPCC auctioning off tiny house created by its Construction Academy
MONROE – History may be made at South Piedmont Community College on March 9. SPCC is auctioning off a tiny house that was made by students in the college’s Construction Academy. If the buyer lives in … [Read more...]
UCPS names finalists for top teacher
MONROE – Union County Public Schools revealed Jan. 28 the names of the 10 finalists for Teacher of the Year. UCPS recognizes a teacher who is not only dedicated and capable of inspiring students of … [Read more...]
Monroe Charter Academy begins taking shape
MONROE – Monroe Charter Academy has chosen Camela Bell as its founding principal. The planned K-5 charter is opening in August with 288 students in kindergarten through third grade. The school will … [Read more...]
Spelling bee success runs in Vega family
WAXHAW – Sandy Ridge Elementary third-grader Alexia Vega is no stranger to spelling bees, having spent most of her life watching older sister Eva compete in them at the local, regional and national … [Read more...]
UCPS promotes kindergarten registration using Facebook Live, tours
MONROE – Union County Public Schools will open kindergarten registration Feb. 1 for the 2019-20 school year. Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31 are encouraged to … [Read more...]