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Posted on: February 17, 2025
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Union Community School District elementary students achieved their highest winter Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) scores in both literacy and math in several years! Read more here.

Posted on: December 23, 2024
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The Union Community School District is seeking bids from qualified Contractors for the replacement and installation of the fire alarm system at LaPorte City Elementary School. Find the full Request for Proposal here.

Posted on: September 3, 2024
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The Union Community School District will receive a generous donation from the Craft family to rename a new gymnasium in honor of their daughter, Kate, a student-athlete who passed away in 2023 after a courageous multi-year battle with brain cancer. Click here to continue reading.

Posted on: August 30, 2024
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Hey there, Knights! Follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/unionknightsia.

Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Our 6th-grade Math competitors won the 2024 Math Bee out of 40 teams! Our own Paige Wenszell placed first as an individual (out of 192 students!). It’s a really proud moment for UMS!  

Posted on: May 2, 2024
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Calling all aspiring scientists! Join us on June 10th-13th for summer science fun. Day camps are designed for elementary students completing grades K-2 and 3-5. Learn about the world around us through hands-on activities, engineering challenges, STEM, and projects that you will be able to take home. Limited spots are available, secure your spot by …

Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Dear Union Community School District Stakeholders, In an effort to improve/increase transparency regarding the board-approved 2024-2025 school calendar, please find below a detailed explanation of the district’s professional development plan for next year. I hope that this information is helpful. Elementary (grades K-5) All elementary classroom teachers, special education teachers, and Title 1 reading teachers …

Posted on: April 16, 2024
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April 16, 2024 LA PORTE CITY, IA — The Union Community School District Board of Education approved Mary Peterson to be the district’s next principal of La Porte City (LPC) Elementary School at their regular board meeting on Monday, April 15, 2024. As a literacy coach in the Waterloo CSD, Peterson has facilitated professional learning …

Posted on: April 2, 2024
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Adam Brehm, senior at Union High School, has been announced as a 2024 National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Adam is one of only 15,000 seniors receiving the designation out of 1.3 million students that entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) the fall of …

Posted on: April 2, 2024
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Posted on: March 20, 2024
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Posted on: March 19, 2024
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Our district is getting ready to administer an annual school climate and culture survey called Conditions for Learning (CFL) to students in grades 3-12. This survey administration is required by the state’s plan to meet a federal law entitled The Every Student Succeeds Act. Our school will conduct the online survey in April. All students …

Posted on: February 26, 2024
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The UHS Student Council is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, March 8 from 9:00 am – 1:15 pm in the high school band room. Along with saving up to three lives with a single blood donation, it qualifies us to receive a $250 scholarship to award someone in the senior class …