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Posted on: January 4, 2019
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  Be sure to come and boogie right here at UMS on Friday, January 25th from 7  to 10 pm!!! The Snowflake Shuffle will be hosted by the Junior Class After Prom Committee. There will be music, snacks, pop/water, and glow bracelets available. Admission will be $5.00. Any 6th or 7th graders interested in participating …

Posted on: January 4, 2019
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Friday, January 4, 2019  Red day #5 REMINDER:  Juniors and Seniors you will report directly to the auditorium today for advisory. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be patient and kind with those helping out in the cafeteria during lunch today and most of next week.  Brenda is gone and Mrs. Hanna is going to be helping us …

Posted on: January 3, 2019
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REMINDER: The first full cast musical rehearsal is tonight at 7 p.m. in the vocal room. Any NON basketball players planning on going out for track need to see Mr. Parson today or tomorrow. Advisory is moving to Mondays starting next week (WIN is Tuesday-Friday). Interested in logistics or do you have strong problem solving …

Posted on: January 3, 2019
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  Be sure to come and boogie right here at UMS on Friday, January 25th from 7  to 10 pm!!! The Snowflake Shuffle will be hosted by the Junior Class After Prom Committee. There will be music, snacks, pop/water, and glow bracelets available. Admission will be $5.00. Congratulations to Team Reindeer:  Avery Knoop, Jailyn Petersen, …

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Posted on: December 26, 2018
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Seven students from the Union Middle School Band program were chosen to participate in the NEIBA Honor Band held at Oelwein High School on Saturday, December 1st, 2018.  Students chosen for honor band were Miya Uchiyama-Hansen, eighth grade daughter of Steve and Yumiko Uchiyama-Hansen of LaPorte City, Amy Caughron, eighth grade daughter of Jeff Paine …

Joseph Bistline jazz student
Posted on: December 26, 2018
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Joseph Bistline, eighth grade son of Michael and Jennifer Bistline of LaPorte City was chosen to participate in the All Iowa Middle School Honor Band at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.  Students were chosen from all over the state of Iowa from approximately 100 submissions.  Joseph was the only one from a 2A school, all …

Posted on: December 21, 2018
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  There will be Open Gym over Christmas Break here at UMS from 10:00 am to noon  on December 26th through the 28th. Coach Youngblut will be supervising. No more breakfast club for the rest of the school year. Also, some good news for you Mr. King now has a new pencil sharpener!!! YIPPEE!!! No …

Posted on: December 21, 2018
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ENTRIES DUE TODAY: If you are interested in getting a dodgeball team together to help raise $ for Sportability of Iowa, please stop by the office and pick up a team sign up sheet. Teams consist of 10 players and its $2 a person to play. College textbooks (from online or on campus college classes) …

Posted on: December 20, 2018
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  We have Silent Auction  Sheets in the office !!! There are 2 Wild Cards, Gloede Goodies, and a Christmas Village up for grabs!!  Bidding will ends today at 1:00 pm!!! We have Dodgeball sheets in the office.  This is for the tournament for Holiday Happenings this Friday.  Teams are to be 4 girls & …

Posted on: December 20, 2018
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HOLIDAY FUN NIGHT: TONIGHT from 4-7 p.m. the UHS Student Council is hosting a Holiday Fun Night. There will be sugar cookie decorating, hot chocolate bar, last minute gift wrap and holiday crafts. All this FUN for a freewill donation! Proceeds go to the Sportability of Iowa!!! College textbooks (from online or on campus college …

Posted on: December 19, 2018
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  We have Silent Auction  Sheets in the office !!! There are 2 Wild Cards, Gloede Goodies, and a Christmas Village up for grabs!!  Bidding will end tomorrow at 1:00 pm!!! We have Dodgeball sheets in the office.  This is for the tournament for Holiday Happenings this Friday.  Teams are to be 4 girls & …

Posted on: December 19, 2018
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Seniors and Freshman: Over the winter break, please do not let your chromebook battery get to 0%. Please keep them charged up. This will help you avoid problems with the battery after break. FFA MEETING: There will be an FFA meeting this morning during WIN in the ag room. A heads up to students that …

Posted on: December 18, 2018
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  We have Silent Auction  Sheets in the office !!! There are 2 Wild Cards, Gloede Goodies, and a Christmas Village up for grabs!!  Bidding will end this Thursday at 1:00 pm!!! We have Dodgeball sheets in the office.  This is for the tournament for Holiday Happenings this Friday.  Teams are to be 4 girls …

Posted on: December 18, 2018
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Auditions for the Spring Musical are TONIGHT from 6pm to 8pm in the vocal music room. Auditions are open to anyone in the school. Information can be found on the call board outside of the music wing. SENIORS: A reminder that the Herff Jones rep will be in the cafeteria during lunch tomorrow to take …

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Posted on: December 17, 2018
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Below is our academic excellence data for the 1st trimester of 2018-19 school year. We are extremely proud of the efforts our students and staff of put in to accomplish the goals we have set for this school year.  This trimester marks the highest academic excellence we have seen since 2016!  Thank you all for …