Middle School Student Recognitions

On Wednesday, October 28, the middle school held this year's first character assembly, the Academy Awards.  This year's Academy Awards had a few big changes compared to the middle school character assemblies of the past.

One big change to this year's character assembly was student recognition.  Throughout the month of October, students, teachers, and parents were encouraged to nominate middle school students who were outstanding in either Character, Challenge, or Community.  A total of 95 students were recognized for a variety of outstanding reasons- from serving their community to persevering in athletics.  Each of these students was called up before the entire student body to receive a coveted gold star that can be worn on their lanyard.  In addition student recognition are displayed on a bulletin board in the front hallway of the upper campus.  Union Academy is filled with some of the most outstanding students in the state and we look forward to continuing to recognize how each of them are valued as part of our school community.
Another change to the Academy Awards was a grade level point challenge.  Each grade level earned points for demonstrating the basic traits of a good student.  Perfect attendance, A Honor Roll, zero tardies and student recognitions were just a few of the categories that grade levels could use for earning points.  The grade level competition ended with the Cardinal Challenge.  In the end 6th grade won the Cardinal Challenge for their excellent skit on Habit 1:  Be Proactive and consequently won the Grade Level Competition!