Congratulations to the eight United Local Band students who performed last night at the Kent All Star Band! You represented your school with pride and performed a fantastic performance! Kudos to Cheyenne Hickman, Joy Bricker, Isaac Burke, Samantha White, Amber Crawford, Emma Vonfeldt, Brycen Haynes, and Javin Shafer! Go Band!!
The freshman and sophomores are in the Connect conference today with 200 Ohio FFA Members. We had members that earned the 2 top awards in the first session. Sophomore Chance Cope won the “shark award” for being most involved in the activities & Connor Perry earned the corn award for being most open and honest in discussion. United FFA Members are paving their way in FFA!
25 United FFA Members traveled to Dublin, OH to participate in the Connect & I am Leadership conference hosted by the Ohio FFA Association. Members are networking with and practicing premier leadership with 400 Ohio FFA Members. “We aren’t just cows and plowed, we are leaders and achievers”
The Smile Mobile Dentist is coming to United Feb. 21st and 22nd! If you'd like your student to be seen for an dental exam, X-rays and cleaning, please visit MobileDentists.com for information. Permission slips are available in the office. They must be turned in by Friday, Jan 27th. Please call 330-223-2829 if you have any questions about how this happens at our school. This program is offered to all students PK-12.
Students in Woods I completed a small project after returning from Christmas break. Each student designed and built a wooden stand for their cell phone. Here are some examples from both classes.
The Sophomore class visited the Columbiana County Career Center today to explore program options. They had a great time trying out various activities in each lab.
Congratulations to Austin Householder! He is now an Autodesk Certified User: Fusion 360! This is his third Autodesk certification, which means he has earned his Graduation Seal in Engineering! Way to go, Austin!!!
United Community Education will host a CPR/First Aid certification class Tuesday, January 31st at 4pm at our school. If you or someone you know is interested, please call 330-223-2829. This class is open to the public.
Congratulations to Landon Rummel! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office PowerPoint Specialist! This is his second certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist, and with his two CADD certifications he has earned a Graduation Seal in Technology. Way to go, Landon!!!
Students in Building Trades I recently completed another project in their 1st Project Book. This project was a breadbox that taught skills such as using a Kreg Jig to make joints and using a router to cut a groove for the Plexiglas in the front door. Students did a great job, check out some of their work!
Congratulations to Alex Mambourg! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office Excel Specialist! This is his 4th certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist, and with this he has earned a Graduation Seal in Technology. Way to go, Alex!!!
Congratulations AGAIN to Regan Sheets! She is now certified as a Microsoft Office Excel Specialist! This is her 4th certification this year and with this she has earned a Graduation Seal in Technology. Way to go, Regan!!!
ALUMNI BASKETBALL 2023
The Sophomore Class is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Alumni Basketball Game to take place on March 31. The link below takes you to the printable flyer with information about participating, purchasing a T-shirt, or just coming out to watch fun.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18HAtR3vbwaTzskxq4Ho305e-OovvA_hz/view?usp=sharing
Mr. Gentry’s 6th grade Career exploration class has been learning all about communication this week. Today, students learned the importance of non-verbal communication and did an activity where the practiced using different body language to act out a specific emotion or feeling like impatience, happiness, nervousness, etc. The students then discussed why this is important in careers and when in public. United has some great actors and actresses!
HS DOOR DECORATING WINNERS REVEALED!
We had a total of 664 votes cast for our high school door decorating contest this year. Votes came in from students, staff, and also from our Facebook community. Votes were cast for each of the three superlative categories: Originalest (most original), Humorest (most funny), and Festivest (most festive). Twenty-three doors in total participated in the contest.
Congratulations to the three teachers and the students who helped them decorate their doors for our annual door decorating contest. Taking the trophy for the Originalest was Mrs. Cooper. The Festivest award went to Mrs. Mercer. And, Mrs. Clunen got the most votes for the Humorest trophy.
The past few weeks our staff and students were busy spreading Christmas cheer by taking part in activities in both our school and community. The attached video highlights some of their efforts. You will see photos and short clips of various band and choir performances, prep work for our food distribution, the Ruriteens trip to Sunrise Homes to deliver Christmas cards, Santa's Workshop, and staff door decorating. Thank you to our TV Studio crew for providing the footage and to Lucy Stout for creating the video.
https://youtu.be/3HftyrZJ4-Q
The United Jazz Band spread some Christmas cheer today. They got to perform at Blossom Nursing Home, Quaker Steak and Lube, and Salem North Healthcare Center. Thank you for sharing your talents today!
Thank you to Master Sergeant Schmaus USAF for coming in today and talking to the United High School Band students about opportunities for musicians in our armed forces! He demonstrated how musicians live while serving in the United State’s Air Force, along educational opportunities that are available while serving. Thank you for your service and presentation!
