National Honor Society:
Character…Service…Leadership…Scholarship…
Over 70 students were inducted into the National Honor Society on Wednesday, October 10th. Seniors Keith, Elisabeth, Gia and Angela addressed their peers on their prospective of what it meant to live their lives with character, serve others, be a leader and do it all while maintaining a high academic standard. Each student spoke from their heart as proud families listened attentively from their seats in the auditorium.
This year’s keynote speaker, Senior Guidance Counselor Joanne Jakubik, spoke to the junior and senior inductees about what it meant to achieve such a prestigious honor and reminded them that to be truly successful in life you must always maintain your sense of humor and enjoy what you do. Mrs. Jakubik concluded her thoughts by reading from Dr. Seuss’ book…Oh the Places You Will Go!
Watching these young men and women walk onto the stage to receive their certificates, I thought how far they have come since their freshman orientation day and yet the places they can go and their possibilities are endless.
Congratulations!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Hospitality Homeroom
What is “hospitality homeroom”? Well I’ll be happy to tell you. It is a group of very unique and special seniors (all part of the big brothers/sister program) who instead of sleeping in an extra half hour, arrive at UC every day at 7:30 am to meet our “freshman for a day” visitors. They wait in homeroom for our visitors to arrive and they share their stories and experiences of being a student here at UC. They are all about the hospitality. As seniors they have a lot of pressures on them. College visits, SATs, AP tests, labs, outside club responsibilities, jobs and social lives. It’s not unusual for me to walk into homeroom early to see all of them studying for upcoming tests. But even with all these demands on their time, as soon as our visitors arrive, the books are closed, smiles on faces and they welcome you!
We have a lot of personalities in our homeroom. Sarah is definitely our morning person and can instantaneously make you feel at home. Ryan, one of UC’s top track stars and Steve, one of the starting varsity pitchers for the Vikings, aren't quite the morning people that Sarah is, but happy to welcome you just the same - I think they just happy to be in a homeroom of mostly girls! Samantha is our cheerleader and I think has visited the most colleges of anyone in the senior class. Angela is involved in the Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) and is very organized – she helps keep us organized - she is also our starting softball catcher! Christina is our volleyball player (you can see her picture in our new viewbook) she has a very dry quick sense of humor. She may be small, but she is big in heart and school spirit. Angelica and Katie are two of our quieter girls with the best smiles, and warmest personalities, they can make even our shyest visitors feel at home. Last but not least is Maggie. Maggie is one of the senior members of Union Catholic’s Peer Ministry group. She, like most of our students juggle many activities and clubs, but nothing is ever too much trouble. No matter how tired or how much she has on her plate, she is always there lending her hand!
This is our homeroom, a cast of many personalities, all come together to help prospective students start they day off on the right foot! Come meet them – they’d be happy to tell you about life at UC, happy to make you feel a part of the UC family – after all, we are “hospitality homeroom”
We have a lot of personalities in our homeroom. Sarah is definitely our morning person and can instantaneously make you feel at home. Ryan, one of UC’s top track stars and Steve, one of the starting varsity pitchers for the Vikings, aren't quite the morning people that Sarah is, but happy to welcome you just the same - I think they just happy to be in a homeroom of mostly girls! Samantha is our cheerleader and I think has visited the most colleges of anyone in the senior class. Angela is involved in the Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) and is very organized – she helps keep us organized - she is also our starting softball catcher! Christina is our volleyball player (you can see her picture in our new viewbook) she has a very dry quick sense of humor. She may be small, but she is big in heart and school spirit. Angelica and Katie are two of our quieter girls with the best smiles, and warmest personalities, they can make even our shyest visitors feel at home. Last but not least is Maggie. Maggie is one of the senior members of Union Catholic’s Peer Ministry group. She, like most of our students juggle many activities and clubs, but nothing is ever too much trouble. No matter how tired or how much she has on her plate, she is always there lending her hand!
This is our homeroom, a cast of many personalities, all come together to help prospective students start they day off on the right foot! Come meet them – they’d be happy to tell you about life at UC, happy to make you feel a part of the UC family – after all, we are “hospitality homeroom”
Friday, October 05, 2007
Excitement in the Air!!
Each year in October, Union Catholic opens her doors to prospective students and their families at the Fall Open House. Every year we fill our auditorium with excited 8th graders beginning their search for the “right” high school. So what was different this year?? There was definitely an excitement, a buzz, a feeling of “I’ve got to come to this school” in the air.
After greeting families in the main lobby and having sent my last tour out with our ambassadors, I made my way down to the auditorium. I could feel the excitement building as our UC musicians finished playing and Kayla, a freshman at UC, sang the National Anthem – such confidence! So much talent lies within the walls of UC, right down to our newest and youngest members of our community. The night just got better as the slide show, done by Class of 2004 alum Jess Vogt, showed our audience a view of a student’s life here at UC. This was followed by a warm welcome from Principal Sister Percylee & the UC Viking and finished with a presentation by Assistant Principal Jim Reagan.
All of this is very normal for a UC Open House. So as our prospective families left the auditorium to follow their class schedules, I asked again, why did tonight feel so special, so unique??? After thinking about it, I realized it was special because the excitement began within the walls of UC. Our students, our faculty and our administration were all excited to be there. There was a sense of pride and enthusiasm to be able to show off all that UC has to offer a student and their family. It doesn’t matter whether you learn at an accelerated level or a remedial level, whether you are an athlete or a performer, whether you like chess or the step squad – Union Catholic can be the place for you. Come feel the excitement yourself, talk to our students, our faculty or our alums. Union Catholic is a special place – you can just feel it in the air!!
After greeting families in the main lobby and having sent my last tour out with our ambassadors, I made my way down to the auditorium. I could feel the excitement building as our UC musicians finished playing and Kayla, a freshman at UC, sang the National Anthem – such confidence! So much talent lies within the walls of UC, right down to our newest and youngest members of our community. The night just got better as the slide show, done by Class of 2004 alum Jess Vogt, showed our audience a view of a student’s life here at UC. This was followed by a warm welcome from Principal Sister Percylee & the UC Viking and finished with a presentation by Assistant Principal Jim Reagan.
All of this is very normal for a UC Open House. So as our prospective families left the auditorium to follow their class schedules, I asked again, why did tonight feel so special, so unique??? After thinking about it, I realized it was special because the excitement began within the walls of UC. Our students, our faculty and our administration were all excited to be there. There was a sense of pride and enthusiasm to be able to show off all that UC has to offer a student and their family. It doesn’t matter whether you learn at an accelerated level or a remedial level, whether you are an athlete or a performer, whether you like chess or the step squad – Union Catholic can be the place for you. Come feel the excitement yourself, talk to our students, our faculty or our alums. Union Catholic is a special place – you can just feel it in the air!!
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