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!!