 Order a personalized yard sign to celebrate your eighth grader's promotion:
https://www.signmyyard.com/collections/2021-8th-grade-promotion/2021-union If you order free delivery, the sign will be delivered and installed on your front lawn within 2-5 business days from your completed order. The sign company will donate $10 to Union Middle School Home and School Club for each sign ordered.  The UMS literary magazine is now available! "Voices of Union" features 90 pages of creative writing and artwork from all the students who submitted their work to the literary magazine.
You can download the pdf here (free!) or you can order a paperback book version here for $17. Thank you to all the students who shared their creativity with the UMS community and thank you to our HSC for putting together this awesome event!  UMSGames is going online! On Tuesday March 16th from 6:30-8:00pm, we will be hosting BreakoutEDU games. Come with a group or come on your own and we will put you in a group. You’ll find clues, solve puzzles, and unlock the answers in games like “Are You Ready Player One?,” “Explore: Mission to Mars,” “To the Moon Katherine Johnson,” and “Raiders of the Lost Locker”!
RSVP by Monday March 15th here and we’ll email you with a Zoom link.  UMS HSC Virtual Scholastic Spring Book Fair Visit our Virtual Scholastic Spring Book Fair this week to support UMS HSC. Orders are delivered right to your doorstep and you can take advantage of FREE shipping on book-only purchases over $25. Visit the UMS HSC book fair page for more information and start shopping online now! The book fair closes on March 28th, so don't miss your chance to order books!  Get Your UMS Spirit Wear by March 16th Our Spirit Wear Store is currently open and offering short and long sleeve t-shirts and hoodies for everyone at UMS. Be one of the first students to sport our new design – a knock off of the popular Santa Cruz shirt! 8th Grade Families: We have designed a Class of 2021 shirt exclusively for you and personalized it with the names of all 376 UMS 8th graders! Order here: https://unionspiritwearspring21.itemorder.com/sale Deadline to order is Tuesday, March 16th. All proceeds support UMS Sports Boosters. Questions? Email sportsboosters@unionhsc.org. Virtual Game Night
Join Mrs. Froemming and Mrs. Jorgens for a fun evening on Tuesday, March 16. Test your escape room puzzle solving skills while teaming up with other students. More details and a signup form will be provided in advisory class this week. The UMS HSC is having its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 25th at 7:00pm. The Nominating Committee has nominated the following Board officers for the 2021-2022 School Year. All UMS parents are invited to attend the General Meeting to vote on the 2021-2022 Board. Zoom info to follow.
Board Nominations 2021-2022 President: Jane Findley Vice President: Rachel Duncan Treasurers: Jessica Winter & Erin Kasenchak Recording Secretary: Jen Fosco Corresponding Secretary: Bella Sorich Auditor: Lisa Allen Parliamentarian: Alexis Butler The UMS HSC is looking for committee chairs for the 2021-2022 school year for the following committees: mPower, community events, sponsorships, drama producers, volunteer coordinator, book fair. If you are interested in volunteering to oversee these programs or if you are interested in learning more about volunteering on these committees, please contact parliamentarian@unionhsc.org.  To purchase an ad:
DEADLINE for orders is FRIDAY, February 26th, 2021 (Late ads will not be accepted) If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Wilcox (wilcoxc@unionsd.org).  Calling all UMS writers and artists! Please send us your poems, short stories and art. This can be writing you've done for class that you'd like to share, or writing you've done in your free time. We are also accepting artwork - painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, etc. We'll put it all together in a literary magazine that the UMS community will be able to view online, and you'll be able to order a hard copy if you'd like. If your artwork was already submitted to the November art contest, you don't need to resubmit it. Please contact heidihabiby@gmail.com with any questions. Submissions are due by February 28.  Upload your photos for the yearbook Your photos are needed for the yearbook! Download this PDF to learn about an easy way to upload your photos via the Yearbook Snap App.  Music Boosters Coffee Fundraiser
UMS Music Boosters will be hosting the CFA Coffee Fundraiser this year for the Music Department. All proceeds will directly impact the UMS Music Department. Please feel free to share this information and web link to the UMS Music Booster Store with your friends & family. The order will need to be picked up as we are unable to offer direct shipping. The master coffee order will be placed on February 16th and will take 10 days to arrive. Due to the timing we will not be accepting orders after 11:59pm Sunday Feb 14, 2021, please be sure to order before the cut off. The plan is to have the order ready for pick up over the weekend of February 27 & 28. Once you place your order, please print a copy of your order receipt to bring with you to pick up. Coffee Orders can be placed here: https://ums-music-boosters.square.site/ If you wish to purchase Jamba Juice Cards or Gear at the same time we will do our best to make it available for pick up on the same day. Update on Union’s HSC Art Contest
Thank you for those artists who submitted your art to our UMS Art Contest 2020 and for those who participated by voting your favorite masterpieces for the Students Choice Awards! Congratulations to the winners! With so many great masterpieces that surprised the judging panel, we had a hard time deciding the winners. The winners are posted on our SmugMug website (https://artvistas.smugmug.com/).We’ll be announcing or contacting the students regarding the award prizes in the upcoming days. Please check out SmugMug website and you can order gift items with your own or your favorite art printed!  UMS Home & School Club is having a meeting tonight, Tuesday, January 5th, at 7:00pm via Zoom. We will be voting to make changes to our Budget. All parents are welcome to attend. Here is the meeting agenda, the proposed revised budget and Zoom link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I5f9IOmKIh3DkkBJfintxgqXNbEhvXz1xu4nvIdqN0E/edit?usp=sharing  There are many ways for you to have some fun, get involved and give back this holiday season. Click on these links to learn more about what's going on in December:
UMS HSC Holiday Baking Contest UMS HSC Art Contest UMS HSC Pajama and Book Drive |
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