Union City Community High School - Successus Yearbook (Union City, IN)

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Honor Jackets too. This past summer at volleyball camp, Mr. Golds-berry came up and said, “Congratulations, J.J.!”. By the look on his face I could tell that, I too, had earned my jacket! On the first day of school all the students congregated in the gym and Mr. Golds-berry gave his first day announcements. Then he introduced the topic of academic honor jackets and explained about them. He then announced the names of three juniors who were to receive them that day. As he called my name, Mr. Rick-ert, of the Union Trust Co., put my jacket on me. A sense of pride and accomplishment filled me, and 1 knew that all my hard work had been worth it. — Jennifer Jones — Starting in 1984, this process of awarding students for academic excellence has produced 12 recipients. In order to receive an academic honor jacket, one must obtain four consecutive semesters of straight A’s. The jacket, itself, is made of a white, satiny material with the school colors, school logo, and a chevron for every semester of A’s. For each semester of A’s after receiving the jacket, one receives another chevron to place on his or her honor jacket. The academic honor jackets are paid for and presented by local banks, Farmers State Bank and Union Trust Co. Ever since my sister, Ann, received her academic jacket it had always been my goal and desire to have one.

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Activities Many activities go on here at UCCHS that are fun and exciting and do a lot to promote school spirit. These activities are highlighted on the following pages. One of my favorite activities is spirit days. Students and teachers dress up and do special things to show their school spirit and help the athletic teams get fired up for their games. Some of our spirit days are: twin day, stuffed animal day, vacation t-shirt day, rock t-shirt day and the ever-popular red, white, and blue day. My favorite spirit day is stuffed animal day. — Kathy Adkins 6

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Mardi Gras My junior year Mr. Lacy asked the girls in his U.S. History classes if anyone like to be in the Mardi Gras pageant. If interested, we were to write a short paragraph stating the reasons for our interest. A ballot was drawn so the sophomore and junior classes could vote for the two girls they thought would best represent UCCHS. Carrie Mote and 1 were the lucky girls for this experience. The meetings for the pageant began in late July. Two girls from each county school met every week to work on modeling, make-up, and aerobic routines. For the pageant, we had to have an outfit of our choice to model, demonstrate two aerobic routines as a group, perform our own talent, and model a formal. Awards were given and Carrie Mote received a first-place trophy for her talent skit. The crowning was held Saturday night after the Mardi Gras festivities, which included a nippy parade ride in unseasonably cold weather! I received second-runner up and Carrie received first runner-up. The Mardi Gras pageant takes a lot of work and dedication to make it a success. I really enjoyed the girls from the other county schools and the people behind the scenes. It was truly a memorable experience! Sherry Murphy I. Sherry models her formal. 2. Carrie dances to La Bamba. 3. Carrie is sooo bored! 4. Sherry models her street wear ensemble. 5. Carrie accepts the talent trophy. 8