During the month of October, students and staff will be celebrating Awareness month, organized by S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions).

October 2-6, 2017 Bullying Prevention
Tuesday, October 3-
Students will receive order forms for awareness shirts to be worn on Friday, October 27, 2017, for the community balloon launch.

Wednesday, October 4-
Students are invited to wear orange to represent their stand against bullying, mix-it-up at lunch by sitting with different people than usual and receive a sticker during lunch.

Thursday, October 5-
During Lunch, in the gym foyer, students are invited to sign a banner against bullying.


October 16-20, 2017 Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Tuesday, October 17-
During lunch, in the gym foyer, students are invited to sign a banner supporting suicide prevention and awareness.

Wednesday, October 18-
Students are invited to wear purple and teal to share their support of suicide prevention and awareness, mix-it-up at lunch by sitting with different people than usual and receive a sticker during lunch.

Thursday, October 19-
Be kind! Activity supporting suicide prevention and awareness. Send a complimentary text to someone as a boost for the day! Share a smile with everyone you encounter today.


October 23-27, 2017 Red Ribbon Week
Monday, October 23-
During lunch, in the gym foyer, students are invited to sign a banner pledging to be DRUG FREE.
Students will also receive a token in Harbor Class.
Videos will be shared on the announcements.

Tuesday, October 24-
Students will receive a sticker at lunch which proclaims their choice to be drug free!
Videos will be shared on the announcements.

Wednesday, October 25-
Students are invited to wear Red to represent their stand against drug abuse, mix-it-up at lunch by sitting with different people than usual.
Videos will be shared on the announcements.

Thursday, October 26-
Students will receive a sticker at lunch which proclaims their choice to be drug free!
Videos will be shared on the announcements.
(Pick up shirt orders after school in the gym foyer to wear Friday!)

Friday, October 27-
Students are invited to wear their ORANGE stand together shirts!
Videos will be shared on the announcements.
We will have a balloon launch at the end of the day with the community guests. The launch will wrap up our take a stand month for ANTI-BULLYING, SUICIDE PREVENTION, and a DRUG FREE COMMUNITY!

Thank you to all who helped support the FFA by purchasing tickets for our Hog Raffle. Here are the results:

1st Place-Jennifer Vincent (Half Processed Hog and $20 Citrus Gift Certificate)
2nd Place- Christina Michael (Half Processed Hog)
3rd-5th Place-Sadonna Hinshaw, Randy Barga, and Mark Cline ($20 Certificates)

The money raised will help pay for our trip to National FFA Convention, Leadership Camps, and Career Development Events.

Also, special thanks to RESC employee, Rusty Oliver, for donating the processing of the market hog at Oliver's Butcher Shop here in Union City!

Congratulations to Justiss Cantu, Connor Kerns, Ellie Kerns, Trevor Thompson and Nalaina Whitesel for being selected as Lilly Top Ten Finalists. 

The Randolph Eastern Parent Teacher Organization is hosting their annual fall Book Fair. Stop by the Jr/Sr High School cafetorium this week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and next week in the North Side gym from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by for some great books!

Thursday, Sept. 21 is the North Side family cookout from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Join us for a great evening together!

If you prefer, you can shop online. Union City Jr/Sr High School    North Side Elementary School

Students at North Side and Union City Jr/Sr High School have been challenged to participate in a Device Free Dinner this week to celebrate Indiana Digital Citizenship Week. Students should participate in a Device Free Dinner and then have their parent write a note for verification to turn in to their teacher at North Side or Harbor teacher at the Jr/Sr High School. The class with the highest percentage of notes turned in will win ice cream sandwiches. #Challenge  #putphonesaway  #DeviceFreeDinners  #INDigCitWeek

Parents are also invited to fill out an Awareness of Our Digital Lives survey.

Look for Tweets and Facebook posts to learn more about our daily themes and activities. 

Students in SRO Bill Bradbury's Criminal Justice class have been learning about high-risk felony stops. With assistance from Officers Bradbury and Gower, students were able to role play various high-risk felony situations. These role plays teach the students about procedures police take to de-escalate situations and apprehend persons involved.

Lifetouch will be here September 12 to take school pictures. If interested in placing an order for portraits, do so before Sept. 12 at https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch to receive a free low-resolution digital image. 

Pictures will be used in the school yearbook.

Randolph Eastern School Corporation has been recognized as a Common Sense Certified School District for Digital Citizenship.

Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized Randolph Eastern as a Common Sense Certified SchoolDistrict: Digital Citizenship.

Randolph Eastern has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to use the immense power of digital media to explore, create, connect, and learn, while limiting the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyberbullying.

"We applaud the faculty and staff of Union City Jr/Sr High School and North Side Elementary School for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students' education," said Jessica Lindl, Head of Common Sense Education. "Randolph Eastern deserves high praise for giving its students the foundational skills they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century workplace and participate ethically in society at large."

Randolph Eastern School Corporation has been using Common Sense Education's innovative and research-based digital citizenship resources, which were created in collaboration with Dr. Howard Gardner of the GoodPlay Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The resources teach students, educators, and parents tangible skills related to Internet safety, protecting online reputations and personal privacy, managing online relationships, and respecting creative copyright. The free resources are currently used in more than 90,000 classrooms nationwide.

"We're honored to be recognized as a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School," said Lisa Smith, Superintendent. "By preparing our students to use technology safely and responsibly, we are providing them unlimited opportunities to maximize and personalize their learning."

For more information about Randolph Eastern School Corporation, go to www.resc.k12.in.us. To learn more about the criteria Randolph Eastern School Corporation met to become certified as a Common Sense Certified SchoolDistrict, visit http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/certification.

Congratulations to all the Union City High School seniors who were selected to be part of the Randolph County Youth Salute program: Justiss Cantu, Emily Cline, Cody Crawford, Kahlee Dowler, Conner Kerns, Ellie Kerns, Cassie Martin, Rawlin Mills, Trevor Thompson, Breann Ward, Haley Whitesel, and Nalaina Martinique Whitesel.
 
Ellie Kerns was selected to receive the Award of Excellence for Union City High School. Conner Kerns and Trevor Thompson were selected to attend the Town Meeting on Tomorrow in St. Louis in October.

On Friday, the Freshman class of 2021 participated in the Jostens Commitment to Graduate program. Commitment to Graduate® (C2G®) is an initiative to address the growing student dropout rate across America. It encourages students to strive for their high school diploma and set a goal for the next stage of life.