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HIGH SCHOOL With a state-of-the-art fine arts
Union County High School had the center and some of the best band, cho-
highest graduation rate in the North- rus and theatre teachers around, UCHS EDUCATION
east Georgia RESA in both 2019 and provides students excellent opportuni-
2020. It has also become the first high ties to advance themselves creatively.
school in the Northeast Georgia Moun-
tains to earn STEM certification and WOODY GAP SCHOOL
was awarded the first College and Located in the small Suches community
Career Academy grant in the North in southern Union County, Woody Gap
Georgia Technical College region. In School serves students ranging from
2021, UCHS was also ranked with the K-12. With an average annual enroll-
5th best teaching staff out of 421 high ment of less than 70 students, low
From the superintendent to the school bus driver, every schools in the state of Georgia! With a student-to-teacher ratios create the

UCS staff member is devoted to delivering the best balanced emphasis on academic excel- perfect environment for individualized
attention and hands-on experiences.
lence and employability, the high
education for each student. school definitely strives to prepare Elementary kids get the instruction
graduates for future success. they need. Meanwhile, high school
and Spanish, as well as a gifted pro- MIDDLE SCHOOL In athletics, UCHS sports teams students can take advantage of dis-
gram. Students have access to a library Union County Middle School serves have had championship seasons in tance learning, work-based learning
with a full-time media specialist. Spe- students in grades 6-8. In addition to cross country, volleyball, and boys and dual enrollment at local colleges,
cial education, academic remediation grade-level curriculum, students may and girls basketball. In 2019, the girls such as the University of North Geor-
program, social-emotional remedia- also accelerate their learning to the soccer team was the region champions gia, North Georgia Technical College
tion program and English as a second next grade and even earn high school and the boy’s soccer team advanced to and Young Harris College.
language are also available. credit during their eighth grade year. the AA state finals. continued on page 24
Students at Union County Ele- Exploratory classes include band,
mentary School participate in art, chorus, theatre arts, musical theatre,
music, STEM and physical education, computer science, Spanish, physical
as well as “Exploratory Specials,” education, agriculture and art.
where they encounter lessons in Span- Monthly “club time” during the
ish, health, D.A.R.E., Second Step, school day gives every student an
transportation safety and more. The opportunity to be part of a group,
schedule includes designated time for ranging from FFA and Beta club to
remediation and acceleration in both hockey club and baking. Extracur-
reading and math, and the support ricular activities include softball,
staff includes a counselor and inter- cross-country, football, wrestling,
ventionists for both academic and swimming, basketball, cheerleading,
social-emotional student needs. baseball, golf and soccer.

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