Hey everyone! I cannot believe that soon I will be an official alumni of Union Catholic High School. Over the past three years, I have made so many friends and truly enjoyed my time at Union Catholic with all the different things to do. Now that it's over, I can say that I definitely made the right decision in coming to UC my sophomore year. Graduating is so bittersweet. Of course it's such an exciting time for all of us in our lives; we're moving on to college to be on our own and to start new lives. Then again, we're leaving something we've grown to become so comfortable with, that has helped us to grow, that has taught us so much about life as well as academics and we're leaving our friends we've made over the years. It's something you can't wait for your whole four years of high school and now that it's here, everyone's not as excited as they thought they'd be. Although we all won't be roaming the halls of UC anymore together almost everyday, we've created a bond as the Class of 2011 that will keep us together forever. Strangely enough, during senior year, I think everyone joins together and forms new bonds that will keep us the one and only Union Catholic's Class of 2011.



Well on to some news... This week is a very busy week for us soon to be graduates. Graduation practice has started which means along comes Six Flags, the barbecue and the drive around! Before we know it, graduation day will have come and gone! Wish us all luck!

WELCOME TO UC!

Hi everyone! Recently, the Ambassadors, the Admission staff, and many other busy workers at Union Catholic have been working very hard for all the 8th graders hoping to be incoming freshman next year. We started off with the phonathon congratulating all the 8th graders who were accepted, so once again, CONGRATS! Next came the accepted students dance which of course was fun as always. All the accepted students got a chance to meet some of the students they could potentially be in class with next year. Everyone definitely had a great time. The following afternoon was the Q & A session. It gave the parents and their kids a chance to ask any questions they had about the school and to take a tour if they wanted. I made a speech about why I choose Union Catholic and I hope all of you out there were listening! For those who might of missed it to sum it up, Union Catholic has so much to offer and there is a lot for anyone to do here. If you can't find anything, create something! Also, you have to remember to do what you want when choosing your high school, not what your friends or parents want. Most recently, we had registration and it went very well. CONGRATS and WELCOME to all you future Union Catholic students! I'm sorry I won't be with you next year, but I'll be leaving behind a bunch of other great kids for you to spend your next four years with. Good luck!

SNOW

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying your break. I know I am especially with all this snow! I can't believe how much snow we have gotten today and apparently they're calling for 16-21 inches overnight and it will probably continue more tomorrow. One of the coolest things though is that we're supposed to be having thunderstorms. There will be thunder and lightening, but instead of rain, it will continue to snow. Interesting, right!? I hope everyone enjoys the snow and remember: BE CAREFUL :)

p.s. too bad this snow couldn't have come a day sooner to give us a white Christmas! but it's okay, this is still awesome!

Jr/Sr Trip

Hey everyone! This past weekend many of the juniors and seniors were able to take a trip to Boston, MA. We left on Thursday during school and just got back on Sunday night. It was a packed weekend and we got a chance to see so many different things, not just in Boston, but in towns like Salem, too! On Thursday we stopped in Rhode Island to get dinner at Dave and Busters. The next morning, we took a duck tour of Boston, walked around at Fannuiel Hall and were able to go on an awesome dinner cruise at night! Saturday was our busiest and longest day. We took a tour of Fenway Park in the morning (GO YANKEES!), went to the JFK Library, ate lunch at the Glouster House for a Lobster Bake, took a witch tour in Salem and went laser tagging at night as a surprise activity! Early the next morning we attended mass at Boston College and started on our five hour journey home.

The junior/senior trips are always so much fun and a nice break from school. Both years that I have gone on the trip I've learned many educational and interesting things of course, but I've made so many more friendships and got to know people so much better in the course of just four days! I definitely recommend everyone going on their junior/senior trip if they get the chance! Unfortunately, this was my last trip, but I'm glad I enjoyed this one so much :)

8th Grade Day of Recollection

Hey everyone! Yesterday, four grammar schools visited Union Catholic for the day. They had their 8th grade day of recollection and together with some of the other big brothers and sisters I participated in helping run the day of recollection. Each school was grouped and throughout the day they took part in activities centering around the four speeches that were given on friendship, relationship with God, making decisions, and self-acceptance given by myself, Mike Marciano, Vinny LaRocca, and Jenna Socci. On Thursday, more schools will be coming for the second 8th grade day of recollection. We hope everyone coming is excited and we know they will have a great day!

REMINDER to Parents: Tonight is Back to School Night at 7:00 p.m.! We hope to see you :)

Senior Year!

Hey everyone! I cannot believe summer is actually over. I hope everyone enjoyed their break and is ready to start a new school year. Yesterday was my first official day of SENIOR YEAR, which also means it was my last first day at Union Catholic ever :( So far it seems like I'm going to have a great year, but I know it's going to fly by and of course it'll have its rough patches like getting all my college applications in! Juniors: start your college search ASAP! You'll thank me in the end, promise. I hope everyone had a great start to the year so far and I can't wait to see how the rest goes. I'll write more later, bye ! :)

Driving and AP Exams

Last Tuesday, May 11th, was my 17th birthday and everyone knows what that means...license! I was extremely nervous and it took me a while to fall asleep the night before. That morning, I left the house at 6:45 am to do a refresher course which I recommend to everyone! It really helped me to be more confident on the actual test. At 8 am I was already in line waiting anxiously, I was first! Around 8:05, a man came into the car to replace my instructor to give me the test. He introduced himself as Edgar and throughout the entire test, he sang "Happy Birthday" to me. After parallel parking (he gave me a high five!) I was no longer nervous, but I knew I couldn't get too excited. The test was quick and easier than I had expected. Getting my license was definitely the best birthday gift I could get! There are so many restrictions against teenagers now that it kind of killed it a little bit, but I'm still about to drive so I'm happy! I personally do not agree with the red stickers that are on my license plates and many of the other rules, but it is the law. There has been talk of Kyleigh's Law being overturned so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

The day after my birthday, I had to take my first AP exam which was English. The test was three hours long and filled with writing essays and answering multiple choice questions, but it wasn't as horrible as I expected. I'm anxious to receive my score back and to see how well I did. I fortunately only took one exam, but there are many kids who had to go through this multiple times. Good luck to all of you who took the exams!