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Last weekend, the Union City High School and Jose Marti STEM Academy HOSA Chapters attended the virtual NJ HOSA State Leadership Conference and congratulations to all of the students who participated for their excellent representation of the Union City School District.

With the support of the Union City Board of Education, the Union City High School Administration and District Fine & Performing Arts Supervisor, Ms. Mirtha Serret, Union City High School recently hosted their annual New Jersey High School Dance Fest. Coordinated and founded by Dance Educator, Mrs. Cristen Pennello in 2013, this statewide event included high school dance programs from throughout New Jersey. It was the festival’s tenth year, so congratulations to the staff and students for such an excellent event.

With the support of the Union City Board of Education and the Union City High School Administration, the annual Spring Dance Concert was an incredible success. Congratulations to Dance Educators Mrs. Cristen Pennello and Ms. Emma Russo for coordinating this excellent event. This year’s concert included dance performances from Union City High School, Jose Marti STEM Academy and Union Hill Middle School.

The Multi Arts Festival celebrates the arts educators of Union City Schools and their students, by showcasing their work. This is done in display form through the fine arts, or on the stage through performance during the festival. If you are an arts educator, or run an arts club and you are interested in applying to participate in this year’s Multi Arts Festival, please visit the Multi Arts Application Website for more information on how to apply.

We would like to congratulate Erika Mercedes, who has been selected to the NJSIAA North All-Star Girls Basketball Team.
She is the first player from Union City High School to participate in this game and it is this Saturday March 19th with a start time of 12:00PM at Rider University.

This event will be made possible by the Union City Public Schools and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. In light of new guidelines and misinformation surrounding COVID-19, this event aims to raise awareness and answer any questions the community may have during this delicate time. Feel free to submit any questions you may have using the QR Code or the link contained in the notice.

On Sunday February 27th 2022, 22 students from the Union City High School DECA traveled to Atlantic City to participate in the NJ DECA State Career Development Conference. Everyone attending presented to a judge and represented Union City with professionalism. An outstanding job by these young men and women.

Come support the arts at Union City High School featuring IMGE Dance, Nimbus Dance, Oca Dance, Andrea Kron and Ariel Rivka Dance.

Congratulations to the Union City High School Girls Basketball team for capturing the NJSIAA - North 1, Group 4 Sectional Championship this season. This is the first time in Union City's history that the Girls' basketball team has captured a State Sectional Championship!

Governor Phil Murphy has announced the end of the mask mandate in schools, effective Monday, March 7, 2022.
Here is an important announcement from Superintendent of Schools Silvia T. Abbato