Uniontown USD 235 - Winning by Education

Good luck to Uniontown FFA member Hailey Shadden as she competes in the National FFA Creed Speaking contest in Indianapolis, Indiana today! Being crowned as the state champion and getting the opportunity to represent Kansas on the national stage is an enormous accomplishment! Make the most of it!

Good luck to the Uniontown FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings team (Parliamentary Procedure) as they compete at the National FFA competition today! Winning state and representing Kansas at the national level is a huge accomplishment! Soak in the moment and debate your tails off! From left to right: Julius Rodriguez, Marley Sutton, Makiah Woods, Kendyl Bloesser, Payton McAfee, Aniston Kelly, Ziggy Barbour.

Next Week Happenings

JV FB game for 10/27th vs. Jayhawk has been cancelled. Eagles will host Topeka Cair Paravel Latin on 10/31 @ 7pm.

STATE BOUND!!!! Lillyan Robinson placed 9th at the 2A Cross Country Regionals qualifying her for state! Lillyan has also broken the JV and Varsity school records this year. Congratulations, Lillyan!!

Thank you to the MSSU Communications Department for letting our UHS Digital Media students experience TV broadcasting and podcast recording today! What a unique experience!

Please have conversations with your students about their plans for the dress-up day at WBE on Friday, October 31. Encourage fun costumes and remind them that what they wear to school might be different than what they wear later that evening. Costumes that depict harm, incite horror, and/or interfere with a student's ability to participate in the daily routines of school will not be allowed.

WBE Dress-up Day Guidelines:
No inflatables
No masks
No blood
No gore
No horror
*Makeup and hair color may be applied at home, but not at school.

The WBE Fall Book Fair is coming! Open during school hours and at the Family Stem Night on Nov. 5th from 5:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.

Books always make great Christmas presents!

We would love for you to stop by the newly remodeled ag shop to see that new space and learn about how it is being used.

See you tonight, October 23rd, any time between 6:00 and 7:00 pm.

Open Position- We are looking for a hard-working individual willing to serve as a driver, taking a student to a specialized program in Pittsburg, then work as a paraprofessional in that program during the school day, before returning that student home. If you are interested, please email Vance Eden at veden@uniontown235.org.

Pay would be $19.85 for the drive time and $14.50 for the classroom time.

Free- The District is looking for anyone interested in two used modular buildings. Our new PK will be constructed in this area, and these buildings will need to be removed between the dates of November 15th and December 15th, 2025. In order to claim these buildings, you will need to bring a $1,000 deposit to the USD 235 board of education office and agree to the associated terms. The deposit will be returned if that individual removes the buildings and adequately cleans up after themselves within the designated timeframe. Questions can be directed to Vance Eden via veden@uniontown235.org or 620-224-2350.

Uniontown dominated at the Southeast Regional Ecomeet held yesterday at Greenbush.
Team A, consisting of Aryonnah Beaton, Mathew Knight, Payton McAfee, and Ziggy Barbour, took 1st place overall. Team C, consisting of Liliyan Robinson, Ash Sporleder, Lexie Irsik, and Scarlett McCulloug,h took 2nd place overall. Both of those teams will advance to the State competition held at Rock Springs Ranch in Junction City on November 6. In addition to taking the top two team awards, Uniontown captured the four top individual awards! Aryonnah Beaton placed 1st in Aquatics, and Payton McAfee placed 2nd. Lilian Robinson placed 1st in Invertebrates, and Ty Shelton placed 2nd. Team B, consisting of Austin Maycomber, Ty Shelton, Braydon Russell, and Chandler Hall, and Team D, consisting of Macy Hueston, Karsyn Woods, Cristian Gonzalez, and Catherine Cox, also did a fantastic job yesterday but unfortunately did not qualify for State.
Uniontown brought home the traveling trophy that Colgan has earned every year since 2019. For 2025, the trophy will stay at Uniontown HS!

The UHS Booster Club was happy to help pay for half of the HS Volleyball teams' pink jerseys for cancer awareness month. If interested in helping the booster club continue the positive things we're doing, call the school and ask for a booster club member and they can get you a membership form!

JV Football game vs. Pleasanton that was schedule for tomorrow, Oct 20th has been cancelled.

The UHS Booster Club is proud to support our Special Olympic athletes! We purchased insulated water bottles for each athlete competing in Special Olympic events this school year. Each bottle had the athletes name and the Eagle logo etched on them! Wednesday we presented the JH/HS athletes with their bottles right before they left for a Cornhole competition! We also delivered a handful of water bottles to WBE for the athletes competing at the elementary level. Thank you to all of our booster members for helping us make this possible with your donations! If interested in joining, please reach out to us for a membership form!

Next Week's Happenings

Oct 17th, we honor our seinors for Football, Cheer, and Special Olympics at 6:30pm before the football game vs. Pleasanton. It is also Pink Out!!!

The Uniontown FFA horse judging teams had a great day at the Southeast District FFA Horse Judging contest in Fredonia, Kansas! 🏆Champion Team Overall- FR/SO Div🏆 🏆Champion Team Reasons- FR/SO Div🏆 Haven Cooper- 4th High Individual Kyson Stock- 6th High Individual, 5th in Reasons Kinsley Harris- 8th High Individual, 1st in Reasons Hailey Shadden- 9th in Reasons 🥉3rd High Team Overall- JR/SR Division🥉 🏆Champion Team Reasons- JR/SR Division🏆 Kole Harris- 1st in Reasons Colter Powell- 3rd in Reasons