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Patton Career Day 2008
Patton Career Day takes place on Tuesday, May 13, from  7:45 am to 9:45 am. All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will participate in this year's Career Day, where about 50 presenters will speak with students in four consecutive 20 minute sessions about careers.  Career presentations will take place in classrooms with about 20 students in each session.  Topics will include preparation for career responsibilities, crucial choices involved in planning for careers, and other possible uses for special training.   Careers covered that morning will span a wide variety of interests, from veterinarian, newspaper reporter, former White House chef,  chemist, teacher, hair stylist, mayor, police work, FBI work, to physical therapist and others.  The students showed a wide range of interests in the session selection sheets they filled out and they are looking forward to meeting practitioners from the real world on May 13! 

Mom’s Night Out at UHS!
Join us on May 10th from 4:30 pm-8:00 pm for great food, shopping and fun! Shop, eat or both! Proceeds benefit the 2008 Unionville Community Fair! Click here for event informationand a reservation form.

UHS Jazz Band Auditions - CHANGE!!
Due to many scheduling conflicts, the auditions for the HS jazz band have been changed to May 20 after school in the HS band room. The times for each section will remain the same. Please contact Mr. Litzenberg at the HS if you have a conflict with this change. Audition materials are available in the band room for anyone who wishes to audition for the UHS Jazz Band for next year. Pick up a packet for your instrument. The play-a-long materials are available on-line on the UHS Band website. There are openings in all sections for next year.

Attention 5th Grade Parents
If you were unable to attend the 5th Grade Parent Orientation on April 23, you may view Mr. Vosburgh's presentation right here.

Staff Appreciation Luncheon - THANK YOU!
On April 7, 2008 the PTO pulled out all the stops once again this year for the annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon. The staff enjoyed the great food, socializing. make-overs and massages - all in a sea cruise theme! A special thanks to Dolores Stanczuk, Jill Bremer and all the parent and student volunteers for their efforts in putting on such a great event for the Patton staff. Click here for a sneak-peek of the luncheon.

UCFSD Summer Enrichment Academies
Check out the Summer Enrichment Academies web site for informational flyers on some exciting summer courses available for students grade K-12. Limited space available, Reserve your seat soon! First Session: June 16th-20th, Second Session: June 23rd-27th. Not all courses offered for every age and week and a few courses run outside these weeks, so please refer to the course booklet. Course brochures are available on the Summer Enrichment Academies web site. For information on other great summer camps at the middle school, check out the Summer Camps link on the right hand side of this page.

6th Annual Cheerleading and Spirit Clinic
This clinic will be afun day full of dance, cheers, tumbling, stunting, and crafts, hosted by the Unionville High School Cheerleaders and Coaches. The clinic will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2008 from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Pocopson Elementary School Gym and is open to 1st-8th graders (as of 2008-09 school year) The registration fee is $45 and includes a commemorative T-shirt. To register contact coaches Lindsay Wilson at lwilson@ucfsd.org or Julia M. Thompson at jmthompson@ucfsd.org. Registration deadline: May 31, 2008

Summer Soccer Camp at UHS
The 2008 Southern Chester County Soccer Camp, run by Unionville High School coach Rich Garber, will be held this summer at Unionville High School from July 28th to August 1st. Camp is open from ages 7 thru 15. Campers will work on both technical and tactical aspects of the game of soccer. Groups will be organized by age and ability. Teams are welcomed. The e-mail address for the camp is uhssoccer1@comcast.net. Forms can be picked at the elementary and middle schools of the Unionville and Kennett school district. You can also download a form at www.unionvilleboyssoccer.com.

Help Support the Fight Against Cancer
Support Mrs. Robertson in her 60-mile walk to raise money for cancer research. Mrs. Robertson will walk in Arizona in November 2008 with many other people who have lost loved ones to cancer. Her goal is to raise $3,000 and you can help bypurchasing a drawstring backpack for just $8.00. For every one sold, we earn $5 for this most worthy cause. Our goal is tosell 100 of these neat backpacks which are great for carrying sports clothing or books. There are details in the middle school main office or see Mrs. Roberston in the Library for more information.