What's Happening in Union City...



  • Union City did it again! For the 4th year in a row, Union City will have a student representing New Jersey at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which will take place in Arizona. The winner is Precious Martinez.

    Hudson County Science Fair
    Another first for Union City, Precious is only a sophomore.
    Read more at NJ.com

    Also congratulations to Union City Silver Medalists:
    Biochemistry, Karina Guaman
    Cellular and Molecular Biology, Angelica Morales
    Engineering-Materials and Bioengineering, Iroshi Seneviratna
    Plants Science, Anabell Gonzalez

    Congratulations to all the students and their coaches, Dr. Mina Armani, Dr. Judy Barrios, Mrs. Luisa Marcos, Mr. Peter Drozd and Ms. Amanda Smith. They all did a great job preparing the students.


  • Union City school's students win big among 7th-, 8th-graders at Hudson Science Fair

    The Woodrow Wilson School in Union City dominated the competition for medals among seventh- and eighth-graders in The Jersey Journal’s 55th annual Hudson County Science Fair. Five of the nine budding scientists in those grades who will receive gold, silver or bronze medals are students at the school. The medalists:

    GRADE 7
    Gold: Christian Flores of the Woodrow Wilson School
    Silver: Nervyn Duarte of the Woodrow Wilson School
    Bronze: Dhwani Bharvad of the Woodrow Wilson School

    GRADE 8
    Gold: Grace Lopez and Emily Fung, both of the Woodrow Wilson School

  • We are pleased to announce that an article on the Union City School District was published in the New York Times this past Sunday. The article was written by Dr. David Kirp, a distinguished professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley, who has been working with the Union City Schools for the last three years. This article encapsulates the many accomplishments that the district has achieved as a result of your hard work and dedication.

    Union City Public Schools NY Times Article
    Click to view the NY Times Article
We are extremely proud and honored for this once in a lifetime recognition. Anticipating your continued support in the future!

Stanley M. Sanger
Superintendent of Schools

  • The Union City Board of Education would like to announce the opening of the Colin Powell Elementary School, on New York Avenue between 15th and 16th streets. Mr. Sanger and the Union City Board Of Education would like to congratulate Colin Powell Elementary School's administrative team: Teresita Diaz, School Principal, Michael Peragine and Rudy Baez, Assistant Principals; wishing you and your staff a successful first school year.

    Colin Powell Elementary School
    1500 New York Avenue
    Union City, New Jersey 07087

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Note to Parents:
Please contact Dr. Menendez regarding children that have been displaced and are currently attending school outside of Union City. Also, be sure to inform our school district if the students are now attending a Union City public school due to displacement from another school district.

Dr. Delia Menendez,
Supervisor of Support Services
dmenendez@union-city.k12.nj.us
201-348-5851 ext: 1065


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