Success Stories Four Union City High School students each captured a Gold Medal at the Hudson County Science Fair. A huge congratulations to all the students and to the teachers who coached them, Dr. Mina Armani, Dr. Judy Barrios, Mrs. Luisa Marcos, and Mrs. Nadia Makar. We are pleased to announce that 2 Union City High School students have won first and third place respectively in the José Martí Essay Contest sponsored by the Cuban Lions Club of Hudson County - WNY Chapter. A junior, in Mr. Rafael Martel's Spanish Native Language Level 3 class was awarded First Place $500.  A Sophomore, in Ms. Ingrid Lugo's Spanish Native Language Level 2 class was awarded Third Place $200. Only two high schools received this honor, Union City HS and Memorial HS taking the Second Place award. Our sincere congratulations go out to both our students, their families, and teachers for a job well done. On Saturday, February 5th, fifteen Union City Summer Scholar students participated in the 14th Annual Research Poster Competition sponsored by the New York section of the American Chemical Society that took place at St. Joseph College in Brooklyn.  Ten awards were given including two First Place awards of $75 each, two Second Place awards of $50 each, and six Honorable Mentions.  Congratulations to all. It is with great pride that we congratulate a Student - Athlete at UCHS for accepting a full football scholarship to Florida State University. He had many scholarship offers and ultimately decided to play at FSU. He is the first Division 1 Scholarship Athlete in the short history of UCHS and we hope that there are many more in the future. We also congratulate and thank Coach Valdez for all of his support and hard work during this long process. We are very pleased to announce that Union City students had a great showing at the Science League Competition: Both UCHS and AEA teams tied for 1st Place in the county in Chemistry II. Chemistry I team tied for 1st Place with Bayonne High School. Biology II team captured 2nd Place in the county. Biology I team received 3rd Place. A huge congratulations to all the students and their coaches: Dr. Armani, Mrs. Marcos, Mrs. Makar, Mr. Campbell, and Dr. Barrios Congratulations to Amanda Smith, Biology teacher at the UCHS/AEA, for having been selected to present at the Partners in Science Conference in California.  Ms. Smith developed an improved method for analyzing a new lamprey pheromone using gas chromotography-mass spectrometry.  We all wish her continued success, we are very proud of her achievement. Christmas came early this year, three of our Union City High School students have been accepted on early decision to MIT, Brown University, and Yale University.  All 3 students conducted research at Princeton University last summer.  Congratulations to all three students for their great achievements.  Their hard work truly paid off. Congratulations to two Union City High School students for being finalists in the Tri-States Olympians Achievement Award.  They are among six high school students who were honored for their academic achievements and their involvement in their community.  The students from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut who have accomplished a high degree of success in academia, sports, and volunteerism.  Congratulations to all of the winners for making the world a better place for all of us.