Upcoming Dates

October 7 School pictures/ Jr. High Academic Meet

October 5-9 Fire Safety Week

October 13 Parent Teacher Conferences

(3:30 PM to 9:00 PM)

October 14-18 FALL BREAK

October 21 Chad Cargill (ACT Prep Workshop)

October 21 K-20 Meeting (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM )

October 21 Jr. High Academic (3:00 PM)

October 26-30 Book Fair

October 28 Jr. High Academic (1:30 PM)

See You at the Pole

By: Erin Chipps, Jenna

Tarver , & Braedyn Rackley

“Where two or more gathered in His name, He is there.”

Mathew 18:20

See you at the pole began in 1990 with 10 Texas students and

has spread to more than 3 million internationally since that

time. It was started when prayer was taken out of school.

Having the pleasure of interviewing Mrs. McReynolds and

getting to know her perspective on See You at the Pole was truly amazing. She believes

that because religion was taken out of school it enables students to stand up for their

beliefs which she thinks it has a big impact on the students. While talking to her we asked,

“How do you think it affects people attending?” She responded with, “It gives them hope

and helps them know that they are not alone when others stand beside them praying.”

Other comments that Mrs. McReynolds made after seeing something on social media,

where one student was praying alone

at the school flag pole was, “With all

the fear coming into our schools, how

could there not have been one teach-

er who did not feel led to go and pray

with that with that child?”

See You at the Pole is

meant to be student led before or

after school; however, our students

have chosen to participate right after

lunch so everyone can join along in

prayer.

Book Fair

By: Kade Bollinger

Want to fly alongside a superhero? Voyage to the far ends of sea? Take a journey into

space? Walk with dinosaurs? Explore futuristic societies? You may think all of this can only

happen in dreams, but when you read a good book, all of these things become possible.

Union City Public Schools will be holding a book fair in the school library October 26th–

30th. You will get the opportunity to look at a wide variety of titles that cover a great range

of interests. From adventure stories to mysteries to comedies, you’ll be able to choose

your favorite or check out something brand new. There will also be contests and other fun

activities during this time. The activities will include a family night on Oct. 27th, which will

feature a raffle. Another great aspect this year will be the poster locker lottery for the high

school. Find out what exciting things await you! Lastly, we will be having a “guess how

many in the jar” competition. Do your best to make the correct guess! Prizes will be award-

ed to the winner of each contest. All of these are terrific reasons to pay a visit to this year’s

book fair at our school. It’s a great time to celebrate books. There is something to be

gained from any book you choose, and the knowledge you obtain will grow your mind,

delight your senses, and maybe even improve your grades! So don’t forget to mark you

calendars for this year’s book fair.

October 1, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 2

Tiger Times

Saturday, Oct 24th Spaghetti Dinner 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Silent Auction 6:00 PM– 8:00 PM (Tigers

Den)

Pie/Cake Auction immediately following

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By: Brody Reeves

The Union City Tigers are eager to start their basketball seasons. The girls are coached by

Mr. Anderson as the boys are coached by Mr. Rennels. The Tigers and Lady Tigers will

play 7 home games this year along with 8 away games. They will take part in 3 tourna-

ments in Hammon, Paden, and Minco.

The Lady Tigers look to improve on their 2014-2015 successful season. Seniors, Braedyn

Rackley and Hanna Laundry will look to show their team some leadership and finish

they’re last season successfully.

The Tigers will also look to improve on their last season. The Tigers fell short of their goal

last year and lost early in a very tough District Tournament. They will be led this year by

seniors Dikota Taylor, William Krivanek, and Brody Reeves.

High School Basketball Preview

1. Juniors and Seniors may go off campus for lunch daily as

long are in good standing with the staff and not on the

ineligible list.

2. Juniors and Seniors may not go out of town— they must

stay within Union City Limits

3. Juniors and Seniors may only leave during 4th hour if

their class is dismissed at noon for the week otherwise

they cannot leave into 12:10 pm.

4. Juniors and Seniors must be back on campus and in

there 5th hour before the tardy bell rings at 12:44 pm.

5. NO other students may leave campus for lunch on their

own. Food may be brought to them or Parents may

check them out for lunch however the parent must be in

person to sign the student out in the high school office.

Phone calls, texts, and emails will not suffice.

6. Mr. Carel and or Mrs. Minton have the power to take off

campus in town lunch away from students.

7. Juniors and Seniors that attend career tech and or col-

lege classes may eat lunch or get to lunch to go before

returning to Union City for afternoon classes.

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Cam

pu

s ACT Test Dates

October 24, 2015

December 12, 2015

February 6, 2016

April 9, 2016

June 11, 2016

Visit www.actstudent.org or

www.unioncity.k12.ok.us for more

information

Basketball Dates

Elementary Festival

5th and 6th Grade

October 3rd

High School

Home Opener

November 6th

vs Lookeba Sickles

Junior High

Home opener

November 2nd

vs Binger

*Games Begin at 6:30

By: Brooke Anderson

Fire Prevention Week will be Monday, Oct. 5th - Friday, Oct. 9th. The theme this year is Smoke Detectors, "Hear the beep, where you sleep!" We are very excited to announce that the Union City Fire Department will be giving away a free smoke

detector to every child at the Fire Prevention Assembly this year! The assembly will be on Tuesday, Oct. 6th. We are going to do things a little differently this year. Instead of the Fire Dept. coming to each classroom, we will meet for the assembly in

the multi-purpose room in groups. The first group will be 3rd - 6th, at 8:15am. The second group will be PK - 2nd, at 9:00am. The students will also be taken to the front of the elementary to look at the fire truck during the assembly. I will be

passing out coloring sheets on Monday, Oct. 6th, for the classrooms that would like to be entered in the coloring contest. The coloring sheets will be judged on Friday, Oct. 9th. Please have your coloring sheets hung on the wall outside of your classroom

by that Friday morning, (Reminder: Name and Grade must be on the back of each sheet).

Fire Safety Week

Words of Wisdom

2015 Volleyball

By: Kennedy Sepulvado and Morgan Englebretson

On August 13th the Junior High played their first game

of the season against Am-Po. Throughout the season

the ladies matured as athletes and as a team. In the El

Reno tournament, the Lady Tigers made it to the finals

and received a second place trophy. Freshman Shawna

Rodgers was asked how the younger girls have pro-

gressed this season. She said, “They have begun to play

more aggressively compared to where we started at

the beginning of the season.” The Lady Tigers finished

out their season with a win against Am-Po on Septem-

ber 29th. When asked if she was nervous to be on the

High School team next season, freshman Livia Nelson

said, “I am excited for the more difficult competition. I

also think it will be exciting to experience play– offs as

a player.” The team ended with a record of 17-2 in the

2015 Junior High Volleyball Season.

The Varsity Volleyball team began the season with a

pre-season tournament at Am-Po. The ladies then had

an idea of how the season would turn out. After

getting off to a winning start, the ladies won second in

the El-Reno tournament for the 2nd year in a row.

After hard work and winning close games, the Lady

Tigers have a record of 20-4 going into regional

playoffs. “We have earned a great chance to go back to

the State Tournament,” Coach Anderson said about

about the season. Senior Braedyn Rackley added, “It

(the season) has led us to a great regionals!” When it

comes to regionals, which will be played on Thursday,

October 1, Coach Anderson says, “We expect to win.”

Union City hopes to make it back to the State Tourna-

ment to keep their season going. As for the seniors,

their final season is winding to an end. Senior Hanna

Landry says, “I feel like the team is a family, and I will

miss being a part of this.”

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Visit the new sports website at

www.gouctigers.com. You can

read news articles that Coach

Schmidt’s journalism class

writes. Also, there are photo

galleries, rosters, videos, coach-

es bios and much more that will

keep you up to date with UC

Athletics.

Go UC Tigers

Tiger of the Week

Each Wednesday a Tiger of

the Week will be recognized

on the sports website.

You may find previous Tiger

of the Week recipients on

the Tiger HQ tab.

Union City Baseball

“It ain’t over till it’s over.”

“When you come to a fork

in the road, take it”

-Yogi Berra

By: Blake Nelson

The Union City High School Baseball team has had a successful fall baseball season. The

Tigers started the season against Canute where they were beat 8-0. Ever since that game,

the Tigers have been spot on, winning 18 out of 22 games played in the regular season.

The Tigers won all 13 regular season games in the month of September.

The Tigers won 3rd place in the Varnum tournament where they beat Carney 9-0. Their

pitching staff and defense have carried the team this season and helped the team take

their 13 win streak into districts. In the first round the Tigers played Am– Po and won 11-

1. Following this, the Tigers had to take on Santa Fe South— a team they had already

dominated twice earlier in the season. The team came out sluggish and struggled to get a

rhythm going but were still able to squeak by 4-3. With that win, the Tigers earned anoth-

er shot at Am– Po. Once again they lost to the Panthers 9-1, struggling offensively and

ending their season. Overall, the Tigers ended with a 19-7 record and a 16-4 regular

season record.

By: Josh Michalicka

The Junior High baseball team did very well this year, finishing the season 7-2. At one

point they were on a 5 game winning streak and placed third at the Ninnekah Tourna-

ment. There were 3 freshmen who really shined this season—Jason Schieber, Wyatt

Norton and Kevin Bornemann. Many of the underclassmen also played a major role in

their success. 7th grader Joey Jessup played most of his season as a 2nd basemen while

also playing a few innings on the mound. Also, newcomer brothers Lane and Haden Ca-

sey’s talents were displayed in the Ninnekah tournament in the outfield. The Tigers’ fu-

ture looks bright as they look forward to this spring.

It is that time of year again—

Enrollment for 4-H.

There is now an online Oklahoma

4-H Enrollment system. A parent

or legal guardian must electroni-

cally sign a form. If anyone besides

a parent or legal guardian sings

the form, it will be considered

fraud.

Please go to ok.4honline.com to

enroll your children!!!!!!!!

Cloverbuds– Ages 5-8

4-H Kids—9 Years and older

Students of the Month

Tiger Talk

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: A musician .

Q: What kind of instrument do you want to

play?

A: The Violin .

Q: What is your favorite thing to do when you

get home from school?

A: Play on the iPad.

Kayden Barger Colton Dempsey

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: A technician.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do when you get

home from school?

A: Play video games.

Q:What is your favorite video game?

A: Call of Duty .

4-H Enrollment

&

4-H Cloverbuds

By: Taylor Fewell

Around 200 BC in China, the Han Dynasty used the game of Shoushiling

(also known as Rock Paper Scissor) to enhance their military’s strength,

agility and battle strategy. Since the Dynasty’s demise, only four Union City

High School teachers have mastered Shoushiling as they did all those years

ago, but instead they use it to find the weakest and make them buy lunch.

Every day at lunch the teachers have a best 2 out of 3 tournament. The

competitors are Coach Schmidt, Coach Griggs, Mr. Benge, and Ms. Griffin.

The prize for winning a daily tournament is getting to choose the table

washers for the day. “Those

kids should feel honored to

get picked,” said Coach

Griggs. He feels washing the

tables is a privilege not to be

taken lightly. At the end of

each month whoever is in

last place between the com-

petitors has to buy lunch for

the other teachers.

Just For Fun

Makenna Lee– 5th Grade

Coleton Oaks– Senior