By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
The Union City Schools family has certainly been in the holiday spirit.
Collectively, students and staff have donated more than 13,000 cans and non-perishable food items to assist three charitable organizations in the upcoming holiday period.
The annual feeding of the 5,000, Chimes for Charity, and Natalie’s Place Food Bank are among the organizations that’ll benefit from donations from the Union City Schools community.
The efforts were part of the annual Turkey Troy and Pacer Test at UC Elementary, with Nikki Gilliam’s 3rd-grade class earning a pizza party for the most items donated.
Union City Middle School topped its goal of 3,000 cans by more than 600, with 5th graders bringing in the largest total of nearly 1,500.
At UCHS, the Tornado Spark Club oversaw the activity that produced more than 1,200 items.
Representatives from the benefiting organizations picked up the donations at each school last week.
A list of top individuals and grade-level winners is below.
UCES WINNERS
Kindergarten
1st Place – Acie Coby, Grady Flood
2nd Place – Madilyn Miller, MC Ashburn
3rd Place – Georgie Pardue, Gray Brackeen
1st Grade
1st Place – Emma Jackson, Brayden Henderson, Knox Conley
2nd Place – Nora Crews, Mia O’Neal
3rd Place – Chaniya Stephens, Blair Barker, Oakley Dill, Aidan Mendoza
2nd Grade
1st Place – Maggie Clark, Bode Sherwood
2nd Place – Evey James Atkins, Will Parker Cruce
3rd Place – Adalyn Tuck, Brooks Bondurant
3rd Grade
1st Place – Makayla Cook, Rhylan Caldwell
2nd Place – Amelia Parks, Max Lattus
3rd Place – Malayasia Cook, Maelinn Martinek, Grayson Hollomon
4th Grade
1st Place – Wendy Trejo, Charlie Parks
2nd Place – Sarihay Barford, Connor Rice
3rd Place – Kylie Kerney, Elijah Ganaway
Grade Level Winners
Pre-K: Kursten Maynard – 396 items
Kindergarten: Kaitlin Porch – 305 items
1st Grade: Taylor Edgar – 375 items
2nd Grade: Makaily Bailey – 526 items
3rd Grade: Nikki Gilliam – 857 items
4th Grade: Corey Anne France – 462 items