🌱 What Union Park families need to know about their middle school’s closure
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- What Union Park families need to know about their middle school’s closure
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Orange County tackles school closures, enrollment decline in 2026 State of the Schools address (wesh.com) — Union Park families face a major change this fall as Union Park Middle School is slated to close, with students reassigned amid a districtwide enrollment decline. Orange County Public Schools leaders outlined a $40 million budget shortfall, school closures, and shifting students, while urging voters to renew a key school property tax and press lawmakers for stronger support of public education. 
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- Oviedo High School to Implement Additional Safety Notice (mysanfordherald.com)
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