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Utica students are recognized for being AP Scholars by the Board of Education.

Advice from AP Scholars

Alice Correj, Online Reporter November 4, 2019

The UCS board had a meeting on Oct. 14 that recognized AP Scholars and their work. AP Scholars are students that pass a certain amount of AP tests with a certain score on them. "They have to pass a...

Sophomore Tahami Waris pins down a wrestler from Ford High school during a match.

Wrestling completes another season, excited for the future

Dominic Lount, Reporter June 3, 2019

The Utica wrestling team wrapped up their season on Feb. 7, losing in the district playoffs against the Henry Ford II high school team by a score of 63 to 18. Although this may not have been the result...

Jacob Joseph is pictured cleaning up the edges of Lietz’s hair.

Principal shaves hair after DECA national win

Collin Fox, Sports Editor June 3, 2019

Principal Tom Lietz is a man of his word. During an Arrow press conference earlier in the year, Lietz told senior Jacob Joseph that if his DECA duo placed in the top five nationally, Joseph would earn...

Student Council decorated the halls to help promote senior spirit week.

Rundown to graduation

Anthony Barney and Mackenzie Olmstead June 3, 2019

Cruisin’ into prom When thinking about senior year, two main events come to mind. One of the two events is known as being the last time to bond, dance, and have fun together. That event is prom. This...

Bowman-Tomlinson and Kunz in front of some of the finished art inside the church.

Callie

Parker Hopkins and Shelby Carlson June 3, 2019

At the New Life Presbyterian church in Sterling Heights, senior Calliandra Bowman-Tomlinson has been teaching braille to another church member in order to expose the church to different types of communication. Last...

The golfers pose for a photo during a match. Pictured left to right: junior Charles Borus, freshman Jacob Hill, sophomore Anand Seetharaman, senior Quinn Rennell, junior Mitchell Ramsey, freshman Conner Rennell.

Golf swings through season, heads to regionals

Dominic Lount, Reporter May 31, 2019

Golf is one Utica sport that although practices and plays away from the high school, has continued to churn out solid season after season. Though the team is small and young, they are constantly improving...

A whole new world of Disney movies

A whole new world of Disney movies

Parker Hopkins, Editor May 31, 2019

Many high schoolers grew up enchanted by Disney’s movie making magic. Now, both older fans and younger ones can enjoy the same magic together, as Disney is releasing a number of new films this year. The...

'Game of Thrones' Comes to an End

‘Game of Thrones’ Comes to an End

Julia Bartoy, Guest Reporter May 23, 2019

For the past eight years,"Game of Thrones" has entertained fans with its unique story plots, unexpected plot-twists, cliff hangers, and phenomenal acting. As of April 14, the first episode of the last...

Commencement speeches

Mackenzie Malone, Social Media Editor March 26, 2019

For seniors, their four years at Utica are quickly coming to an end. That means that many exciting things will be happening for the seniors in the next coming months. One deadline that is quickly approaching...

Chieftain writing center opens

Talia Cesario, Editor November 12, 2018

The Chieftain writing center held a Writing Tutor training seminar and had tutors from Oakland University's Writing Center come to train students from Utica High School to be able to tutor peers on writing...

Principal Thomas Lietz named MIPA's 2017 Administrator of the Year

Principal Thomas Lietz named MIPA’s 2017 Administrator of the Year

Kaci Watt, Copy Editor March 17, 2017

Each year the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, MIPA,  honors student newspapers and yearbooks from across the state in various award categories. This year, after the Arrow newspaper and Warrior...

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