Upsala Area Schools

Something is in the works at Upsala with our Health and Cafeteria departments! Check back in September for the results.

Phew! Just in time for summer break! 😄 Welcome to the Shoe Tying Club, Jackson!

There will be a Girls' Soccer preseason meeting held in the Upsala Commons tomorrow (Wednesday, May 22nd) at 11:50am. Any girls in this year's 6th grade through 11th grade should attend to learn more about the program if interested!

It was drive your tractor to school day today - thanks to all our farming families!

Upsala seniors spending their last morning of high school in the kindergarten rooms where it all began 😄 Congrats seniors!

We are in the final stages of our shoe drive. This is the LAST week to drop off shoes at the school! A HUGE thank you to all who donated and helped to make our shoe drive a success!

Mrs. Henry's Comp III students held their final literature discussion over breakfast at the Community Center. I will miss this class!

First Graders working on their LEGO FIRST creations...

The 8th grade Global Studies class explored how to navigate using coordinates with a GPS tool today.

The MSHSL Section 6A committee has made a decision to move all first-round playoff softball games from Tuesday to Monday, May 20th due to projected rain on Tuesday. With the change, Upsala will host LPGE in the first-round of playoffs for softball on Monday, May 20th at 5:00pm at the Varsity Field.

We found an extra parachute so our juniors and seniors were able to relive their elementary PE years!

The 7th and 9th grade classes did some community service work these past few days. We are very proud of their hard work! The 9th grade even had time for a little basketball.

Vintage Cardinal Spirit Towels - if you want one, contact D Cheney. Will not be stored any longer.(22 with grommet hole and some plastic sticks for cheering use)

The 4 Year Old Preschool class had a WONDERFUL end of the year program yesterday in the auditorium! We are so proud of them! Congrats Preschool Class of 2024! Check out the YouTube video of highlights from their year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2a0DgyF0-o

The preschool kids weren't able to go visit their Upsala Senior Living friends this week, but they still made some art to share! Thank you for letting them come visit this year and have a happy summer!

Congratulations to Mason for mastering multiplication!

High school yearbooks are being distributed this week! Extra copies are available for $60 each. Bring check or cash to the office or Mr Cheney. Extra copies of the elementary book are also available for $16 each.

The USA Patriots had an excellent day at the Prairie Conference Track Meet yesterday! Here are some highlights: Joseph Guthrie took 1st place in the High Jump, the Long Jump, and the Triple Jump. He broke the team record and ALL-TIME CONFERENCE record in the Triple Jump with 43'3"! Joe was named the Prairie Conference MVP. Nicholas Guthrie took 1st place in Discus, Alyssa Young took 1st place in the Long Jump, and Genevieve Mrozek took first place in the Shot Put. Benden Mack, Nick Guthrie, Caleb Guthrie, and Jimmy Jensen took 2nd place in the 4x200. Quinn Guthrie, Nick Guthrie, Brayden Mack, and Jimmy Jensen took 2nd place in the 4x800. Alyssa Young took 2nd place in the Triple Jump. All of these student-athletes earned all-conference awards. Amazing performances! The sub-section track meet will be held at Maple Lake on Tuesday, May 21st. Tickets can be purchased online for $8.00 or at the gate for $10.00. Link below for online tickets from the MSHSL. https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CLRD

First day of writing Lego instructions in Practical Writing. An exercise in precision (and frustration 😂).

High school mentors met with the 6th grade students today to get acquainted and discuss the transition to 7th grade.