Kinder Camp will be offered in the Upsala School District beginning August 12, 2024. The purpose of the program will be to provide a pre-school experience to children before they enter a formal school program in Kindergarten. Therefore, the program will be available to any child who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2024. Kinder Camp is set to run August 12 - 15th and will be held at the Upsala Elementary School. Children who are enrolled in the program will attend morning sessions from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Students will go Monday through Thursday that week. Busing information will be mailed or phoned in July. We hope you take advantage of this exciting opportunity for your child. If you would like to register your child, please call Upsala Area Schools at 320-573-2174.
Upsala Area Dollars for Scholars would like to thank the following organizations and businesses for their contributions during the 23-24 school year. With your help we were able to raise $21,000 towards scholarships for the class of 2024: Upsala Lions Club, Lange Oil, Paul & Kathy's, Johnson Insurance, Miller Carlin Funeral Services, Upsala Motors, Nelson Insurance, Rahn's Oil & Propane, Michels Trucking, Ripplinger Plumbing, Neville Hardware, Schultz Auctioneers, and Magnifi Financial. On behalf of the Upsala Class of 2024, Thank You!
Area residents should have received our summer district newsletter in the mail spotlighting the class of 2024! A pdf version of the newsletter is also available on our website: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/newsletters
UPSALA AREA SCHOOLS IS NOW ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR! A few things we are proud to offer: Small Classroom Sizes Preschool 3 & 4 yr olds Before & After School Child Care Community ED Classes & Activities (Including On-Site Driver’s Education) College in the Schools (CIS) Courses AP (Advanced Placement) In-House Courses Opportunity to Graduate High School with your Associate of Arts Degree Classroom LEGO Robotics (KG-6th Grade) & FIRST LEGO League Competition Team Robotics Team, Drama Club, International Club, FFA, Spring Musical, Band, Choir & Knowledge Bowl Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Boys Hockey, Softball, Baseball, Trap Shooting, Track & Field Check out our website at www.upsala.k12.mn.us for more information.
Several USA Patriots competed at the 2024 Track & Field Section Championships this afternoon at St. John's University. Here are a few action shots, two Patriots will be competing at the State Meet next Thursday and Friday at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Joe Guthrie qualified for the Class A State Meet in ALL FOUR events he took part in ... High Jump, Triple Jump, Long Jump, and 800m.
Nick Guthrie qualified for the Class A State Meet in Discus. Very proud of all of our athletes and good luck to Joe and Nick next week!
On Tuesday, Senior Isabelle Leners recorded her 700th strikeout of her high school career. Isabelle has the most strikeouts in Upsala Softball history and is the first to ever eclipse 700 strikeouts. Congrats Isabelle! Let's add more to that total tomorrow!
The Upsala Girls Softball team won both their playoff games yesterday 10-3 over WHN and 5-0 over Browerville. They play again tomorrow in Morris starting at 1pm vs New York Mills. They need to win three games to advance to state.
Tickets for the Track & Field Section Championships at St. John's University should be purchased online with the link provided. The section championships will kick off at 10:30am on Wednesday, May 29th.
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CLRF
ATTENTION TEE BALL & TOSS BALL FAMILIES:
Due to scheduling issues, the days for tee ball and toss ball will now be Mondays & Thursdays (not Mondays & Wednesdays).
Upsala Softball continues their play in the Section 6A playoffs, taking on Wheaton/Herman-Norcross on Tuesday, May 28th at 3:00pm in Morris. Tickets will be at the gate, $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students. If Upsala wins, they will play again at 5:00pm.
USA Baseball begins their Section 6A playoff journey on Tuesday, May 28th as well. The Patriots earned the #2 seed and will host Ortonville at 5:00pm in Upsala. Tickets again are purchased at the gate and are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.
Good luck to all of our student-athletes competing tomorrow!
Graduation!
This afternoon we celebrated a couple departing staff members, a new mom, and a new mom to be!
All the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from Field Day (1st-5th grade)! Great job everyone!
The class of 2030 had a successful trip to Duluth this week! The Upsala tradition continues!
Students of Character for May
Self Awareness: Samantha Pilarski, Carter Harren
Self Management: Natalee Hoffman, Meelia Krueger
Relationship Skills: Braxton Ailie, Desi Kuhl, Jayden Kuhl, Madilyn Gerads, Peyton Quirk
Responsible Decision Making: Samuel Laliberte, Eli Johnson, Brandon Mugg, Abby Carlson, Samantha Pilarski, Skylar Kingston, Dawson Roerick, Thea Voller, Noah Gerads
Activity Students of the Month for May
Clay Target: Isaac Roerick
Mentor: Hailie Luedtke
Softball: Brenna Graves
Baseball: Bryce Binek
Boys Track: Nick Guthrie
Girls Track: Richelle Thompson
Elementary Students of the Month for May
Kingergarten: Levi Evavold, Lydia Winter
1st Grade: Zoe Prokott, Peyton Willing
2nd Grade: Clayton Fuchs
3rd Grade: Reese Schmidt, Hunter Sturm Hughes
4th Grade: Cameron Van Sloten
5th Grade: Alan Kalina, Xavior Wiechmann, Avery Servatius
6th Grade: Natalya Goulet
Music: Abby Rakotz
PE: Addison Finken, Jackson Finken
Art: Annabelle Lehrke
Junior High Students of the Month for May
English: Natalee Hoffman
Math: Avery Hallermann
Social Studies: Ayden Pitcher
Science: Emily Ripplinger
PE: Owen Schulte
Health: Owen Klug
Ag/Voc Ed: Owen Servatius
Art: Addisyn Hovland
Music: Bryce Roerick
Senior High Students of the Month for May:
English: Matthew Tschida
Math: Jimmy Jensen
Social Studies: Bryce Binek
Science: Jake Leners
PE: Yovanni Juarez Lucio
Health: Quinn Guthrie
Ag/Voc Ed: Aden Warga
Technology: Nicholas Young
Art: Lilieana Daniel
Music: Brayden Mack
FCS: Samantha Pilarski
AVID: Calvin Leners
Honk if you find the cardinal nesting somewhere in Upsala
