Upsala Area Schools

PORCH POTS! Travel Club will be selling porch pots and cookie jars in the school commons on December 6, beginning at 8:00 am. Prices vary.

Upsala Dollars for Scholars will be having their Taco in Bag Fundraiser on December 6th during the Boys/Girls Basketball Doubleheader from 1pm-5pm. Cost is $5 a piece which includes all the fixings and lemonade. Thank you for supporting Upsala Dollars for Scholars!!

There will be no elementary girls basketball tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Varsity girls will be practicing during that time. Elementary boys still have practice.

What a perfect, snowy afternoon for a Thanksgiving feast with friends! 🧡🍗

Upsala Area Schools will be closed November 26 due to the weather. There will be no cardinal club or after school activities. Stay safe and see you Monday!

The staff at Upsala Schools went on a "Turkey Hunt" today. The winning staff members were Ms. Brittany, Mr.Dan, and Ms. Hovland! Congratulations to them and thank you to Ms. Lanners for donating the prizes. Gobble Gobble!

All after school activities for this evening have been cancelled.

Girls Basketball vs. Milaca has been rescheduled to December 11th.

Jr. High Girls Basketball @ Swanville has been rescheduled to December 12th.

Thank you Upsala Community for helping with the annual AVID Food Drive! This year our AVID courses raised 775lbs of food to the Morrison County Food Shelf!

For those of you looking for Drivers Ed options, Upsala will probably not have an on-site class until next summer - but there are classes coming up in March in Swanville and Holdingford that you are welcome to register for. Get more info and register at the Today's Driving School website: https://www.todaysdrivingschool.com/services.phtml/upsala

A Snowmobile Safety class is being offered on Sunday, Dec 21 from 8am-noon. Students must take the DNR online course before attending. Visit our website for more information and to register: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/snowmobile-safety
There is a limit of 20 students.

Kindergarten enjoyed making butter with help from their high school friends! 🧈

Here's the December school lunch menu. As always a pdf version can be downloaded from our Food & Nutrition web page: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/food-nutrition

PORCH POTS & COOKIE JAR FUNDRAISER! The Upsala Travel Club will be selling a variety of porch pots and cookie mix jars on Saturday, December 6, in the school common starting at 8 AM. Contact Mrs. Henry with questions or to reserve one today! jhenry@upsala.k12.mn

A fun tic-tac-toe soccer dribbling game to end the week.

For the first time ever Upsala Schools participated in the Unified Robotics event at Bemidji High School. Today we brought two teams to compete in the 2025 challenge "Lord of the Robots". The Unified program is a collaborative event where students work together and compete in an annual challenge. This program is highly supportive of students with special needs and embraces the idea everyone can compete!

Even the smallest learners can make a big difference! The Upsala preschool friends brought in 32 items today for our local food shelf. Thank you to our families that continue to uplift and support our community! Many hands make light work!

The Upsala Robotics team has Partnered with an E-Sports jersey company, and is starting to take orders for their new Hoodie and Team Jersey. Orders will be placed December 1, and should arrive in the New Year.

If anyone is interested please let Mr. Robertson know before Thanksgiving!
Jersey's are $30, and Hoodies are $35 each.

To order we need the following:
Name of person ordering
"Nick name" for back of Jersey/Hoodie
Preference: Jersey/Hoodie/Both
Size of apparel

Contact: Team4480@upsala.k12.mn.us

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19th is a two hour late start for students.

Contact the Upsala Early Childhood department to sign up today!