The Upsala Hall of Fame will be inducting two new members, which will take place on Saturday, February 15th during the boys' and girls' basketball doubleheader.
The induction ceremony will take place after the conclusion of the girls' varsity game and before the boys' varsity begins warmups, roughly 2:30pm.
Our two inductees this year are Mitch Lange ('14) and Aimee (Pelzer) Arentz ('13). Congratulations to both and we look forward to celebrating you on Saturday!
CANCER AWARENESS WEEK... February 14th-21st. We will be doing a Cancer fundraiser during our double header on February 15th vs. Pine-River Backus. Please read the attach pictures for more information. If you would like to donate, please contact Coach Sara Bauer (sbauer@upsala.k12.mn.us). Thank you in advance for all your support.
Annual senior auction this Friday after the basketball game.
Upsala Area Schools is now hiring for the 3 following coaching positions, please feel free to share!
The Upsala Trap & Skeet season is coming up! Here is some information on the first meeting, contact information for Coach Ailie is also available on the flyer.
In January the preschool classes had a lot of flashlight fun! The 4 year old classes learned about the differences between day and night and used flashlights to see in the dark! The 3 year old class learned about shadows and looked for them around the room! We have many "bright" students in preschool!
Senior high knowledge bowl competed today. Out of 27 teams of tough competition, the team of Meeli, Lois, Kira, and Evelynn took 5th place, only one point away from 3rd!
Reminder - tonight is the Dollars for Scholars Taco In A Bag fundraiser at the basketball games. $5 gets you your Taco In A Bag and a lemonade.
Here are the dress up days for Snow Days next week:
Monday: Pajama Day
Tuesday: Dress Like Adam Sandler
Wednesday: Rhyme without Reason/Wacky Wednesday
Thursday: Red Out
Friday: Black Out
The Drivers Training class that was scheduled to start Feb 10 has been cancelled by Today's Driving School due to lack of registrations. You can contact them for other options:
https://www.todaysdrivingschool.com/services.phtml/upsala
Here's the school lunch menu for February. A pdf version is available to download on our website: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/food-nutrition
This Friday, January 31 is the last day to order a yearbook IF you want personalization on your front cover. There will still be time to order a non-personalized book in February - but order yours today so you don't forget! Order online at JostensYearbooks.com.
ATTENTION UPSALA ALUMNI: Don't forget to sign up for the alumni basketball game Saturday February 15th. We would love to see you there even if you are not going to participate in the game. Please contact Dylan Zimmerman or Sara Bauer for any other questions.
Upsala Jr. Highers had another knowledge bowl meet.
Trygg A., Daniel G., Owen S., and Ethan Y. got first place out of 21 teams!
Our other participants: Madison G., Aaron S., Owen K., Brookelynn S., Emily R., Emmalyn H., Bella W., Will S., and Natalya G. also did great!
Our paraprofessionals take on a wide range of responsibilities to meet the unique
needs of the students in their care. Their dedication supports safe, effective, and
engaging learning environments. We appreciate our Para's and are grateful for all they do each and every day! #ParaprofessionalRecognitionWeek
Tomorrow (Saturday) some members of the drama club will be presenting the one act play "Carl Flunt Would Protect You From Trucks" at the subsection competition in Sauk Centre. We go on at 9am and are the first of six plays being presented by area schools. Break a leg!
Wilderness survival
Dollars for Scholars is having a Taco In A Bag fundraiser at the January 30th basketball games. $5 gets you your Taco In A Bag and a lemonade.
Another super STAR word reader!
We have an after school Valentine's cookie decorating class coming up on Wednesday, February 5. Visit our website for more info and to register: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/cookie-decorating
