Upsala Area Schools

Reminder that conferences are coming up on March 21st & 25th from 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Kaden recently mastered his addition facts and Harrison mastered subtraction. Congratulations!

Our 2 student readers in Mrs. Bengston's first grade!

Dance unit for middle school. Seventh grade learns different line dances, eighth learns polka and waltz and ninth learns swing.

Kindergarten and second grade had parachute week

Upsala Area Schools will be hosting an event that will be presented by Northern Pines. Northern Pines is an outside organization that provides mental health support to our students and families in the district. They will be hosting an evening presentation of a movie called ANGST on Thursday, March 21st, at 6:00pm in the High School Auditorium. Angst is a film that was created and geared towards middle school and high schoolers to discuss anxiety and mental health needs that people may face on a day-to-day basis. Morrison County is funding this project for us to present this video to parents and guardians in our district. Parents will view the movie and a Q&A panel to follow. The runtime combined will be an hour and a half, 45 minutes for the film and 45 minutes for the panel. We feel this video is both informational and educational for parents when it comes to anxiety. While you are here for conferences, check it out!

We have 3 more students that have mastered all 20 sight word lists in Mrs. Bengston's first great!

Registration is now open for summer baseball and softball. Tee ball & toss ball registration will come later. Follow these links for more info: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/summer-softball https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/summer-baseball

If you've been trying to register for the community ed cotton candy class and the system said registration is closed - please try again. There was an error in the system which should now be fixed. https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/cotton-candy

We LOVE to read in preschool! In the month of February, preschool families read over 480 books!

Our next after school community ed session is cotton candy making! Visit our website for more info and to register: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/cotton-candy

This month the first graders are reading the class their favorite books!

Class of 2024 still has Coborns/Cashwise coupon books for sale. $20 Contact any senior or Mrs. Henry or Ms. Hovland!

The Upsala boys' basketball team took down Braham 74-54 on Saturday afternoon, advancing themselves to the Subsection Finals against East Central. The game will be on Wednesday at 7:00pm at Hinckley-Finlayson High School. Tickets can be purchased using the link attached. The Section 5A bracket link is also attached. Keep on rolling Cardinals! https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CIOA https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-5a-basketball-boys-tournament

Sophomores & Juniors attended the Bridges Career Fair at CLC in Brainerd today.

The Upsala boys' basketball team took care of business last night at home, defeating Mille Lacs by a score of 76-41. They will advance to the next round of the Section 5A Playoffs, which will take place on Saturday, March 9th at Hinckley-Finlayson High School. Upsala (#2 Seed) will square off against Braham (#3 Seed) at 2:45pm. The ticket link below will allow you to purchase tickets in advance for $8.00 Adults and $5.00 Students. Go Cardinals! https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CINY

Coming to the playoff game tonight? Bring your clean, gently used shoes to donate to the Europe trip!

It looks like Jostens has re-opened online ordering for yearbooks for a limited time. Online ordering is now available until next Friday, March 15. Go to JostensYearbooks.com for another opportunity to get your yearbook!

At today's student celebration we also began recognizing students of character. Teachers select students who displayed specific positive character traits during the month. Here are this month's recipients: Self Awareness: Genevieve Mrozek Self Management: Hannah Hoffman, Zakkery Loscheider, Isabelle Leners, Victoria Wiechmann Social Awareness: Lilly Dickinson, Drew Benson, Kira Poppenhagen Relationship Skills: Levi Biniek, Harris Fletcher, Lucy Wensmann, Mason Roerick, Brandon Mugg, Braxton Ailie, Dylan Warga, Noah Zinniel, Bianca Mrozek, Dominic Blais, Owen Sobiech, Carter Steinhofer Responsible Decision Making: Kendra Goebel, Dylan Warga, Matthew Tschida, Dakotta Hartsock

Senior High Students of the Month for February: English: Brenna Graves Math: Abby Carlson Social Studies: Lukus Daniel Science: Isaiah Sobiech Phy Ed: Erica Roske Health: Lynn Arvig Ag/Voc Ed: Calvin Leners Technology: Brandon Mugg Art: Kira Poppenhagen Music: Joseph Guthrie World Language: Yovanni Juarez-Lucio FCS: Courtney Roske AVID: Samuel Laliberte