Upsala Area Schools

Please bring all of your student's school supplies to Preschool Entrance Conferences, September 8 and 10. Thank you!

Any questions contact marnzen@upsala.k12.mn.us

We need your help!

We are excited to introduce the NEXT Studio at Upsala Area Schools! It is a hands-on life skills classroom designed to help students from PreK–12th grade build confidence, independence, and real-world skills in a supportive learning environment.

The NEXT Studio provides students with opportunities to practice meaningful, functional skills they will use throughout their lives, including:

✓ Daily living skills
✓ Communication and self-advocacy
✓ Organization and independence
✓ Cooking and nutrition skills
✓ Money management
✓ Job readiness and workplace skills
✓ Social skills and problem-solving
✓ Community and real-life experiences

This innovative space allows students to learn by doing — creating opportunities for practice, growth, and success at every age and ability level.

📢 We need help collecting many of the items needed to set up our space and develop leveled task boxes in many daily living categories. We have created an Amazon wishlist to reflect the items we are looking for. If you have any of these gently used items at home and you are willing to donate them for this project, we would greatly appreciate it! If you would like to help by purchasing items from our wishlist, please use the link. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OQ0HAU5LGT0A?ref_=wl_share

If you have any questions, please reach out to Amber Mayers at amayers@upsala.k12.mn.us or Courtney Justin at cjustin@upsala.k12.mn.us.

Items can be dropped off in the office at Upsala Area Schools.

We are very excited about this project and greatly appreciate any help towards achieving our goal!

Thank you!

Courtney and Amber

Registration is now OPEN! Please head to the Upsala School website, Community Education tab, and sign up today! Registration will end September 11th. https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/o/uas/page/flag-football

CLASS STARTING SOON... Go sign your child up for Drivers Training ASAP on the Upsala School website under the "Community Ed" tab or copy and paste this link to register NOW, https://www.todaysdrivingschool.com/services.phtml/upsala

DATES: August 10-14 & 17-21, 2026
TIME: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
LOCATION: Upsala High School Media Center
FEE: $573.25

**NOTE: We need 4 more signed up for the training to take place @ Upsala Schools!

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SNEAK PEAK! Some fun things coming at Upsala Schools! A huge thank you to Andy, Nicole, and their team, Emmalyn Harren, Aubree Roerick, and Lucylee Aleckson for helping out with this very fun project. Stay tuned!

The Upsala Fall Sports meeting will be held on Monday, August 3rd at 6:30pm in the Upsala Auditorium.

This meeting is hosted by Mr. Zimmerman and Mrs. Soltis. It is a great time to complete sports registrations for your children and ensure they are up to date with their sports physicals.

Also discussed are MSHSL rules and regulations, start dates for fall sports, coaching assignments for all sports, school policies, and access tips to schedules and live streams.

5th Grade Band Information!

Welcome to Cardinal Nest Preschool at Upsala Elementary! We can't wait to meet you! See you in September!

Two more weeks left! Come out tomorrow from 8-9:30 and get some donuts and read 😃

Mark your calendars for Fall Flag Football and Buddy Day with your USA Patriots!!

Last chance to sign up for the Upsala Heritage Days Co-ed 3v3 Basketball Tournament! Scan the QR code or click the link below!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfhtFNGomJKbHkR98lFSU153oPvmYDetZ5o93SV_c4XGQJxQ/viewform?usp=preview

What an incredible turnout for an incredibly hot day. Thank you to everyone that came out for the Twins Clinic yesterday. It was a hot one, but we had about 40 very dedicated kids that learn the techniques of baseball. A special thanks to the 4 gentleman from the Twins Community Fund Organization, they did a great job! Also a shoutout to the parents/grandparents/guardians that brought their kids and some who even came out and volunteered in the hot sun!

REMINDER- Come out to the Twins Clinic from 1:00-3:00 today at the Upsala Baseball Field and learn from some highly qualified Twins enthusiast!

Don't forget to register your kiddos for THIS Saturday! We are also looking for volunteers, including parents, to help out during this event. Excited to see everyone enjoy the fun of baseball!

Upsala Area Schools is now offering Weight Room/Wellness memberships to community members! The new structure will allow community members to purchase monthly or annual memberships to access the weight room at a lesser cost than local fitness centers.

The money raised from the membership purchases will be allocated to a "Weight Room Fund", meaning all money made from membership purchases will be put directly back into the weight room for upgrades.

If you are interested in signing up for a monthly or annual membership (also family memberships available too) - please contact the school office.

Mrs. Soltis - ssoltis@upsala.k12.mn.us
Mr. Zimmerman - dzimmerman@upsala.k12.mn.us

Reminder that we are hosting a free Minnesota Twins youth baseball clinic on Saturday, July 11 from 1-3pm at the baseball field. The clinic is open to anyone ages 6-12. Register at www.twins.com/clinics!

Sign up now before registration is over! 3v3 Heritage Days Basketball Tournament promoting the School Fall Carnival! Link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfhtFNGomJKbHkR98lFSU153oPvmYDetZ5o93SV_c4XGQJxQ/viewform Questions, contact: sbauer@upsala.k12.mn.us