Moving on up! 8th grader Richelle Thompson earned Varsity player of the game in the girls' soccer game on Tuesday night. #Learn487
Wednesday mile
Great day for a race. Varsity boys take second with all runners in the top 20 of 120 runners. Varsity girls take 9 out of 20 teams. Jv boys and jh boys take first.
Coming up next Friday, Sept 22 we have a community education after school class where the kids can make their own kinetic sand. Visit our website for more information and to register: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/kinetic-sand
Join our new ECFE Zoom Book Club starting in January! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/m7TEjq8ahkndmmZV9 Questions? Need more details? Email Beka Swisher bswisher@midstate.k12.mn.us
First week of school in PE means push up, sit up, and mile test.
Friday Fun - Junior High Choir worked on putting the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner in order. First team done won a sticker!! Woot!
The Junior Class (11th Grade) is selling Heggies Pizzas until October, 16th! If you want to buy a pizza and support the Junior class, please see one of the Juniors between now and mid-October.
The clothing order is coming due Monday for the early October delivery! Place your order online!
https://upsalacardinals.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Remember - tomorrow (Friday) is school picture day!
Mr. Robertson's Technology Exploration class has been learning how to do proper/formal introductions, and also helping with the Chromebook roll out to our 5-12 students!
Last year we had a group of boys talk about how nice outdoor hoops would be since they do not get complete access to the gyms whenever they'd like and they decided to do something about it. We had them write a letter and an email asking for possible donations. They even went to the Lions Club meeting to present! Turns out they received a generous donation from the Upsala Lions Club and both basketball programs to make it happen. We then had a great janitor crew that installed both hoops putting in multiple hours! With that being said, the 9th grade class is very excited to see their suggestions come to life.
#learn487
The 8th graders retained their geography knowledge. They were able to put together this world map puzzle in under 30 minutes as a class! It is going to be an awesome year in Global Studies.
We only have a handful of home games. Join us Tuesday, Sept. 5. Let's pack the gym.
First Crosscountry race of the year. Boys varsity took second overall and girls varsity took ninth. Boys Jv took first. So proud of the teams and their effort.
Tonight's USA Patriots football game vs Pine River-Backus is scheduled to be live streamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfmbxWR8JiQ
Heads up! School picture day is scheduled for Friday, September 8.
We are introducing new staff this wee, one per day, and today we have Brooke Schleicher!
Brooke says: Hi all! I am Brooke Schleicher, the new Upsala behavioral specialist/mental health practitioner. I am a Northern Pines employee, so I work closely with Andrea, Northern Pines mental health practitioner and Mariah, Northern Pines mental health professional. I also work closely with Melissa, Grace, and Amber. I graduated from St. Cloud State with a bachelor’s in social work and I am also a licensed social worker.
My role in Upsala is to support and advocate for all students and staff. My room is in the elementary two rooms down from the WIN room. I am a resource everyone can use when you need a break or someone to talk to. I will be in the building five days a week! If wanting more information, feel free to reach out to me! I am so excited to start the new school year!!
The Cardinal volleyball team is selling shirts to support two worthy causes. The black cardinal shirt is in memory of Hayden Edstrom and $2 from each shirt will go to the Pilarski family. The pink shirt is for breast cancer awareness. Order by Tuesday, September 12 for pickup at school around September 25/26.
We plan to wear the Hayden shirts at the Sep 28 volleyball match vs Swanville, and the pink shirts at the Oct 5 match vs LPGE.
Purchase the shirts online here: https://upsala.mnshirts.com/upsala_cardinals/shop/home
Our open house is tomorrow (Wednesday) from 4-8pm for all our Pre-K through Grade 12 families! 7th grade and new student orientation will be at 6pm in the auditorium.
