Chess Club-
Upton's chess club meets after school on Thursdays from 2:50 P.M.- 4:00 P.M. This is open to any 6th-8th grader and all ability levels are welcome. This takes place in Mrs. Walsworth's class in room 219.
Coders Club-
The Upton Coders Club will kickoff this Thursday, October 5th from 2:50-3:50 P.M. The club will meet in the Upton Media Center classroom. Mr. Joe Rommel and Mr. John Phillips from the Berrien RESA will be co-directing this exciting club.
Builders Club-
The Builders Club meeting kickoff is this Wednesday, October 4th from 2:50-3:30 P.M. in the Upton Foods room. This is a community service based club. For more information please email:
Mrs. Hunnell shunnell@sjschools.org or
Mrs. Reck kreck@sjschools.org
Tutoring-
We will have free tutoring available three days a week after school. Tuesday and Thursdays it will be in the high school media center until 4:15 P.M. You can drive them to the high school or Bus #16 the Pink Pig will drop at Wells Field and the students would walk up the hill to the SJHS Media Center. The tutoring here is done by SJHS National Honor Society students.
Wednesdays it would be at Upton Middle School from 2:50-3:50 P.M. in our media center. This would be volunteer adults from our community.
Lory's Place-
We will be offering Lory's Place grief counseling once again. This will begin in later October. This can be for any student who is grieving the loss of a family member. If you would like more information please email Mrs. Peterson at : apeterson@sjschools.org
Robotics-
Saint Joseph Robotics and Upton Middle School are pleased to announce the addition of a third FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team! Joining our two Joe Bot veteran teams #8513 and #11855 is our new rookie Joe Bot team (team number to be announced shortly). This third team has been added due to the overwhelming interest in robotics and STEM education in the Saint Joseph Public Schools. Our middle school teams will join over 60,000 middle school students worldwide for this year’s competition.
Upton’s rookie Joe Bot team is expected to debut their robot at the Coloma Middle School FTC qualifying event on December 2nd, 2017. The growth of the Saint Joseph Robotics program would not be possible without the generous support of the Saint Joseph Public School System, The Saint Joseph Public Schools Foundation and our community of many gracious sponsors. Also, special consideration is due to all of our adult mentors and volunteers! Without their dedication and commitment of personal time, our robotics programs would not be possible.
About FIRST Robotics
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills.
Upton Planetarium-
Beginning next Tuesday, October 10th will be the first community planetarium night of the school year. The first show is called The Little Star that Could. It will begin at 6:30 P.M. and the price is $2.50 per person. This can be paid at the door or online. For more information please go to:
Quote of the week-
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." - Harriet Tubman
Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino
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