PTO meeting tonight-
Our UPTO meeting is tonight in the Upton Conference room beginning at 7:00 P.M. Join us if your schedule allows.
Scholastic Art Award Winners-
Congratulations to our many students, Mr. Joe Fralick, Mr. Matt Culver, and Mrs. Julie Beam! Many Upton & SJHS students once again won art awards! Here is a link to the middle and high school winners of the Scholastic Art Awards. Click here for the Link to awards
Exam Week (Another reminder)-
Just a reminder that this is exam week for 6th-8th graders. The students will have half days on Wednesday (1st and 2nd hour exams), Thursday (3rd and 4th hour exams), and Friday (5th and 6th hour exams). Dismissal is at 11:04 A.M. If they are a car-rider, please have rides available by 11:15 A.M.
National History Night at Upton-
UMS 6th graders have completed their National History Day projects! The students will compete this Thursday evening from 6:00-7:30 P.M., and over 200 projects will be on display. The top three projects will go on to the district competition at Western Michigan University. Good luck and congratulations to all our 6th graders on all their hard work!
30th Annul Battle of the Books-
Hear ye! Hear ye! The Battle of the Books has begun. This year marks the 30th annual team reading competition here at Upton, and our 7th grade reading warriors have taken to the field of battle. Teams will work together in the next 7 weeks to read thirteen novels, covering a variety of genres and authors, and compete quiz-bowl style to see which teams will move on to the final battle on March 2. Ask your 7th grader today about his/her book, team name, and the plan for achieving literary glory!
Semester Honor Roll-
From the Upton Student Handbook:
Honor Roll Criteria
Principals' Honor Roll:
Straight A's (or A-'s)
Honor Roll:
At least 2 A's (or A-'s) and no grade lower than a B. This means B- or lower disqualifies.
Honor roll will be calculated on semester grades. This is 40% first marking period, 40% second marking period, and 20% semester exam.
Job opportunity-
- Food Service Part-Time Positions Available
- 3 Hour Permanent Position at the High School
- On-Call sub position for all buildings
- If interested please contact Demrhy Youngquist at 269-926-3127 or dyoungquist@sjschools.org
Equestrian Team-
Upton will have an equestrian team meeting on Thursday, February 1st at 5:30 pm in Ms. Kietzerow's room which is room 212. (At the end of the sixth grade hall) This meeting is open to anyone interested in joining the club and a parent/s.
Ski & Snowboard Club-
Ski & Snowboard Club will take place this Wednesday from 11:30 A.M. and returning around 5:30 P.M. from Timber Ridge. This time slot allows for students to be able to ski and still study for exams.
No NHS tutoring this week-
Ski & Snowboard Club will take place this Wednesday from 11:30 A.M. and returning around 5:30 P.M. from Timber Ridge. This time slot allows for students to be able to ski and still study for exams.
No NHS tutoring this week-
Due to exams the high school will not be hosting National Honor Society tutoring this week to allow our high school students to study for exams.
Quote of the week-
"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino
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