Friday, May 7, 2021

Mandarino Minutes for 5-7-21

 Folks,


Joe Bots-

The Upton Middle School Robotics teams competed last week in our second remote qualifying event in Howell, Michigan. Both teams exceeded all expectations and set their place in FIRST robotics history. This is the first time that any of our Joe Bots competed outside of West Michigan and we proved that we can run with the big dogs from the East side of the state!

 

Joe Bots - Maize - Team 8513

Finished ranked #6 out of 23 teams

WON 3rd place nomination for the THINK AWARD

WON the highly praised CONTROL AWARD for the first time in Upton's robotic history!

 

Joe Bots - Blue - Team #11855

Finished ranked #1 out of 23 teams

WON 3rd place nomination for the COLLINS AEROSPACE INNOVATE AWARD

WON the events MOTIVATE AWARD

WON our place to compete in the MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - The week of May 17th!


 

Please congratulate all the robotics students for all their hard work in quite a challenging season.

 

Videos of our competition season can beed  found on our YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFATd6NevDxrSpjYfi94hDw





Ren Baldwin Tech Fest 2021-

The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival has been launched via the festival website.  Please visit http://bit.ly/rbtechfest2021 to view all of the entered projects and see this year's winners.  Congratulations to AJ Bacolor and Ryan Lokey who were the grand prize winners for Upton.  A special thank you to the SJPS Foundation for supporting this event.










Buchanan Art Competition-

The middle school art kids really showed up for the Buchanan Art Competition. Our students won 10 out of 12 awards possible.  Please take a moment to congratulate them if you see them.

 

 

Ava Rommel - Best in Show!!!

Zoe Williams -Special Merit

Dylan Walsh - Merit Award

Avery Valenti - Merit Award

Sarah Bennett - Special Merit

Brayden Hauch- Merit Award

Addison Steinbraker- Merit Award

Cadence Grunder- Merit Award

Layla Garcia- Merit Award

Ramzi Dumke- Merit Award

Mariah Jhala- Merit Award





7th grade M-Step Next Week-

This coming Monday in their 7th grade math class our 7th graders will begin the Math M-Step test.








SJPS Foundation Cookbook Cover Contest-
Our St. Joseph Foundation is hosting a cookbook cover contest.  All entries are due by Thursday, May 20th.  

Here is the link to more details:





Late Start this Wednesday, May 5th-

Wednesday, May 12th is a late start and school begins at 8:45 AM. Breakfast is available at 8:15 AM.





From The Guidance Department-


Guidance Department Blog Post Link






Lunch Next Week -

Monday- French Toast Sticks , Hash Brown, Sausage, and Oranges

Tuesday- Cheese/Pepperoni Pizza, Carrot & Celery Sticks, Apple Slices

Wednesday- Nachos with Cheese/Beef, Refried Beans, Mandarin Oranges

Thursday- Mac & Cheese, Garlic Bread, Fruit Cup, and Carrots

Friday- Bosco Sticks with Marinara, Veggie Sticks, Fruit Slushie





Quote of the week -

We have a wonderful group of educators at Upton Middle School! These folks work tirelessly to make sure our kids are cared for, supported, and have a top-notch educational experience! This week being teacher appreciation week we salute the Upton Middle School staff!





Have a great weekend,
Mr. Mandarino





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