Upsala Area Schools

5th grade black belt recorder students - including 1 person earning double black belt - that is 18 tests! Nicely done!

The 3rd graders have started recorders this year and these outstanding students have already passed 9 recorder karate tests to earn their black belts - way to go!!!!
(sorry - missed a photo on the first posting!)

These 4th graders have been working hard to earn their black belts on recorder - way to go!

Please join us for the Upsala Elementary Christmas Concerts on Tuesday, December 16, 2025! 1:00 & 1:30 and 6:00 & 6:30

Preschool 4's have been busy learning and exploring shapes, colors, sorting, and of course /Tt/ is for turkey! Happy November!

We enjoyed food and fellowship at the 2025 Cardinal Volleyball Banquet with academic awards, letter winners, team awards, and All Conference.

The fall play "Adventure" is an action/comedy set on a starship. Will the rogue computer send the crew and passengers of the Starship Adventure to their doom, or will they be able to figure out a way to save themselves? Join us on Friday and Saturday at 7:00pm to find out!

Kindergarteners got to spend time with some of the Varsity football players today! They had fun reading books and making football crafts together to cheer them on for their big game tonight. Go Patriots!!! 🏈❤️🤍💙

The USA Patriot "State Bound" t-shirts have arrived and available for pickup!

Preschool sensory play!

Our FAFSA Event for seniors and their parents will be next Thursday, November 13th from 5:00-7:30PM in the High School Media Center.

A Financial Aid director from SCTC will be available to assist you with your application process.

Seniors have already applied for their Student ID's, saving some time to complete the full process. Please bring a device.

Reminder that registration is open for elementary basketball. Practice starts Nov 22. Visit our website for more info and to register.
Boys: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/elementary-boys-basketball
Girls: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/elementary-girls-basketball

The Upsala holiday clothing store is open until Monday, November 17 for delivery on December 15: https://upsalacardinals25.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The three year old class used block building to work on a range of skills including hand-eye coordination, fine motor, problem solving, sorting, color recognition, counting and more!

Thank you to the following businesses for sponsoring our USA Patriot spaghetti dinner on Thursday night:

Buffy's
Paul & Kathy's
Lange's

Your support is greatly appreciated as our boys prepare for their State Tournament quarterfinal game on Friday in Becker!

A reminder to register for tommorrow's after school STEM Culinary Crafts class - mixing science concepts with cooking and snacks. Visit our website for more info and to register: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/culinary-crafts

Quinn Guthrie placed 29th at the Class A State Cross Country Meet! He ran a time of 16:43 on Saturday. His 29th place was out of 160 total state runners. Congrats on a great season Quinn!

USA State Quarterfinal Details USA vs. Mahnomen-Waubon at 7:00 in Becker. Class A Football Bracket: https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2025-state-class-football-tournament Livestream: (Must pay to watch, our game not listed yet): https://nspn.tv/MSHSL Ticket Prices: Adults - $13 Students - $9 Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/event/4551482 Spectator Information & Policies: https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025-football-spectator-guide.pdf Upsala-Swanville Area State Tournament Apparel (First order ends midnight of November 2nd): https://usafootball25.itemorder.com/shop/sale/ MSHSL State Tournament Apparel: https://mshslfball.signatureconcepts.shop/ More logistics will be sent early this week, including leave time for team, parking information at Becker, seating information at Becker, etc. Go Patriots!!

Your USA Patriots football team will start their State Tournament journey on Friday, November 7th @ Becker High School!

The Patriots received the No. 3 seed in the "North" side of the State Quarterfinals, they will take on No. 2 seed Mahnomen-Waubun at 7:00pm.

We will be receiving ticket information, streaming information, and other important details later this evening - which we will post as soon as received.

Go Patriots! # PatriotPride