Upsala Area Schools

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

The USA football team will be escorted in to both towns by the Swanville and Upsala fire departments after clinching a state football berth. They will be going down main street of Swanville around 5:40 and Upsala around 6:00.

Back-To-Back! The USA Patriots are State Bound for their second consecutive season! We will find out more Saturday morning about seeding and location for the Quarterfinals. The link for State t-shirts is attached, please click the link and get your orders in by Sunday, November 2nd. They will be available for pickup at each school on November 6th. https://usafootball25.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Here are some photos from today's costume parade!

If you missed the public meetings or would like to see the information again, we have posted a video of the capital projects levy presentation on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1m9HaNk7Xo

Can you tell what Kindergarten learned about in Science yesterday? 😄🕷️🕸️

Congratulations to Upsala teachers Amber Mayers and Chelsea Fuchs! Amber and Chelsea were recently recognized with the LEEA Award (Leadership Excellence in Education Award) from Resource Training & Solutions! They were honored for their amazing leadership in helping guide Upsala Schools through the READ Act implementation and for the awesome work they’ve done supporting students with reading and math interventions. We’re so proud of you both — thank you for all you do for our students and school community!

Upsala Area Schools is currently seeking a new Head Coach for the Upsala Trap Team. If you are interested, or know of anyone interested, please call the school and ask for Mr. Zimmerman or email at dzimmerman@upsala.k12.mn.us

USA Football Section Final Details:

When: Friday, October 31st @ 10:00am

Where: Fargodome (1800 N University Drive, Fargo ND, 58102)

Tickets: Purchased @ Fargodome (Adults $11 / Students $6)

Stream: https://youtube.com/live/VLtlUfhl0Ag?feature=share

The ticket you purchase is good for all games at the venue that day, not just the USA vs. BBE game. The parking lot and entrance being used for Saturday is on the East side of the dome.