High school academic counselor and UPA founder Dorothy Westerhoff dreamt of pursuing a career in education since her childhood, but took a break from her academics to focus on her growing family. Fortunately,...
UPA offers a Summer Bridge program for the new seventh graders and an online summer school program for students to make up any classes they failed.
English teacher Edward Voss teaches English...
Teachers at UPA have spent years getting to know each of their students, and now it’s time to get to know a little more about them.
English 9 and current AP English Literature teacher Jessica...
Eight-year-old Bea Davis tumbled into cheerleading while trying out new sports, little did she know, her new hobby would stick with her for the rest of her life.
Growing up, Davis tried out...
When introduced to a new environment, many can be scared or intimidated by the unfamiliarity. This wasn’t exactly the case with Kevin Khuu, UPA’s former boys’ junior varsity (JV) coach and former...
On a Tuesday morning, you can find Laura Gordon Reska in Johns Hopkins at 7 a.m., with the “Breakfast Club”, the ASB leadership who eat breakfast in the mornings together as they hold their meetings....
Junior Naomi Abtew enjoys spending her free time browsing social media platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram, gaining inspiration from influencers and finding new fashion trends that help her express...
Senior Mia Guevara has two words to describe her relationship with her father, history teacher Steve Guevara: best friends.
“We're very close,” Mia said. “If he's available, I'll go...
Math and computer science teacher Nicole Sebek grew up struggling to read. During her senior year of high school, Sebek had an argument with her father over her near inability to read. This argument prompted...
As a small charter school, UPA’s limited course catalog is unable to fully cater to the wide variety of interests and goals of the 720 enrolled students. UPA has offered an array of around 50 courses...
Taylor Nguyen, Publicity + Web Manager
• February 22, 2022
Campus supervisors Cayleigh Coester, Kayla Genio and Elliot Boesch work behind the scenes of the busy school life at UPA in order to create a safe environment for students. However, there is more than...
