The UPA handbook states, “Students take a breadth of courses that help to prepare them for the future, such as Project Lead the Way (our math, engineering, bio-med, and science pathway)” UPA handbook....
Many UPA students and teachers alike utilize public transport daily to commute to school. Whether it’s to decrease their carbon footprint or because they don’t have any other option, the VTA—Valley...
Microtrends are niches, products or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population. Do not get it confused, microtrends and trends are very different!
To put it...
“[Bharatanatyam] has always been really important to me. When I actually got up on that stage [for the first time], I was a little bit scared, but I had a lot of fun performing and I felt really proud...
“Happy Face!” sophomore Dominique Ananayo's three-year-old sister said.
Happy face is a phrase Ananayo and her family repeat when cheering up the crying toddler, but when Ananayo was under...
It’s 7:15 AM on Tuesday, a time they dread. The sun has barely peeked over the horizon. Most students are sleeping. The few that wake up know that they can sleep for one more hour. Some are early birds...
According to the UPA official website, UPA’s mission is to “prepare a diverse population of 7-12th grade students in Santa Clara County to enter and excel in the best colleges and universities in the...
Pets: the animal companions that people adopt into their families to fill their homes with life and happiness. When households adopt these pets into their lives, they bring companionship and form a special...
There are some students and teachers within the UPA community who combat the long commute to and from school every day. The constant conflict of having to commute far for a job or for one's education goes...
And finally, Game of the Year of 2023, goes to “Tears of the Kingdom”!
The Game Awards, established in 2014 by media entrepreneur Geoff Keighley, began hosting their awards ceremonies...
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...
