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...

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...