As a result of the November election, tension and bitterness run high on both sides of the political spectrum. At UPA, several students are struggling to maintain relationships because of differences...
After finishing the remainder of their senior year online, UPA’s Class of 2020 has started college, albeit differently than how they had imagined when they first applied.
For liberal studies major...
Art teacher Cameron Seibly has been “world building” since he was a child, first with Legos and 3D modeling kits and then with digital art. Inspired by the creative process behind “Lord of the...
Janessa Ulug, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• November 10, 2020
It is 2013. High school senior Matthew Bourbeau stands hunched over on a stage at Atascadero High School, donning an uncomfortable glued-on beard as he plays the wise old rabbi in Atascadero High School’s...
New English teacher Meredith March—who teaches seventh grade English and AP Language and Composition—has known she wanted to be a teacher since she was five years old.
“I've always loved the...
Math teacher August Siu peers at the virtual displays of her students in a Zoom meeting as they gaze back, waiting for her next instruction. This is not how she originally envisioned her first day...
Editor's Note: This episode was originally published on April 19, 2020.
On April 14, UPA announced it would be moving to a Pass/Fail grading system hours after the recording of the...
Editor's Note: This episode was originally published on April 6, 2020.
On April 1, Executive Director David Porter announced that UPA's on-campus hiatus will be extended until the end...
Editor's Note: This episode was originally published on April 2, 2020.
In the first episode of the podcast "Odd One Out," reporter Tiffany Tran and editor Joe Shem interview freshman Yanrui Li about...
Editor's Note: This episode was originally published on March 29, 2020.
From March 16 to May 4, UPA and several of its sister schools in the Santa Clara County have gone on a hiatus from on-campus...
Editor's Note: This video was originally published on YouTube on May 20, 2020.
In Dec. 2019, Science 8 and IED teacher Alan Kahn, purchased a 3D printer for use in his seventh-period “Introduction...
Editor's Note: This video was originally published on YouTube on Feb. 26, 2020.
During National Counselors Week (Feb. 3-7), we interviewed the students of UPA with the question: "Why would anyone become...
