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The Student News Site of University Preparatory Academy

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The Student News Site of University Preparatory Academy

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Players participate in an improvisational game by finishing each other's sentences.

Comedy: A New Type of Sport

Emily Hung, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2019

The whistle sounds. “Reverse,” Christine Welsh-Buck, the coordinator for UPA’s ComedySportz high school league team, says. The players on stage—seventh graders Nicole Eike, Adam Janse and...

Supporters of the Women’s March hold up their creative and artistic signs.

Marching for Change Toward a Brighter Future

Betty Nguyen, Creative Director January 19, 2019

All Blue

Kristian Crowther, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 17, 2018

At around 10 a.m on Nov. 16, just as the ten-minute break was about to end, students in the Learning Center found themselves shoved inside random classrooms by faculty. On the final day of instruction...

The sun shines through the smoke-filled sky in the Bay Area. It could be until next week when the smoke begins to clear out, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Smoke, the New Bay Area Norm

Betty Nguyen, Creative Director November 16, 2018

Smoke from the recent wildfire — Camp Fire — in Butte County is drifting into areas all the way to San Jose. As a result, schools from around the Bay Area canceled classes on Nov. 16, but UPA...

The Instagram page of the fake ASB account claims the official account was experiencing issues. The account has been gaining followers since it was first created on the night of Nov. 11.

Official ASB Account Impersonated

Emily Hung, Editor-in-Chief November 12, 2018

The Associated Student Body (ASB) has been using its Instagram page, @upa.asb, this school year to inform both students and teachers about upcoming events such as dances, spirit weeks and carnivals. On...

ASB Elects Approach the New Year With New Ideas

ASB Elects Approach the New Year With New Ideas

Annie Zhang, Fun & Games Editor July 14, 2018

Elections for ASB came to a close as winners were announced on May 25 during the Senior Send Off rally. UPA welcomes the new ASB president for the 2018-19 school year: Krizel Tomines; Vice Presidents:...

Most of the cast and the choreographer of "Emma!"

Relentless Matchmaking, Conquering Hardships on Stage

Natalia Alvarez, Staff Writer July 11, 2018

Actors gathered in the Horton on March 17, 23 and 24 to finish setting up or to invite guests into the auditorium for the show Emma!. The cast’s family members and friends arrived to see the work...

Improvements and New Policies on the Horizon

Emily Hung, Editor-in-Chief June 30, 2018

In November 2017, UPA selected students from every grade level to participate in the first school-wide focus groups. In the span of four meetings, students and Director of Student Services Andrew Yau...

News Brief: PowerSchool to Replace Schoology Next School Year

Natalia Alvarez, Staff Writer June 23, 2018

In the 2018-2019 school year, students will no longer be using Schoology to check their grades or receive announcements. This year, math and computer science teacher Nicole Sebek attended trainings...

Arielle Rose-Finn (10) was stationed in Pratt and displayed the art she had done in class to parents. She stands in front of the work she is most proud of: a paining based on the song "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGurie.

Leading While Learning

Bianca Lang, Social Media Manager April 26, 2018

Reactions to the Blackout

Reactions to the Blackout

Emily Hung, Editor-in-Chief April 18, 2018

On April 18, there was a blackout across campus in the middle of third period at approximately 10:48 a.m. Click on the circles on the upper-left corner of each photo to see where each person was and...

From left to right: Megan Uy (10) and Kiana Saqui (10) both hold their signs.

News Brief: 17 Minutes for 17 Victims

Bianca Lang, Social Media Manager March 14, 2018
Seventeen people were killed by shooter Nikolas Cruz on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL.​To remember those who died, UPA students and staff were encouraged to participate in a voluntary school walkout on March 14, one month after the Parkland shooting.They stood in silence for 17 minutes in the gym—one minute for each person who died.Some students carried signs displaying their own beliefs about the use of weapons on school campuses while others listed the names o
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