Mental Illness at UPA | Episode 3
May 1, 2019
In the third installment of "Mental Illness at UPA", Reporter Farah Noor, and Publicity Manager Rasleen Saran discuss with a UPA student about their battle with keeping their mental health stable and the steps they took to overcome their challenge. ...
Mental Illness at UPA | Episode 2
April 27, 2019
In the second installment of "Mental Illness at UPA", Reporter Farah Noor and Publicity Manager Rasleen Saran discuss with UPA students about keeping their mental health stable and even battles students have had with mental illness. ...
Mental Illness at UPA | Episode 1
April 27, 2019
In our newest podcast series hosted by Reporter Farah Noor and Publicity Manager Rasleen Saran, the two interview different UPA students about keeping their mental health stable and even battles students have had with mental illness. ...
Aw3_Inc | Episode 4
April 12, 2019
The fourth episode of Aw3_Inc has been released, where Joe Shem and Geraldo Castro discuss Fallout 76's new updates, the leaked MK11 Roster, THQ Nordic and 8Chan, Anti-Vaxx in Plague Inc, Windows Lite, and the Death of the PS Vita. ...
Aw3_Inc | Episode 3
April 12, 2019
The third episode of Aw3_Inc has been released, where Joe Shem and Geraldo Castro discuss Ubisoft's mistake, Operation: Burnt Horizon, Apex Legends, and Fortnite. ...
Course Ahead | Episode 1: Jovita Mi
Greg Haessner and Akhil Vemuri
April 9, 2019
In our newest podcast series, Greg Haessner and Akhil Vemuri tackle the UPA courseload and the effect it has on its students. In this episode, Haessner and Vemuri interview UPA junior Jovita Mi about her AP classes; how they differ from last year and her strategies for this year to stay ahead of the...
Pick & Roll Podcast | Player Interview: Jason P.
Dylan Ziegler and Tobenna Nwosu
April 3, 2019
The seventh episode of the Pick & Roll Podcast is out now! This episode (with our third guest speaker, Jason Plasschaert) highlights UPA's Varsity Boys Basketball Team's progression throughout the season. ...
Pick & Roll Podcast | Player Interview: Justin N.
Dylan Ziegler and Tobenna Nwosu
April 3, 2019
The sixth episode of the Pick & Roll Podcast is out now! This episode (with our second guest speaker, Justin Nguyen-Coyne) highlights UPA's Varsity Boys Basketball Team's progression throughout the season. ...
Pick & Roll Podcast | Player Interview: Ernesto G.
Dylan Ziegler and Tobenna Nwosu
March 14, 2019
The fifth episode of the Pick & Roll Podcast is out now! This episode (with our first guest speaker, Ernesto Guevara) highlights UPA's Varsity Boys Basketball Team's progression throughout the season. ...
Pick & Roll Podcast | Season Conclusion
Dylan Ziegler and Tobenna Nwosu
March 8, 2019
The fourth episode of the Pick & Roll Podcast is out now! This episode highlights the Varsity Boys Basketball Team's progression throughout the season. ...
Life of…
Grace Pham and Mya Mowatt
February 17, 2019
Hosts Grace Pham and Mya Mowatt interview different people who have experience with music in the new podcast series, “Life of….”. Grace and Mya invite rapper Nathnile Zemene, also known as Yung Frendi, and dive deep into his life producing music in “Life of… A Rapper," including the latest...
Aw3_Inc | Episode 2
February 11, 2019
The second episode of Aw3_Inc has been released, where Joe Shem and Geraldo Castro discuss the recent Steam sales, the release of Mortal Kombat XI, Metor Exodus and Jump Force. ...
![One full month of consideration from the Santa Clara County Board of Education passed, and the night of Nov. 6th, after the meeting was delayed a full two hours after the initial start time, ended with UPA’s reauthorization for another five years. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education met with Executive Director David Porter, other UPA Administrators and even teachers who attended the meeting and watched with anticipation if the school would be cleared to operate for another half-decade. With concerns raised about conflict of interest on the Board of Trustees, performance gaps, special education and vaping, UPA responded to each concern well enough to maintain the faith of Santa Clara County, further supported by the students and staff members that spoke on behalf of the school’s performance. Although UPA overcame the hurdle of another authorization, the Santa Clara Board offered key advice such as the increase of special education and further inclusion in the school’s demographic that UPA will hope to follow into 2025. The final vote for the reauthorization was 6-1 in favor of UPA, with board member Cladia Rossi (Area 7) voting against UPA on the notion that the school did not do enough to represent those that do not speak English as a first language. “When the board is asking questions, they will make concerns known,” Director of Student Services Andrew Yau said, “and that will drive us for the next five years [...] to make sure we address those.”
First Photo: Executive Director David Porter and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Matt Daughterey answer questions from the board.
Second Photo: Board Members Peter Ortiz (Area 6), Kathleen M. King (Area 2) and County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mary Ann Dewan read over the third issue of 2018-2019’s Aquila newsmagazine.
Third Photo: Board member Joseph Di Salvo (Area 4) addresses his reasons for voting ‘Yes’ in renewing UPA’s charter, flanked by board members Grace Mah (Area 1) (Right) and Anna Song (Area 5) (Left).
Fourth Photo: UPA parents and staff members watch the meeting.
Reporting and photos by Kristian Crowther, Co-Editor-in-Chief.](https://upaaquila.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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