Mr. Rabalais and FFA have a few items up for sale that non only students will love but also the community at large!
First, let's look at this year's FFA chapter shirt. You can order yours at this link:
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2024-upson-lee-chapter-t-shirts-copy-13895/items?cart
These shirts are made of high quality materials and cost $20.
In addition to shirts, FFA will also sell mums! you can preorder Fall mums at this link below:
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/upson-lee-middle-fall-mum-sale-copy/items?cart
Mums are available in a variety of colors: purple, orange, and red and cost $15.
Griffin High School will be hosting the Peach State Tour September 17th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in their school gym presented by Augusta University, Georgia State University, UGA, and Georgia Tech. We will also have the Georgia Student Finance Commission on hand to provide information about college funding. We are inviting all 11th and 12th grade students to register for this event to receive admissions information.
The Peach State Tour was launched in the early 2000s by the University of Georgia (UGA) and Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) to extend the reach of Georgia’s top research institutions. Today, the program includes all four Research 1 institutions in Georgia—Augusta University, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and UGA—along with the Georgia Student Finance Commission. The PST provides an opportunity for Georgians to engage directly with representatives from these institutions.
This year, the program features approximately 15 in-person events between late August and the end of September, strategically located within 75 miles of every Georgian.
Target Audience
The PST events are designed for students, families, school counselors, and community members across Georgia. While high school juniors and seniors and their families are the primary audience, all community members are welcome.
Registration
Registration for the Peach State Tour opened on Monday, August 5, 2024. Virtual sessions are available for those unable to attend in person. Registration can be completed at https://www.peachstatetour.org/. While the events will not be recorded, a public site will be available at the end of the tour, featuring the slide deck and viewbooks from all participating institutions.
We love taking a trip into the science labs! Students in Mrs. Miller’s chemistry class were exploring the conductivity levels of various liquids on Friday.
Students in Mrs. VanHouten's class were working on characterization posters for the novel they are reading, Between the Lines. Students were assigned a character from the novel and then worked in groups to create their characterization poster using evidence from the book. Students then took a gallery walk of each poster and gave feedback on the character and the evidence given.
Just a quick visit by Mrs. Miller's and Mrs. wheeler's classrooms today!
In Mrs. Duke's Algebra class, students are diving into systems of inequalities through an engaging puzzle activity. Each student will match a word problem with its corresponding set of defined variables, system of inequalities, and graph. This hands-on approach helps them visualize and understand the relationships between different representations of systems of inequalities, reinforcing their problem-solving skills and deepening their grasp of the concepts.
Mrs. Gaultney's students are using puzzle pieces to learn how to write formulas for ionic compounds!
The TRIO Senior Extravaganza taking place here at Atlanta Metropolitan State College on August 31st, 2024! Please see the attached flyer and link for sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/wQiLzrsQNc. Please note any Upson-Lee High School Senior can attend this completely free event. Transporation and food will be provided. If an interested student has not yet participated in TRIO-ETS events, they will need to also complete our application here: https://botform.compansol.com/202318641257856. Trio representatives are at our school all the time and they offer a wonderful opportunity for our students!
We would like to thank the Georgia State Patrol for bringing the driving simulator over to the high school today for our students to experience.
College Readiness Math classes have been studying data and how it’s represented on different graphs. They collected data from their classmates and created graphs to compare categories. They calculated measures of central tendency and focused on histograms, box plots, and dot plots.
We would like to thank Thomaston Hospice for dropping off donuts for high school faculty and staff today!
We are looking for a Knight! Would you like to portray our mascot at sporting events? We are having auditions for our awesome mascot. Stop by the athletic department and sign up to be our #1 fan!
Homecoming Court Sign Ups close TOMORROW!!!! Go to the students tab or use the link: https://forms.gle/yax2XYwuaw7AF1Db8 to sign up.
We love when the community helps us, but it is especially awesome when family does it. Captain Toby Hardeman helped his daughter Morgan decorate her new classroom at the high school this pre-planning!
He did a great job on her door don't ya think??
IMPORTANT INFO: ULHS is currently unsure if the weather is going to cooperate with our plan for Community Night at Matthews Field today. ULHS administration and coaches are monitoring weather conditions via the wet bulb, which lets our coaches know if it's safe to practice outdoors. If possible, we will have a shortened series of events at the field. We certainly hope that all our UL friends and supporters understand that even though we are very proud of our new facilities and want to show them off, we are MOST PROUD of our students and their safety is ALWAYS our top priority!!! We are UL!!! (Parrish Construction Company will still be giving away bottled water while supplies last!)
Mrs. Shearer’s Spanish 1 students are using a variety of means to learn their Spanish alphabet (phonetics) and numbers. This week, students have been singing, learning rhymes, shaping letters and numbers with Play-Doh or using white boards, and learning to recognize the sound of letters and numbers. Mrs. Shearer is teaching phonics in a fun way while focusing on comparing/contrasting Spanish phonics with English. Connecting English grammar to Spanish grammar is very important to our state Spanish standards. In addition, this strategy meets our state standard MLI.INT1 by using a variety of media to teach the basic writing and reading of the target language.
The tactile learning/kinetic approach is working wonders with Mrs. Shearer’s students and I know the kids had fun with Play-Doh while learning!
Go to the students tab or use the link: https://forms.gle/yax2XYwuaw7AF1Db8 to sign up for Homecoming Court!
The Academic Team had their first practice of the season this afternoon in Coach Pruett's room!
Students in Mr. Deraney and Mrs. Knight’s Human Anatomy class participated in a mock autopsy, using dill pickles today. Students learned lab safety techniques, and the proper way to use lab equipment for future dissections.
The lab even welcomed a special guest, Dr. Derico, who also dissected the pickle!
Homecoming Court sign-ups have begun. Girls may sign up on the school webpage under student tab. If you are interested, make sure to sign-up soon. Voting for the court will take place on August 21st.
