Upson-Lee High School

We started a new Homecoming tradition this year! Students got to vote on a faculty/staff member for Homecoming King and Queen! After all votes were tallied, the Homecoming King and Queen (Faculty/Staff) is Coach Zakarriyan Walker and Mrs. Kim Waller!! Congratulations to the winners,and a huge thank you to the best student body in the state of Georgia for starting this new tradition!

We would like to congratulate our Senior Favorites for the 24-25 school year. Here is the list of Senior Favorites. Mr. Upson – Lee – Nytraevion “Trae” Jones Ms. Upson – Lee – Kennedi Prater Guys: Donald Trammell Landry English Noah Kendall Dh’King Brown Emarion “EJ” Harp Roy Caldwell Jay Jay Kenan Trever Young Trey Webb Girls: JerCareya Neal Kameria Kendall Kadence Doaty Ava Jaudon Nylin Underwood DeAsiah Kendall Makayla Walker Kylie Grace Gooden Tori Green

The Homecoming Shirts are Here! If you ordered a homecoming shirt through the school website, they can be picked up beginning today, at 3:15 - 5:15 in the lobby of the high school. They can also be picked up tomorrow until 4pm!

Upson-Lee High School has opened an online store where you can purchase UL spirit items such as, stickers, cow bells, yard signs, shirts and hats! To place your order, go to The Armory School Store on Cheddar Up! Unfortunately, we are not set up like Amazon so we cannot deliver. Here are the steps to place an order: Go to our school store online https://24-25-the-armory.cheddarup.com/ Find the item you want and add to cart. IMPORTANT: some items are listed as Pre-Orders. These orders are not in stock as of today. Add your item to your cart, fill out your information, and purchase your item. Give our staff 48 to fill your "in-stock " orders. After 48 hours, Come to the front desk at the high school with your Cheddar-up Confirmation to pick up your order! As a reminder, some hats and shirts are currently listed as preorders. You can see their arrival date in the listing on Cheddar-Up! Go to https://24-25-the-armory.cheddarup.com/ for our full list of items for sale but check out some of our top items below!

Every Wednesday during homeroom, students have the chance to work on their career choices with YouScience! Students can explore over 500 best fit careers, search technical, community, and 4-year colleges, discover unique aptitudes, talents, and interest. Students can research scholarships. Ask your kids at home to show you YouScience!

Mrs. Cotney's classes had a delicious assignment today: making fried rice! Congrats to the students and now I know what I want to eat for dinner!

Friday Night Lights! Your Upson-Lee Knights football team travels to Mary Persons High School tonight for an important matchup! The game kicks off at 7:30pm.

The annual Upson-Lee High School Title I Parent Meeting will be held on October 17th, 2024 at 4pm in the ULHS Media Center. In addition parent teacher conference will also be October 17, 2024 from 4:30-6pm.

Juniors and Seniors! It’s time to vote for your favorite Prom Theme! Go to the ULHS website and vote! The link is under the student section! Get involved and vote! Let your voice be heard! Voting will close Monday, September 30 @ 3:15! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWSrFVt-70s9_SET9Jprqj2rWI3NkwY3HXkVsp695thue5ZA/viewform

In addition to all the homecoming festivities next week, Seniors have a couple of extra activities to participate in! On September 29, seniors are invited to decorate the courtyard windows (window paint is provided). On October 3rd, after the parade, seniors can paint the bank. Students must provide their own spray paint, but cannot leave Matthews Field with spray paint. Parents are welcome to pick up the paint once seniors have finished painting. Only class of 2025 students are allowed inside of Matthew’s Field for Paint the Bank.

Upson Lee High School will be selling items from The Armory near the front gate tonight. Hats , stickers, shirts, cowbells, etc You can also preorder at this link and pick the item up when you enter the stadium! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/24-25-the-armory

Wednesday, The Thomaston Chamber of Commerce's Adult Leadership Upson was on campus here at Upson-Lee High School. The group members were able to tour our classes and check out the great technology we have for our students and teachers. Upson-Lee High School is very thankful to have such a wonderful relationship with our community leaders , and their continued support is invaluable to our students.

The yearbook staff has a lot of information to share right now. Please check out the infographic for important updates on Senior Ads, Senior Quotes, business ads and how to purchase a yearbook!

Today Mrs. Knight and Mrs. McCraney took 11th and 12th grade students who are a part of the High School High Tech program to tour The University of West Georgia. Go West, Go Wolves! HSHT provides information, programs and transition activities to enter technological careers, and facilitate a successful transition to post-secondary education and gainful employment.

The TU School System and Upson-Lee High School would like to remind you of important student/fan behavior expectations and stadium rules for football games at Matthews Stadium. 1. ALL students/fans should remain seated/standing in the bleachers throughout the games unless getting concessions or going to the restroom. 2. After going to the concession stand or restroom, students/fans should immediately return to their seats. 3. Ball playing or other games on the grass banks or side areas will not be allowed. 4. Loitering and/or congregating outside of the stands will not be allowed. 5. Please note that all restrooms and concession stands will be closed and locked at the 6-minute mark in the 4th quarter. 6. At the end of the game, all students/fans should exit and report to their cars. No loitering is permitted after the game in the parking lot or in the stadium. 7. The following items are NOT allowed at Matthews Field: backpacks, coolers, umbrellas, pets (with the exception of service dogs), weapons, tobacco products of any kind, vapes, and balloons. Failure to comply with these rules and expectations could result in removal from the stadium. Thank you in advance for helping us to ensure student and spectator safety and to maintain a respectful and enjoyable environment for everyone at our Upson-Lee Knights football games. Go Knights!!! #weareUL

Monday, the FFA Livestock Evaluation Team traveled to the Gwinnett Co. Fair for a Livestock Judging competition. The team competed well in their first outing of the season in preparation for the area contest this winter. Team members are Logan Ellington, Lila Chastain, Brie Montano, and Presleigh Kate Conway. Montano lead the team with a score of 351 out of 400 points!

We would like to thank Young Harris College and Gordon State college admissions for talking to our students this week!

All schools have completed their school lockdown drills and will be returning to their regular class schedules. Parents and guardians, please take a moment this evening to talk with your children about the lockdown experience. Ask questions about the process, such as “What do you do first?” and praise your children for listening to the teacher and doing the things that they have been taught to do during a drill. You may want to explain that safety is something that we must practice, just like we practice reading or math. And, the more we practice, the better and more confident we become. We want safety drills to be a confidence-building experience, not a scary experience. Thank you for entrusting us with the education and safety of your children, and thank you to the Upson County Sheriff's Office for their assistance today! #weareUL

School Lockdown DRILL: At 9 AM this morning, all Thomaston-Upson Schools, with the assistance of the Upson County Sheriff’s Office, initiated a school lockdown DRILL. During a lockdown drill, all exterior doors are locked and no entry or exit is allowed. Phones at the school are not answered during a lockdown drill.

Congratulations to the new National Honor Society members who had their induction ceremony tonight! Congrats also to the NHS officers for a great ceremony.