Yearbook Information for Class of 2017

Send your senior quote to yearbook! The submission form is here: https://goo.gl/forms/DhzSEmAPreC4R0123. Due to space constraints, please limit your quote to 140 characters! Senior quotes are due by Friday, November 18.

The 2017 Spartan Yearbook is now on sale! Order yours by November 30 to get it for the discounted price of $75. In December, the price will rise to $85, so order yours early to get it at the lowest price. Yearbooks can be purchased online at yearbookforever.com - just search for Uxbridge to purchase your yearbook. Yearbooks can also be purchased by cash or check in the library using this order form.

Senior pictures were due on October 1; however, we will continue to accept portrait submissions through November 1. If you have not yet submitted your photo, please visit the yearbook website for submission guidelines and instructions.

If you have great photos of school events, you can send them directly to the yearbook! When you upload pictures to the Yearbook Snap app with our school code UHS17, they'll go straight to the yearbook staff to be considered for this year's book! Download the app from iTunes or Google Play, or upload photos from your computer when you go to yearbookforever.com and click on "Community Upload."  We'd love to see photos from members of clubs, teams, and other students activities for the insider's view on what you're all about!

Looking for a past yearbook? We have a limited number of yearbooks from 1978 to 2011 available, and they are on sale for $20 for on-site pick up or $26 with shipping. Email for availability.

Parents and families of seniors can celebrate their achievements and wish them well with a personal ad in the yearbook - include any photos or messages you want to send! The pricing for these ads is as follows: eighth page for $25, quarter page for $45, half page for $85, and full page for $150. See this flyer for more information, or email the yearbook staff.

Please contact the yearbook advisers at yearbook2017@uxbridge.k12.ma.us with any questions or problems, and bookmark the yearbook website or follow us on Twitter to keep up with everything we do!

Thank you!

Uxbridge Field Hockey to Host District Game

Our field hockey team will host the Northbridge High School Rams on Wednesday, November 2 in the first round of the Division II Central District tournament. The game will start at 2:30 p.m.

Hope to see you come out and support our Spartans!

Football to host playoff game

The Uxbridge football team will host Sutton High School on Saturday, November 5, at 2:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

SWCL Champions!

Congratulations to the Girls cross country team for winning the SWCL League Championship Meet for the 2nd consecutive year, held on October 26 in Webster. Sarah Johnston placed 4th, Hannah Jones 6th, Bridget Redgate 7th, Mikeena Manz in 12th, Emily Landini 18th and Jordan Gulino in 33rd. The team had a 24 placement lead over their nearest SWCL competitors. Amazing job, team and Coach Berkowicz!

Winter Athletics Registration

Registration for winter sports will open on FamilyID on November 1 and continue until early December; winter practices begin on November 28, 2016. Parents who have already set up a profile need only to log in and register for a winter sport, and parents of students who did not participate in the fall will need to set up a new profile. The online registration link can be found through FamilyID (https://www.familyid.com/organizations/uxbridge-public-schools).

For fee payment, we are offering the opportunity to pay using City Hall Systems, the same payment system utilized by the town.

We have explicit instructions for both Athletic Registration and Online Payment if you have not yet set up an account, which have been emailed home. We tried to make them very detail oriented so that folks would be able to follow them easily. The website also offers customer service; Family ID’s contact information is support@familyid.com (email) and 1-888-800-5583 (phone).

The sites are both very user-friendly, and we know these processes will streamline registration, physical examination eligibility, and user fee payment. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

Ski Team Info Session

Students interested in participating in the interscholastic ski team, offered as a cooperative program with Nipmuc Regional High School, should mark their calendars for an informational meeting, being hosted on November 16, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at Nipmuc.
Uxbridge students who are interested may also visit the team website for more information or contact Ms. Barbara Griscom via email for additional details.

Mrs. Plasse Interview with UCTV

Senior Andy Kuros had an opportunity to interview Mrs. Plasse, Family and Consumer Science teacher, who recently announced her retirement from Uxbridge High School. Mrs. Plasse will be retiring in November after more than 30 years in education, including a couple of different tenures here at UHS. The 2015-16 UHS Educator of the Year, Mrs. Plasse will be missed!

UHS featured in Worcester Telegram

Check out this coverage in the Worcester Telegram on the UHS collaboration with the Blackstone Valley Ed Foundation and Blackstone Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.telegram.com/news/20161016/influencing-future-makers-and-shakers

College Financing Night

Girls Cross Country Clinches Title!

Congratulations to the Girl's Cross Country team! The team defeated Tantasqua and Southbridge yesterday in Southbridge to end the regular season as the SWCL B champions. The team went undefeated on the season with a 10 and 0 record and has now won 20 consecutive SWCL dual meets.

Sarah Johnston was the overall winner in the Tantasqua-Southbridge tri-meet, with Bridget Redgate 2nd, Hannah Jones 4th, Mikenna Manz 5th and Lexi Nowicki in 7th to round out the scoring for the team. Emily Landi placed 9th, Jordan Gulino11th and Olivia Picotte in 16th.

Awesome job and congrats to the squad and Coach Berkowicz!

Yearbook Info for Underclassmen

The 2017 Spartan Yearbook is now on sale! Order yours by November 30 to get it for the discounted price of $75. In December, the price will rise to $85, so order yours early to get it at the lowest price. Yearbooks can be purchased online at yearbookforever.com - just search for Uxbridge to purchase your yearbook. Yearbooks can also be purchased by cash or check in the library using this order form.

If you have great photos of school events, you can send them directly to the yearbook! When you upload pictures to the Yearbook Snap app with our school code UHS17, they'll go straight to the yearbook staff to be considered for this year's book! Download the app from iTunes or Google Play, or upload photos from your computer when you go to yearbookforever.com and click on "Community Upload." We'd love to see photos from members of clubs, teams, and other students activities for the insider's view on what you're all about, as well as all the awesome photos you took during Homecoming Week!

Looking for a past yearbook? We have a limited number of yearbooks from 1978 to 2011 available, and they are on sale for $20 for on-site pick up or $26 with shipping. Email for availability.

Please contact the yearbook advisers at yearbook2017@uxbridge.k12.ma.us with any questions or problems, and bookmark the yearbook website or follow us on Twitter to keep up with everything we do!

Thank you!

- Your 2017 Spartan Yearbook Staff

Yearbook Info for Seniors

The 2017 Spartan Yearbook is now on sale! Order yours by November 30 to get it for the discounted price of $75. In December, the price will rise to $85, so order yours early to get it at the lowest price. Yearbooks can be purchased online at yearbookforever.com - just search for Uxbridge to purchase your yearbook. Yearbooks can also be purchased by cash or check in the library using this order form.

Parents and families of seniors can celebrate their achievements and wish them well with a personal ad in the yearbook - include any photos or messages you want to send! The pricing for these ads is as follows: eighth page for $25, quarter page for $45, half page for $85, and full page for $150. See this flyer for more information, or email the yearbook staff.

Senior pictures were due on October 1; however, we will continue to accept portrait submissions through November 1. If you have not yet submitted your photo, please visit the yearbook website for submission guidelines and instructions.

Start thinking about your senior quote! Yearbook will be sending out information about senior quote submissions very soon. Due to space constraints, as you think about the quote you would like to use, please limit yourself to 140 characters.

If you have great photos of school events, you can send them directly to the yearbook! When you upload pictures to the Yearbook Snap app with our school code UHS17, they'll go straight to the yearbook staff to be considered for this year's book! Download the app from iTunes or Google Play, or upload photos from your computer when you go to yearbookforever.com and click on "Community Upload." We'd love to see photos from members of clubs, teams, and other students activities for the insider's view on what you're all about, as well as all the awesome photos you took during Homecoming Week!

Looking for a past yearbook? We have a limited number of yearbooks from 1978 to 2011 available, and they are on sale for $20 for on-site pick up or $26 with shipping. Email for availability.

Please contact the yearbook advisers at yearbook2017@uxbridge.k12.ma.us with any questions or problems, and bookmark the yearbook website or follow us on Twitter to keep up with everything we do!

Thank you!

- Your 2017 Spartan Yearbook Staff

NHS Service Project

Our National Honor Society chapter is attempting to contribute aid to Haiti following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew, with the death toll now  over one thousand people. From now until October 31st, we will be competing with other schools in SWCL to see who can collect the most donations. NHS will have a collection bin outside the main office. Supplies needed are:
Peanut butter
Canned tuna
Canned chicken
Canned spam
Canned spam
Powdered milk
Tang
Pasta
Children's vitamins(Chewable not gummy)
Over the counter pain medications (Tylenol, Motrin)
Towels
Bars of soap
Duct tape
D batteries
Heavy duty ponchos
                

Any donation is appreciated to help UHS donate the most. Donations will be sent to the "Be like Brit" foundation of Worcester. This organization is run by the parents of Britney Gengel in honor of their daughter who died in the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 while helping those less fortunate. Her parents wanted to keep her memory alive so they created this organization to help serve the children of Haiti.

Any questions contact marissa.allegrezza@uxbridge.k12.ma.us or Ms. Bouchard, chapter advisor.

Football Team Honored by MIAA

On Thursday, October 13, our football team was honored by the MIAA, as District E coordinator Rich Riley spoke with the team regarding leadership and service through sport, presenting the UHS football team with the Educational Athletics Achievement Award for Community Service and Leadership . Earlier this season, the entire Uxbridge team joined the Leicester and Auburn communities at the Top Cop football game, held in honor of a fallen police officer who served both of those communities, Officer Ron Tarentino.

The WBZ report of the event can be viewed here - at the start of the video, you can see the Uxbridge football team in the background.

As the Coach Martelio emphasized at the time, and Mr. Riley reiterated today, there are some lessons that transcend sport and show interscholastic athletics teach lessons that are far more important than wins and losses. We are grateful for the recognition, but also for the attitude and education instilled in our Spartans every day, on and off the field, by our coaching staff and athletic program!

Manufacturing Field Trip

On Wednesday, October 12, several Uxbridge students, accompanied by technology education teacher Mr. Hennessy and guidance counselor Ms. Hampton, attended a field trip sponsored by the Blackstone Valley Education Foundation. About ten students were provided the opportunity to visit with three manufacturing companies in the Blackstone Valley, learning about the skills required to be successful in those environments, the type of work the companies do, and the ideal candidates they look for in prospective applicants.

Some of the quotes from the students:


(Interstate Specialty) "Amazing company and people. They all had great ideas, everyone has input, and it's an awesome environment."

(Package Steel) "I liked how hands on it was. Very nice workers."
(Lampin) "I liked how it was owned by the employees, and how there was a retirement fund."
(Interstate Specialty) "I like the machinery and the atmosphere. I would like to possibly have an internship for this company one day."

The program is coordinated by the Blackstone Valley Educational Foundation in conjunction with the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce. October is Manufacturing Month, enabling schools to visit manufacturing firms with students, specifically focusing on post-secondary opportunities. Uxbridge High School was the first school to participate in this programming this year, and is hoping to host a career day for juniors later this year, again in collaboration with the BVEF and BVCC. When the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce began this program three years ago, the primary objective was to aid manufacturers who are lacking a skilled workforce. We at UHS were happy to assist toward that goal!

UHS on UCTV

Our latest installment of UHS on UCTV, the Spartan Showcase, coordinated and produced by senior Andy Kuros, is up. We are trying to produce a couple of these spots every month.

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Instructions

We are excited to have Parent-Teacher conferences coming up on October 20. The portal for registering for appointments will open on October 13 at 8:00 a.m., and it will close at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 20.
If you wish to schedule an appointment with a teacher but there is no time, or you are unable to make it on the 20th, please select the "call back" option. We will attempt to make sure that all call backs take place within a couple of weeks.
If you set up an account last year, you will have to set up a new account this year, unfortunately. It is easier to have everyone reset than to field calls for password resets, and we find that many of our users change from year to year. Sorry for any inconvenience.

School Appointments - Parent Instructions

1.     Go to our school appointments web site:  http://uxyhs.schoolappointments.com/

2.     Register for an account by clicking the "REGISTER" menu tab and filling in the on-line form.  Choose a user id and password for yourself and then click the "Register Now" button.

3.     Add your children into the system by clicking the "Add a Student" button.  Click "Insert New" button to add more children.

4.    Click the "date" icon beside each child's name to schedule appointments.  Select the staff you wish to book appointments with and the "View Calendars" button.  Use the "Ctrl" or "Command" key to select multiple staff to view at the same time.

5.     Click on available time slots to book your appointments and then click the "Book Appointments" button to save your bookings.

More detailed instructions can be viewed by clicking here. 

October School Council Meeting

The UHS School Council will meet on Thursday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the UHS library. The agenda for the meeting can be viewed here or by viewing the School Council page on the UHS website.

In the coming months, our School Council will be examining our Schoolwide Beliefs About Student Learning and Learning Expectations. We also anticipate seeking guidance for the school budget, as well as examining class rank and its validity as a metric at UHS.

All School Council meetings are open to the public.

One-Act Play

Be sure to check out the One Act Play Festival on October 28!

Senior Parent Guidance Presentation

The presentation from our guidance counselors for parents is below. We hope to have a voice-over, video version available soon, but feel free to check out these slides and contact the guidance counselor with any questions.

Senior Trip Slideshow & Information

Here's the presentation from the senior class advisors on the senior trip:

October Newsletter

Our October newsletter is available online. Click here to read, watch, and view!