Weekly News and Notes

Good afternoon,

A few bits of news this week from UHS.

Holiday Concert

Thanks to our many talented musicians and the amazing Ms. Penza for a wonderful Holiday Concert on Wednesday night. The entire cast of ensemble members performed tremendously, and, if you missed the concert, you can catch replays of the the event on Uxbridge Cable. We are so very fortunate to have an amazing music department, a committed Friends of Music partnership, and the support of the community, as our stellar musicians played to a packed house!

Booster Club Opportunities

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer at the Basketball Concession stand or gate. We still need many more volunteers especially for girls' games. Please help boosters to support Spartan Athletes. Thank you,

Click one of the links below and signup for the date and time you are able to help. Thank you!
Girls' Basketball Concession Stand Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4EAAAC28A6FE3-girls
Boys' Basketball Concession Stand Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4EAAAC28A6FE3-boys

Progress Reports

Progress reports for quarter two will be online at the end of next week. If there are concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's counselor or to the teachers directly.

Winter Athletics
Winter sports opened up this week, as girls basketball played its first game of the year at Auburn on Thursday; the boys will open up at home on Saturday afternoon, also against Auburn, with the tipoff slated for 2:30 p.m. We also welcome to the coaching staff Casandra Knauer, a teacher at Whitin, who will be our new cheerleading coach, with the program starting practices this week as well!



Finally, about three years ago, our administration presented a comprehensive redesign of our Program of Studies, master schedule, and graduation requirements to the Uxbridge School Committee. The title of that presentation was "Strive for Greatness," and it made recommendations to changes that we believed would enhance the experience of students at UHS. We were tasked with the responsibility and the goal of changing the academic and curricular culture of the high school, and, as our accreditation visit has ended and we anticipate recommendations to guide us over the next several years, our goal remains the same: to "strive for greatness." We are so grateful that we have been able to make so many changes to the program at UHS, and that now we are a place modeling new learning experiences for students around the state. Already, we have been visited by close to a dozen schools, and four more will visit in the next two weeks, eager to capture some elements of teaching and learning at UHS. For that, we are appreciative of the opportunity that we have for our staff and students, that our improvement plans have been supported, and that we continue to have the opportunity to reflect, refine, and redesign the school to which we all aspire.

Yours in black and orange,

Michael Rubin
Principal