Weekly News and Notes

 A few updates from UHS this week:

Business and Finance Pathway Approved

Earlier this week, UHS announced that its fourth career pathway, in business, finance, and logistics, was approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. UHS now has four career pathways: manufacturing, biomedical science, media/information science, and business. Beginning next year, students in grade 8 will take one quarter in each of the four pathways, and then will be able to "declare" a full pathway for grades 9-12.

The newest courses to our Program of Studies include classes called "Money Management," "Introduction to Business," and "Introduction to Logistics." We have enhanced already existing curricula in computer science and engineering, and we have also added new courses in manufacturing and materials processing. For students currently at UHS, and those who will join us next year, it is an exciting time to be a Spartan!

Football Senior Day

Our football team will host Worcester South on Saturday at 1 for senior day. We wish the team and thank the seniors for their efforts for this team - not only this year, but their entire time at UHS. We also congratulate the senior cheerleaders for their careers and thank Coach Knauer and the cheer squad for their hard work this season!

Mr. Carbone and our administration are working on a way to have general fans and students in attendance for our final game against BVT in a couple of weeks. It may be limited in terms of number, but we will try to see what is possible.

Spring Athletics

The spring athletics registration portal is open on FamilyID. The window for registration is short for 2021, so please make sure registration is complete by the end of next week.

Senior Events

There will be updates to prom and senior events coming after April vacation. We will be meeting with the seniors next Thursday to outline some of the next steps we are planning. With quarter 3 grades closing today, there will definitely be some students who will need to have strong fourth quarters to make sure they meet graduation requirements. We always tell students to guard against developing too many bad habits in their closing weeks at UHS.

Additionally, we are working on a number of options for graduation and awards night. We understand many have felt compelled to share their thoughts, feedback, and considerations about end-of-year. Please know that we continue to work on different scenarios around weather, space, and safety, none of which are particularly easy variables with which to work.

Finally, seniors have had scholarship information shared with them. For seniors who need letters of recommendation, they have been directed to contact teachers directly and not rely on downloads of previous letters used for college, as sometimes scholarships have specific criteria. Last year, the number of seniors who applied for scholarships dwindled significantly. Unfortunately, after giving them the applications and opportunities, there is little for us to do other than encourage, as the responsibility rests with the students.

Have a great weekend.