Good afternoon,
We have a few updates from UHS this week:
Unified Basketball
We have opened registration for Unified Basketball on FamilyID. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. In Unified Sports, teams are made up of people of similar age and ability. Our basketball will likely practice 2-3 times weekly in preparation for games in October and November. Interested individuals can also reach out to Ms. Taglilatela or Ms. Wandyes with questions.
Locker Questions
Some families had inquired about locker access for students. We have the ability to assign any student a locker, should the student want one. All grade 8 students have been assigned lockers. For the most part, upperclassmen tend to not use lockers, but we offered them the opportunity to sign up for a locker, should they need one. If parents have quesitons about locker assignments, the students can contact their school counselor, Ms. Robertson in the counseling office, or Mr. Moura.
Podcast Episode
We have linked our latest podcast, with Mr. Bertrand and Mr. Moura as the guests: https://anchor.fm/uxbridgehighschool/episodes/Spartan-Podcast--September-1-e1n8j7m
No School Friday or Monday
There is no school on Friday, September 2 or Monday, September 5.
Some Thoughts on the Opening
At the end of the first day of school, it is common practice for leadership teams to connect on the successes and challenges of a first day of school. This year, the list of challenges was short and those problems quite minor, really revolving around some classroom shifts to accommodate enrollment and making sure that we have adequate lunchroom seating. Our opening days here have been awesome - the energy is palpable, the positivity emergent in every classroom, and the genuine feeling of focus on many of our goals evident in our classroom visits. Our students have been cooperative, supportive, and communicative, while definitely bringing a sense of stability to our classrooms, alongside educators who have the opportunity to start the year by forging relationships and connecting with their students in ways that do not involve face masks and Zoom screens.
Relatively speaking, we had a good school year last year, but if the past couple of days are any indication, we truly are excited for the 2022-23 school year will bring us. We will push and challenge students and hardly think anything will be perfect, but we have the utmost confidence that the tone has been set for an overall great experience. As we have been sharing with students and staff alike, in the words of the late, great Bill Russell, winning streaks start with a single victory, and then we try to match it again. We certainly hope to sustain this momentum beyond this first week.
As always, reach out if there is anything we can do to support our Spartans. Have a great long weekend!
Michael Rubin, Principal
Uxbridge High School
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