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University Preparatory Academys mission is to prepare a diverse population of 7-12th grade students in the central San Jose and sur... more

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Weekly Family Announcements: March 8-12
Minimum Day Tuesday, March 16 This week Tuesday is a minimum day, and please be reminded that UPA is holding our second Open House for current families, please see below... UPA Open House Please join us for this important opportunity to better ser... Continue
Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 3/6/10

11th Grade Students Depart on Southern California College Tour
The students, staff, parent chaperones, and I, will post pictures, accounts, and various other updates on this site, for all to follow as we travel around southern California visiting colleges and universities, having students imagining themselves... Continue
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Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 3/3/10

UPA Open House For Current Parents, Families and Students: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Hello all current parents, students and families of UPA students, Please find attached and below, details as to UPA's upcoming Open House on Tuesday, March 9: Please join us for this important opportunity to better serve our students in achieving ... Continue
Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 2/28/10

SCCOE Approves UPA Charter!
Dear UPA family, students and parents, Congratulations, we did it; the UPA charter has been renewed for 5 years; the SCCOE Board was unanimous in reauthorizing the charter! Lets move forward together as UPA prepares our students to enroll and succ... Continue
Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 2/18/10

National Junior Art Honor Society Comes to UPA!
Any art student may become a member if you are interested in Visual Art, Multi-Media, Digital Art, Photography. See Ms. Crump for Details! Deadline for Application in mid-March. You do not have to be a current art student to apply! Portfolio requi... Continue
Posted by: Karen Crump
Published: 2/17/10

Today: 3/11/10
2:15 PM Fire Drill

Winter Drama Production

Winter Drama Production

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Weekly Advisory Character Building Concept
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Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 1/15/10

UPA Visual and Performing Arts
I wanted to take just a moment of your time to give public kudos to our arts students and teachers for their wonderful contributions over the past couple of weeks as months of hard work have accumulated, the result being a wonderfully produced dra... Continue
Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 12/17/09

8th Grade Washington DC Trip 2010
The 8th Grade Washington, DCTrip is on for 2009-2010! Please check this portion of the web-site for updates, including attached: our last DC Parent Meeting Agenda and Important Due Dates, Permission Forms, and Health Forms. Continue
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Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 12/15/09

Math Counts
This week I would also like to recognize Ms. Vivian Shannon, who will be leading this year's Math Counts UPA Math Teams which begins this week. Last year, the Math Team saw great success and had just a wonderful time engaging math in a fun and com... Continue
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Posted by: Phil Hophan
Published: 11/3/09