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UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
Mariposa Building
915 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277
School Attendance: 559-737-5450
Office: 559-737-5450
Fax: 559-737-5442
Principal: Dr. Helen Milliorn-Feller
TOSA: Mr. Josh Curtiss
SEPTEMBER Events at UPHS
SEPTEMBER Events at UPHS
September 1 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL FOR UPHS & COS
September 2 - PSO Meeting @6pm in Yokut 8 Edward Frankovic
September 5 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Freakier Friday
September 5 - COS & UPHS Expectations Assembly 10:50 am / 11:20 am Moro Gym
September 8-12 - Pay it Forward Week
September 9 - College Night @Visalia Convention Center, 303 E. Acequia Ave., Visalia, 5:30-7:30 pm
September 11 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Red, White, & Blue
September 12 - Senior Jostens Meeting 8:30 am
September 12 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Class Color
September 12 - Club Rush / Rally @12:00 pm
September 13 - "Youth Harmony Explosion!" @ COS Sierra Building 9:00 am
September 17 - COS Job Fair COS Quad
September 19 - Junior Jostens Meeting 8:30 am
September 19 - COS Club Day COS Quad 12 pm - 4 pm
September 19 - Academic Assembly (for Spring 2025 Grades) 12 pm Moro Gym
September 19 - PSO Dinner Fundraiser - Panda Express National Fundraiser Online All Day
September 19 - CCCApply Workshop - UPHS Spring 2026 COS Registration 9 am - 11:30 am Location TBA
September 23 - FAFSA Senior Parent & Student Night 5 pm - 6 pm Yokut 7 & 8
September 24 - Junior Jostens Payments Due 8 am - 9:00 am (Jostens on campus to take payments)
September 26 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Panda Spirit (school shirts/colors)
September 26 - Sing Loud! Sung on! (Men’s Choir) 8:30 am Location TBA
September 25 - COS Multicultural Fair 10:30 am - 1:30 pm @COS Quad
September 30 - Improv Class Midterm Performances @5:30 pm and 7 pm - Yokut 5
OCTOBER Events at UPHS
OCTOBER Events at UPHS
October 1 - CSU Application Available
October 1 - Improv Class Midterm Perform: Show 3: Call 5 pm/Curtain 5:30 pm, Show 4: Call 6:30 pm Curt. 7:00 pm
October 2 - Improv Class Midterm Perform: Show 5: Call 8:00 pm/Curtain 5:30 pm, Show 6: Call 6:30 pm Curt. 7:00 pm
October 3 - Nothing But Treble! (All Women’s Choir) 8:30 am @ Location TBD
October 3 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Pink Out - Breast Cancer Awareness
October 4 - UPHS Fall Carnival 12pm - 4pm (7am - 11am set up)
October 7 - PSO Meeting @6pm in Yokut 8--Contact Edward Frankovic at pso.president@uphsconnect.org
October 10 - No UPHS School for UPHS - COS still in session
October 13 - 8:30-3:30 pm Civics Class Trip (Voices Civic Engagement and Service at TCOE)
October 14 - PSAT 11th Graders - Only 11th graders who signed up)
October 15 - PSAT All 10th Graders
October 17 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Panda Spirit (school shirts/colors)
October 17 - Senior Lunch, Official Class Picture@ Yokut Quad 12pm
October 17 - PSO Chuck-E-Cheese fundraiser ALL DAY
October 23 - Tulare-Kings Trades Day, Porterville Fairgrounds, 2700 Teapot Dome Ave, Porterville, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
October 24 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Wear Red
October 24 - COS 6th Annual Orchestra Festival (All symphony students) Time: TBD
October 24 - Red Ribbon/Halloween Rally
October 24 - Halloween Dance @ NAZ 7pm - 10pm—Cost: $10 per person until 1pm on 10/24 & $20@the Door
October 27-31 - UPHS Red Ribbon Week
October 30 - UPHS Dia de Muertos Ofrenda and Celebration 4pm-7pm
October 31 - Spirit Dress Up Day: Halloween Costumes (Follow Dress Code - No Masks)
UPHS Activities Calendar 2025-2026
UPHS Activities Calendar 2025-2026
UPHS Panda path and maxims
UPHS Panda path and maxims
UPHS Panda Path Maxims 2024.pdfUPHS Expected School Wide Learning Results
UPHS Expected School Wide Learning Results
We want all UPHS students to BECOME:
Problem Solvers --who define problems, think critically, make decisions, and create solutions
Communicators --who read, speak, write, and listen to understand
Respectful & Responsible Citizens --who display academic integrity, contribute locally and globally, and are environmentally aware
Self-Motivated Individuals who set well-defined goals, manage time, and are life-long learners
UPHS Vision Statement:
UPHS Vision Statement:
As part of the Early College Initiative, UPHS provides students with an opportunity to prepare for college through rigorous academics, to participate in concurrent enrollment in college classes, and to earn a substantial number of college credits during the high school years.
UPHS Mission Statement:
UPHS Mission Statement:
UPHS will provide opportunities for students to succeed in a rigorous academic curriculum through intensive academic training in preparation for a college path, with an emphasis on academic English, math, science, writing across the curriculum, character development, leadership, community service and civic engagement.
Past Competition Team Winners
Past Competition Team Winners
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad teams who faced-off Saturday at TCOE’s Science Olympiad competition at Mission Oak High School in Tulare. UPHS went up against 15 other high school teams! UPHS placed 4th overall! We also had students earn many medals! We are very proud of these students and their accomplishments! Thank you, Mr. Thiessen and Mr. Peterson for coaching our two teams!
Congratulations to UPHS students Corina Feenstra, Nadia DeDad, Aden Arrambide, Mirian Velasquez, and Victoria Davila! These students have been selected to participate in the Congressional Academy at Fresno State this summer! The Congressional Academies are for 11th and 12th grade students of American history and civics. These students will participate in an orientation, mentor meetings, and a week long on-campus seminar at Fresno State (with students staying in dorms on campus for the week).
Congratulations UPHS senior Claire Toomey, who received a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) "Good Citizen Award" and a $300 scholarship. Claire's essay in the national DAR scholarship program was also selected to advance to the state competition. Best of luck in the competition Claire and in your plans to attend COS next year!
CONGRATULATIONS UPHS GRADUATED SENIORS
CONGRATULATIONS UPHS GRADUATED SENIORS
UPHS Civics teacher, Arturo Figueroa, found out which projects won the 2020 Constitutional Rights Foundation Civic Action Project. Three UPHS students, Aubrey Liddi, Britney Santos, and Corina Feenstra took first place in the 2020 contest. Their project focused on safety on the College of the Sequoias Visalia campus.
Here is the link to view their project: https://crfcap.org/mod/page/view.php?id=208#filter-tabs-content-1-2
Fall 2021 Academic Awards Given Spring 2022
Fall 2021 Academic Awards Given Spring 2022
Congratulations to Mock Trial Team members, Brooke Ramirez one of the artist finalists going to the Mock Trial state competition and to Tavii Garcia and Kari Pendegraft two courtroom journalists who are also going to the Mock Trial state competition on March 20. We are very proud of these students! Thank you, Mr. Rivera and Mr. Lange for coaching this team!
Congratulations to History Day Team members Mori Morsi and Mia Giannandrea who competed in the local History Day competition in February. Mia’s project, WASP Breaking Gender Barriers in the Military, made it to the History Day state level competition. We are very proud of these students and their accomplishments! Thank you, Mr. Figueroa for coaching this team!
Congratulations UPHS senior Zebadiah Facundo, who received the High School Big of the Year from the organization Big Brothers Big Sisters. Ms. Amanda Phelps, the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program Advisor, said this about Zebadiah, “Zebadiah is overall a remarkable individual, and I feel he would be a perfect demonstration of our HSB Program and what it is to be Big of the Year. He is a genuine role model for his Little and has been a great example. He has taught his Little to do his best despite his circumstances and tells him weekly before leaving program to “Keep your head up! Every experience we go through makes us who we are.”
University Preparatory High School is a charter school sponsored by the Tulare County Office of Education in partnership with the College of the Sequoias
University Preparatory High School is a charter school sponsored by the Tulare County Office of Education in partnership with the College of the Sequoias
University Preparatory High School is a WASC-accredited California high school.
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