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Powderpuff 2024
04/03/24, Janni Rich White
This Wednesday was the junior v. senior game, Powderpuff. During the first half of the game, the juniors were in the lead but after half-time the seniors turned around the game and won the game. Although no one can seem to agree what the score currently is, the seniors won, no over-time.
Halftime Show
During half-time, both the junior and senior cheerleaders performed the routines they have been practicing. Both teams did a good job in raising team moral and entertaining the crowd!
Good job to all those who made Powderpuff possible and congratulations to the seniors!
Pictures taken by Anthony Ludenga
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: U.P.'s growing art scene
U.P.'s Art Classes and The Jaguar Journal would like to introduce you to the “U.P. Artist Spotlight”. Each week, Mrs. Zeno, our awesome Art teacher, highlights 6-7 artists from the ART I and ART II classes to display how talented all of our students are! We will update a digital gallery for all students and staff to enjoy.
Here are this weeks artworks:
U.P.'s "Club Guy"
Janni Rich White, 03/29/24
Anthony Ludenga (11) is often referred to as "Club Guy" by a number of middle-schoolers due to his involvement in so many extracurriculars. He participates in leading multiple clubs, such as, Mock Trial (vice president), Chess (President), SAT prep club (vice president), Film Club (president), and UP Key Club (Advisory) using his positions to make sure each club is able to run smoothly.
Focusing on some of Anthony's achievements, he is the founder of film club which strives in leading the school's visual art effort and capturing multiple events on campus. Videos from Film Club can be found on their Instagram: @upfilmclub
Anthony started out in Key Club in his sophomore year, and in just a year he's risen in the ranks and is currently leading the High Desert Division (D36N) as the LT. Governor.
Outside of clubs, Anthony is also one of the editors in Yearbook. Working on the school yearbook, but also filming videos such as "Lifeline" (found on the upfilmclub Instagram) which spreads awareness on suicide and highlights what reaching out to others can accomplish.
SCVA Choir Performance Student Review
SCVA Choir Performance Student Review
Kayla Garcia, 03/20/24
UP Choir's highest-level group, Madrigals, took to the SCVA (Southern California Vocal Association) Choral Festival on March 12 as their first festival of the year. Their performance took home an "Excellent" title ranking.
An Excellent, although very good, is not the best rank one can receive, with one above as "Superior". A Madrigal member, Grace Duran, when asked what could’ve gone better with the performance, states, “We could’ve been a lot more expressive and just a lot more confident overall”. She includes, “I feel like we got nervous seeing the other choirs and shied away from our confidence”. There may have been some self-doubt within the choir that led them to be slightly tense and less enthusiastic on stage.
Grace also reveals what she was most nervous about during the performance, “I was most nervous for our choir to get a good ranking. I was scared we weren't going to get a good score and we'd feel down about ourselves, but we did better than I thought.” Although there was uncertainty, Madrigals did well and were able to achieve an impressive title.
Trinity Doyle, another member of Madrigals, also experienced some doubt about their showcasing. She did not feel proud of the performance personally but acknowledged the commendable placement. Alongside her previous thoughts, Trinity states, “The chamber singers were amazing, and they deserved their placement. Maybe next year we can try to win superior”. Claiming there to be fair placement, she hopes for next year to achieve even more than before.
Especially as it was the first festival of the year for them, UP Choir was notable. The Madrigals have many opportunities in the next two months to show off more of their talent alongside other choral groups at the school.
SCSBOA Festival: U.P.'s Elite Highschool Band Takes the Stage
04/05/24, Dani Jackman
On March 13th, University Prep's best band students packed up their instruments, put on their concert attire, and set off for Redlands High School to compete in the SCSBOA (Southern California School Band and Orchestra) to compete against other junior/high schools and play among student bands from the elementary level to colleges and universities for a chance at the first place prize.
Since 1937, the SCSBOA has hosted clinics, workshops, festivals, uniform adjudication procedures, music lists, and other activities for thousands of band directors and band students alike to promote musical education in America's school systems. Our Advanced Strings, Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble took turns performing and competing throughout the day, playing music they'd worked so hard on for the past few weeks.
Once at the high school, the student musicians waited a number of hours for their turns to grace the stage with their performances of the day. By lunch at 12:15 pm, none of U.P.'s bands had performed. Lunch was pizza and ramen from the volunteer snack cart, and students were able to purchase various other snacks throughout the day as they waited for their turns.
Our Middle School Intermediate Strings band was first, and performed in the third group along with High School Advanced Strings before the judges took a break. After break, High School Wind Ensemble competed, and after dinner, High School Orchestra finally hit the stage. After all the groups had performed, they recieved their scores and boarded the bus to go home.
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