Upson-Lee High School

Updates from the wrestling area traditional tournament today! ULHS took second as a team. The Knights lost to Troup by just two points. The individual results are: 1st Connor Walker John Adams Cason Waddell Jordan Little Trevor Young Cleveland Nicholas 2nd Cooper White 4th Colby Clay Roy Hicks Kale Nelson Evan Laber Chestin Howard 5th Xerxes Bloodworth Congrats to all the Knights and coaches on their performance! UL!

Check out the information below on our Career Fair scheduled for February 14th!

Mr. Norris and Mr. Smith are in the midst of their rhetorical analysis unit in AP English Language and Composition. Today, students began learning how to scores essays like AP exam graders! They were given the official rubric and explanation of how the essays are scored. Essays are scored as follows: Thesis: 0 or 1 Evidence and Commentary 0-4 Sophistication: 0 or 1 Students were given the writing prompt, the rubric, and three AP Language essays that were submitted and graded in 2023 and released to all teachers by College Board. Our students then read and scored the three sample essays based on the rubric. After completing their scoring, the teachers gave the official scores to the students and commentary on why the students received their grades. Students could then see if their grade was similar to the official scores! This activity helps student learn the expectations needed to pass the AP Exam, and how their writing compares to other students from around the country.

Mr. Norris and Mr. Smith are in the midst of their rhetorical analysis unit in AP English Language and Composition. Today, students began learning how to scores essays like AP exam graders! They were given the official rubric and explanation of how the essays are scored. Essays are scored as follows: Thesis: 0 or 1 Evidence and Commentary 0-4 Sophistication: 0 or 1 Students were given the writing prompt, the rubric, and three AP Language essays that were submitted and graded in 2023 and released to all teachers by College Board. Our students then read and scored the three sample essays based on the rubric. After completing their scoring, the teachers gave the official scores to the students and commentary on why the students received their grades. Students could then see if their grade was similar to the official scores! This activity helps student learn the expectations needed to pass the AP Exam, and how their writing compares to other students from around the country.

Mrs. Kena Kendrick, a realtor with the Georgia Real Estate Team and a proud partner of ULHS, had a special treat for all our staff members today. She provided coffee or ice cream treats from Coffeeagogo! Thank you so much, Mrs. Kendrick, the Georgia Real Estate Team and Coffeeagogo

Important! We will be taking club photos for the yearbook tomorrow during our HR/Club period right after 1st Block!

Good Morning ULHS, Midterms were originally scheduled to go home on February 5th, 2025. To accommodate for the missed school days, midterms will now go home on February 12th 2025. This decision extends the grading deadline to this Friday January 31.

RESCHEDULED! Class of 2025, There will be a meeting Friday, January 31st at 8:30AM at the Fine Arts Center. Important Spring information will be shared. Please make plans to attend!

Important yearbook updates! Due to the school closure last week, senior ads have been extended until February 7th. This will be the final day to have a senior ad purchases. Senior Ads are $300 for a full page ad, $200 for a 1/2 page ad, and $125 for a 1/4 page ad. You can pay and design your ad online at yearbookforever.com. If you would like the yearbook staff to help create the ad, stop by room 203 to talk with Mr. Norris or email him at mnorris@upson.k12.ga.us. Yearbook sales are going very well. We have 100 yearbooks left for purchase. Yearbook prices are currently $80 but will rise to $90 on March 1st. You can purchase your yearbook online at yearbookforever.com. To save tax and other fees, you can also pay directly to Mr. Norris in room 203 via cash or check.

Upson-Lee High School Baseball tryouts start Monday, January 27 at Silvertown Ballpark from 3:30pm - 5:30pm. Players must register on www.RankOne.com with an updated physical to participate. Proper baseball attire must be worn.

Saturday School, scheduled for January 25, is cancelled. It will resume next weekend.

After consultation with the Sheriff’s Office, local EMS, and the TU transportation department, we have made the decision to close school again tomorrow, Friday, January 24. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution for our buses, parent/staff drivers, and our young student drivers who may be driving themselves to school on secondary roads that could be icy and dangerous in the morning after refreezing overnight. As you know, we will always put student and staff safety first when making decisions such as this one. All schools will return to a regular schedule on Monday, January 27. Thank you for your support of Thomaston-Upson Schools!

Due to the probability of icy and hazardous road conditions, particularly on secondary roads, and our safety concerns for students and staff, the Thomaston-Upson School System will be closed on Thursday, January 23.

Due to severe weather and the probability of adverse driving conditions in the morning, all Thomaston-Upson Schools and Central Office will be closed on Wednesday, January 22. We will continue to monitor the weather and will release information about Thursday’s plans as soon as possible.

The TU School System has been monitoring weather reports and gathering the information necessary to make an informed decision about this week’s predicted storms. In order to ensure the safety of students and staff, all Thomaston-Upson Schools and central office will be closed Tuesday, January 21. We will release information about Wednesday’s plans on Tuesday afternoon after assessing the weather situation. Please know that the Thomaston-Upson School System will always put safety first when making decisions that affect our students and staff.

Class of 2025, There will be a meeting Friday, January 24th at 8:30AM at the Fine Arts Center. Important Spring information will be shared. Please make plans to attend!

FBLA attended the Region Leadership Conference at Peach County High School on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Pictured above L to R: Jeremiah Blasingame, Ronik Patel, Kiana Carter, Dakota Martin, and Tyrianna Ridley. The team of Kiana Carter, Dakota Martin, and Tyrianna Ridley placed 3rd in Graphic Design. The team of Jeremiah Blasingame, Owen Knight, and Ronik Patel placed 5th in Sports & Entertainment Management. Owen Knight placed 2nd in Management Information Systems. Ronik Patel placed 1st in Marketing. Hadley Chastain placed 4th in Intro to Business Communication, 10th in Personal Finance, and will advance to state in both events

Our second semester is moving on full steam ahead, but we would be remiss if we did not honor numerous students for their Milestones achievements in the first semester. The following students were honored today with a certificate for scoring level 3 or level 4 on their Georgia Milestones exams. These are the highest levels students can achieve and we want to congratulate these students and their teachers for reaching proficient or distinguished levels on their assessments. Biology Milestones Levi Hausman, Kingston Allen, Ch’Marria Alsobrooks, Christian Alsobrooks, Austyn Bridges, Alyssa Christian, Kaysia Durham, Xavier Francis-Freeman, Chestin Howard, Leilah Kirk, Cadence Rogers, K’lynn Sherr, Brady Sorrow, Derri’on Weston, Khamija Wilson, Melody Witchey, Isaiah Alston, Addison Buffington, Maleiah Carter, Emily Creamer, Akil Davis, Ryan Hall, Willow Hood, Skyiler Jaeger, Trenton Kruse, Beecher McCants, Colin Whitehead, Taniya Billinger, Devin Brooks, Kylie Finley, Haven Gonzalez, Gage Holmes, Brenton Holtapp, Peyton Howard, Acorriyah Jenkins, Mazon Mitchell, Ne’khijah Perry, Nicholas Poindexter, Steven Slaughter, Jamarcus Smith, Tristen White. American Literature Milestones Ronnie Farmer, Charity Santos, Heather Jackson, Harmony Harris, Brodee Hurt, Makinzie Kirby, Alexa Velasco, Charlie Basilici, Emily Creamer, Jaxon Creamer, Akil Davis, Drake Dyer, Laila Foster, Sophia Harris, Trenton Hill, Colin Howell, Zion Pickens, Aaliyah Raines, James Butts, A’Merious Colquitt, Kyndel Davis, Austin Johnson, Colton PRice, Tereso Santos, Lillyanna Booth, Gracie Bowen, Hadley Chastain, Heli Dave, Tekelli Garland, Macey Harris, Chastin Haynes, Isabella Parrott, Christopher Peppers, Camberlee Siegman, Cason Waddell. Algebra Milestones Evan Bruce, Sara Cochran, Mikayla Hardaway, Isaiah Kelley, Madison Lee, Connor McDonald, David Montgomery, Jakeriya Powell, Laquintus Raines, Knowledge Robinson, Axel Rosas, Yuki Sandefur, Kayden Searcy, Kendall Sheffield, Cameron Simonds, Evan Turner, Elizabeth Ventura, Christina Wright, Hunter Davis, Ja’Kiya Gray, Kingston Harris, Ja’Nylan Holloway, Zachery Holloway, Isaeh Jenkins, Avery Wilson, Braxton Bartlett, Kenyetta Dumas, Heaven Hickman, Roy Hicks, Catherine Portwood, Jonathan Tidwell, Julius Traylor, Ella wainwright, Laurence Wilson. U.S. History Milestones Stephen Akins, Tripp Allen, Chandler Beverly, Remington Granger, Jillian Mobley, Jayden Skelton, Dakota Stanley, Marcus Williams, Emily Campbell, Joshawn Dozier, BayleeEidson, Dayshawn Fils-aime, Gage Smiley, Grant Stockton, Lillian Casteel, Shyanne Cleveland, Christian Garner, Ja’siyan Lockett, Charles Sykes.

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Scholarship Saturday is scheduled for Saturday January 25th! Check out the flyer for more details!