The UCAS Weekly

The next lost and found clean out will be Oct. 26th. If you are missing something, please check the lost and found before the remaining items are donated to charity.

PSAT - Juniors who signed up to take the PSAT need to mark their calendars and remember to arrive on time on Tuesday, October 27th. They should report directly to the Activity Center by 9:00 am.

Important Attendance Deadline - Please be aware that absences accrued between October 1st and October 14th need to be excused by October 19th.

Before October 19th: Parents may log into the Frogtummy portal to excuse any missed periods.

After October 19th: Any remaining unexcused absences will lock. Students will automatically accrue detentions for each period that was not excused. If you cannot remember how to log in or access your account, please contact the school office at 801-225-8227 for assistance. Please review your child’s attendance portal on Aspire or Frogtummy and submit any necessary excuses before the deadline.

Sadie Hawkins dance will be Friday October 23rd. This is a girl’s choice dance. Visitors are welcome with a completed Guest Form. The theme for Sadie’s is The WILD WILD WEST!! Purchase your tickets in the school store. Remember!! The best Sadie's proposal gets free tickets IF a video or picture is sent to Ms. K (grace.krueger@ucas-edu.net).

Science week at UVU is Oct. 19th - Oct. 23rd. There are lots of fun activities for the community. You can find more info on the UVU website. https://www.uvu.edu/college-of-science/events/science_week/index.html

Detentions - Afternoon detention will be held on Tuesday and Thursday this week. There will be no

afternoon detention on Wednesday.

Student of the Month - The following students have been nominated for October's Student of the

Month! To celebrate your hard work, you're invited to an exclusive VIP luncheon in Mr. Burns' classroom on Tuesday, October 20th during 4th and 5th period. Delicious food and major bragging

rights await! Before you can claim your seat at the table, make sure to swing by and see Ms. Garnet to pick up your official golden ticket invitation. Huge congratulations to all the nominees—you rock!

Ethan Ralphs, Jaxon Castro, Cecily Strong, Adalynn Blackburn, Hugo Carney, Lila Shearer, Aiden Carney, Kayzee Royer, Natalie Nordyke, Dominic Candelaria, Natalie Mills, Daniel DeLong, Xavier Raty, Sawyer Wood.

TSA will meet Wednesday after school in Mr. Binford's room. We will discuss all the TSA competitions from Fashion Design and Music Production to Video Game Design and Bridge Brake. There is a competition for everyone. So come eat pizza and see how you can compete with TSA!

Astronomy Club will meet on Mondays after school in Mrs. Gant’s classroom. We will meet on the day of the Full Moon Monday the 26th . Werewolves not welcome!

Speed Tournament - Want to do something more active and different during your advisory class?

Participate in the Speed Basketball Tournament. Prizes to the top 3 places. Go to your email to register before Monday, October 19th so you can join in. That is next week.

Hackathon - November 12th from 8:00am to 8:00pm there will be a Hackathon at Utah State

University Logan Campus. If you are interested in participating, talk to Ms. LaRose by October14th!

After School Tutoring

Pick-up procedures - Please remember to use the new pick-up procedures, especially after school, so that pedestrians are safe and parked cars are not blocked from exiting. OPTION 1: Enter from the East Side and have your student meet you in front of the McKay Education Building. Option 2: Pull through in front of the Clarke Building. Enter from the West side and have your students meet you on the sidewalk on the South side of 800 S.

Attendance: You may view and excuse your student's absences by logging into the parent portal (https://ucas-edu.frogtummy.io/account/login/login). You may also excuse absences by replying directly to the attendance text messages sent to your phone. As a courtesy to our office staff, please remember to abide by our attendance policies:

• Tardies vs. Absences: Students arriving up to 10 minutes late will be marked as tardy. Any arrival after the 10-minute mark will be recorded as an absence.
• Excusing Absences: Please excuse your student when you receive an automated email or text notification. Absences must be excused within a week or the system automatically converts them to unexcused. Unexcused absences require students to make up this time before or after school for each period missed.
• Medical Excuses - please ask your medical provider to print a medical excuse letter for your student. Send it with your student to the UCAS main office secretary.

Join a Club

Technology Student Association (TSA) - Come join our team for board game design, children's stories, structural design, music production and more! Mr. Binford is advising.

Science Olympiad - Contact Mr. Johanson if you are interested in joining and competing!

National Honor Society (NHS) - NHS meets Thursdays after school for service activities. Mrs. Cannon is advising.

Robotics - Robotics meets Thursdays from 4:00pm-5:00pm. Ms. LaRose is advising.

Political Science Club – If you are interested in Mock Legislature, Mock Trial and Model UN, show up and learn how to get involved. This club meets during advisory in Mr. Ferlo's class.

Health Occupation Student Association (HOSA) - HOSA meets in Mrs. Wishart's advisory. They have guest speakers, and participate in afterschool fieldtrips on a monthly basis.

SheTech - More information will be available soon! SheTech provides a fun opportunity for girls in STEM to network and connect, as well as to qualify to receive exclusive spots at special events!

Poetry Society - Miss Thornock is advising this new club. They meet every other Monday.

Chase the Sky - Mrs. Gant will be advising this club, more information coming soon.

Phi Theta Kappa - PHK is a college honors society at UVU. Contact Mrs. Krueger for more information.