UASCS
UAS Elementary School
Frankfort, NY 13340
UAS J/S High School
Frankfort, NY 13340
Monday, February 28th, 2022—Utica Academy of Science junior-senior high school hosted a Black History Month celebration filled with art, music, delicious soul food, and a special guest speaker. To kick-off the celebration, the school was decorated with works of art from the Atoms, including pictures and posters of influential African American citizens, a decorative banner, custom freedom quilts made by the 7th-grade students, printmaking from the 9th-grade students, and much more!
Utica Academy of Science junior-senior high school welcomed guest speaker Dr. Cynthia Jones who shared inspirational songs and poems with the students.
We want to give a shout-out and thank Mr. Lee, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Basic, Mr. Mac for planning and orchestrating the Black History Month Celebration event. A special thank you to all the teachers who helped behind the scenes with the students creating artwork, posters, and poetry recitations for this event. All your hard work has not gone unnoticed. Thank you!
Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from Utica Academy of Science junior-senior high school’s Black History Month Celebration.
Monday, February 28th, 2022—Utica Academy of Science elementary school’s student organization, Crazy 8’s Math club, put their sleuthing hats on to solve a variety of cryptograms. Each of the puzzles allowed the students to practice their math skills of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and fractions to solve the encrypted text. Keep up the great work, Atoms!
Friday, March 18th 2022 - Congratulations to the Utica Academy of Science high school boys basketball team for their incredible season and accomplishments in the Section III Class B Boys Basketball tournament. Your hard work has certainly not gone unnoticed.
A special thank you and shout out to all of our student-athlete parents, coaches, and fans for your continued support throughout the season. Your efforts have made a difference and impacted all of the Atoms. Thank you!
To conclude the season, we invite you to watch the video game highlights of the Utica Academy of Science Boys Basketball team in their Section III Class B Finals against the Chittenango Bears. On Sunday, March 6th, this game was held at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena. The final score of the game was 56-48. The Atoms finished their season with a record of 20 - 4.
Thursday, March 17th, 2022—Atoms go Bragh as Utica Academy of Science elementary school students, teachers, faculty, and staff all dress in their favorite shades of green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
To celebrate this Irish holiday, students participated in various leprechaun games and activities such as writing how they would catch a leprechaun (if given a chance), sorting Lucky Charms, and enjoying a tasty leprechaun snack of graham crackers and green frosting.
We hope all of our students had a wonderful and happy St. Patrick's Day! Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from Utica Academy of Science elementary school's St. Patrick's Day celebration.
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022—Four Corners. Diagonal. Free Space. Blackout! Sounds like an afternoon of Bingo! To celebrate the February ClassDojo winners, Utica Academy of Science elementary school hosted an afternoon of good old-fashioned Bingo fun.
Every month, students from each grade are selected with the highest points based on the following criteria:
Congratulations to all of our February ClassDojo winners. Keep up the great work, Atoms!
Monday, March 14th, 2022—To celebrate Pi Day, the Utica Academy of Science junior-senior high school Atoms hosted a Pie in the Face event to benefit and support the people in Ukraine.
For this event, students would have an opportunity to purchase shaving cream pie and select which staff member they would like to pie in the face. No matter how you slice it, this event was a blast and allowed everyone to give back to those in need.
We want to give a special shout-out to all those who helped make this event possible and the Utica Academy of Science junior-senior high school staff members for being such a good sport.
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Sunday, March 6th, 2022—A long hard battle until the very end! During the Section III Class B Boys Basketball Finals game, the Utica Academy of Science Atoms proved their resilience and never gave up against the Chittenango Bears.
The Bears started strong, but the Atoms proved the second-half was theirs! With 5:30 left on the clock, the Atoms went on a 19-4 run to TIE the game 42-42. In the end, both teams played their hearts out, and the final score was 56-48.
Congratulations to the Atoms for their hard work this entire season and their incredible run in the Section III Class B Basketball Tournament.
Click here to read the game day summary from News Channel 9 - Local SYR, click here to read the game day summary from Syracuse.com, click here to read the game day summary from the Observer-Dispatch, and click here to read the game day summary from the Eagle News Online.
Click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from the Section III Class B Boys Basketball Finals game. Tune in later this week to view our video of the game day highlights.
Monday, March 14th, 2022—Do you know what math's favorite holiday is?! Pi Day, of course! Below are some fun facts about Pi Day (3.14).
We hope you have a happy Pi Day Atoms, no matter how you slice it!
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022—Utica Academy of Science elementary school students in Ms. Woodruff and Mr. Ouellette's class celebrated National Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Inspired by Dr. Seuss' story, 'The Cat in the Hat,' the Atoms participated in Seussical-themed activities and events throughout the day. Students wore custom-made Thing hats and stickers while listening to some classic Dr. Seuss children's stories.
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022—Utica Academy of Science junior-senior high school announces Adela Sokolar and Kalista Garcia as its student-Athletes of the Month!
Adela, a senior, was named the Athlete of the Month for her impressive leadership skills recognized both on and off the court. From volunteering in the Elementary School 'Volleyball Camp' project as a coach to helping those around her grow personally and athletically. With the highest GPA on the team, Adela truly is the definition of a student-athlete and is key to the Atoms' success throughout the season.
Kalista, a sophomore, was named the Athlete of the Month for her leadership skills and dedication to volleyball. Kalista commits time and energy into improving her game, and it has certainly not gone unnoticed, as she is one of the Atoms' most reliable servers and defensive players. Kalista is a leader both on and off the court, continually sharing new tips and tricks to enhance her game with her teammates. In addition to being an instrumental player in building the Elementary School 'Volleyball Camp' program and one of the Volleyball Camp coaches.
Congratulations to both of our Student-Athletes of the Month!