Uplift Education continues to innovate and put students’ and teachers’ well-being first by adding Dr. John Gasko as its Chief Well-Being and SEL Officer. This addition to Uplift’s innovative and robust wellness and social emotional learning team will not only ensure that Uplift students have access to regular and reliable preventative and supportive mental health […]
Sreeja Kuppam, an Uplift North Hills scholar, published her first book on her thirteenth birthday. Ancient Dynasty Chronicle: The Untold Truth is a series of adventure, mystery, and suspense. The middle school scholar has always shown her passion for writing in class and at home. “My parents didn’t expect me to write a book, but […]
The most opportune moment to cement healthy eating habits during the school day is lunch! At Uplift, we celebrated National School Lunch Week with bright colors, bold flavors and balanced nutrition. A focus is on a nutritious diet will give scholars the energy to power through their day. Scholars are encouraged to start the day […]
Special Olympics was created by Eunice Shriver Kennedy in 1968 when she noticed the need for a place where children with intellectual disabilities could play. Her vision took off and now the Special Olympics are widely recognized across the world. On April 18, Uplift fielded the first network-wide Special Olympics at Lumpkins Stadium in Waxahachie, […]
Junior Career Experience Trips were created to help guide and demonstrate to our junior class the possible job opportunities they could obtain after college. These trips consist of various companies including Fortune 500s. In March, scholars had the opportunity to visit Compass Health to explore various roles and interact with employees. They were given advice […]
At Uplift the importance of academics is one of the qualities we have instilled in our scholars. And while we know academics are very important we also like to have fun during our free time! Run Club at Uplift was created last year to help bring fitness and nutrition information to scholars. The Run Club […]
Uplift celebrates the work of social counselors and Road to College counselors network wide during National Counselors Week from February 1-5. National Counselors week was established to recognize the tireless efforts of counselors across the country in public schools. At Uplift, teams of counselors provide both emotional and mental support for scholars as well as […]
This week Uplift Education will be celebrating National School Lunch Week! We will feature menu items like the new meatball sub, dried cranberries, Jicama and some other “not so familiar foods” at lunch. We will also offer incentive items to elementary scholars (grades K-5) that participate with us during lunch this week. These giveaways include fun and […]