Volunteering is the act of offering a service free of charge. These services can vary from making care packages to helping with kids at a local daycare. Some people volunteer just because they want to,...
It is time for an update on the University Academy seniors. The last few weeks have been packed for seniors with the ACT, senior pictures and senior night for winter sports. The seniors are also working...
University Academy Upper School students have attended many field trips in the past several months. Field trips are a great way to explore the world in an educational way. Field trips can even help students...
University Academy has brought back a teacher’s aide program, which lends a helping hand for teachers and students alike.
Upperclassmen who serve as TAs help teachers in grades K-4 during the Upper...
Be the Change is a class that introduces seniors to careers in the healthcare field at University Academy Upper School. The dual credit class is one semester and requires at least a 3.0 GPA in order to...
School uniforms bring out feelings of love and hatred; uniforms can have their pros and cons.
Staff members and even some students at UA really like the fact that students wear uniforms because it eliminates...
Every school day at 7 a.m., most of University Academy’s Upper School students gather in the cafeteria for breakfast, and at 11:20 a.m. they all return for lunch. The structure and meal plan of these...
Mikiyah Holmes has been adjusting to her new home of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Holmes is making new friends, teammates and memories, including her most recent.
Holmes, a 2024 University Academy graduate, made...
University Academy students take critical tests for nearly every class at the end of each quarter.
For the first and third quarters, these are midterms, and for the second and fourth quarters, these...
Students in University Academy’s Class of 2025 are getting a feel for college lectures while earning college credits at Rockhurst University even though they’re still in their final year of high...
The University Academy seniors went on the annual senior trip from Oct. 6-8. They visited four colleges including Missouri State University, University of Arkansas, Drury University and Philander Smith...
The school year is just heating up, which means new opportunities and beginnings are at hand. As the senior class met with Mrs. Lashonette Kemp, the University Academy Upper School principal, during the...
