Utopia ISD

Click the link below for more info on Utopia School's Christmas Kindness Challenge. Need more info? Email Mrs. Kay at akay@utopiaisd.net. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1poQS8kNFPud6nSz4zpGJ-3svMxtWFLpv/view?usp=sharing

Jr High & High School Semester Exams will be held Tues. Dec 13 - Thurs. Dec 15. The exam schedule is available at www.utopiaisd.net or by clicking the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hEB4iBqjYFXFzlza1ucYdrrwW3xw_jOA/view?usp=sharing

Christmas Kindness Challenge Week - let's give the gift of kindness!

Utopia School Holiday Meal Thursday December 8, 2022 Parents, Grandparents, Siblings and Friends are invited to join us for a Holiday Meal ! Adult Guest Lunch (12 & up) $7.00 Child Guest Lunch $3.00 Purchase tickets at the school business office ahead of time or RSVP 830-966-1928 Remember to bring your Driver's License & get a Visitors Tag. Menu Roasted Turkey & Ham Mashed Potatoes / Gravy Cornbread Stuffing Seasoned Green Beans Dinner Roll Pumpkin & Apple Pie Lunch Schedule PreK & Kinder 11:00 1st & 2nd 11:10 3rd & 4th 11:20 5th & 6th 11:40 7th - 12 Grade 12:38

Parents, guardians, family members, teachers, or community members may nominate a child for testing into the Utopia ISD Gifted and Talented Program at any time. Students who qualify for the program receive regular GT services in the upcoming school year. If you would like to nominate a child to be screened for our GT program, please request a form from akay@utopiaisd.net and complete the nomination survey.

Utopia ISD's annual holiday lunch with family members in the cafeteria will be Thursday December 8th. More information will be sent home with students and posted on the website after Thanksgiving break. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving !

District CC Meet, Monday , Oct 10th @ Rocksprings Golf Course. Six miles south of Rocksprings on HWY 55 between Rocksprings and Barksdale. HS will leave at 6:30 am. VG run @ 9:00am, VB run @ 9:30 am and JV run @10 am. Junior High will leave at 2:30 pm. Junior High Girls run at 5:00 pm and Junior High boys @ 5:30pm.

Tomorrow ,October 7th , money is due for HS BB boys shooting shirts and for HS student backpacks with names. ($38 for each....)

Book Fair is October 17-21, 2022. If you have an hour or two, a morning, or an afternoon available that week, please consider volunteering. Contact tloman@utopiaisd.net or call 830-966-3339. Thank you!

Utopia CC teams will be leaving at 12:00 , Monday, October 3rd to Rocksprings. The Cross Country meet will be held at the Golf Course. Varsity Boys will be running at 2:30. Varsity Girls will be running at 3:00. JH Girls will be running at 3:40. JH Boys will be running at 4:10. JH girls playing volleyball will not be going to the cross country meet.

Please consider supporting Box Tops for Education. All proceeds benefit the Utopia Schools Library and go toward the purchase of books. Just download the app and scan your receipt. If you don't want to scan your receipt, just send it to the school library, and Mrs. Loman will scan it for you. Thank you so much for your support. https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/get-the-app

Support the Buffalo Backers by buying a pencil in the library! 50¢

Get ready to celebrate the Joy of Books with the 2022 Fall Book Fair. October 17-21, 2022 from 8:00-4:00. Family Night is October 20 until 6:00 pm. All visitors must check in at the school office. Homeschool students are welcome! Volunteers needed! Please call the school library if you can work at the Book Fair!

UTOPIA ISD CAREER FAIR Friday, October 7, 2022 8 am - 2 pm Competition Gymnasium 258 School St., Utopia, TX 78884 We need to expose our 7-12th grade students to a wide variety of careers. Each business/career representative will have an 8' table and 2 chairs provided in the gym. You will talk to groups of students about career opportunities available in your field/industry. There will be 20 minutes per station rotations (15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for questions and answers. Please contact Mrs. Kay at akay@utopiaisd.net (830-966-3339) if you would like to present your career.

Wear your maroon on Tuesday in support of the Uvalde community whose students and staff return to school that day.

Utopia ISD will begin classes at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. At 10:00 AM students in grades Pre Kindergarten through fourth will report to their classroom in the Elementary Building and students in grades five through twelve will report to their third period class. Breakfast will be served beginning at 9:15 AM in the cafeteria. Even though local and state roads may be open we encourage everyone to proceed with extreme caution, especially at low water crossings. Please don't take any chances and be safe!

Utopia ISD is on a delayed start today until 10:00 AM. Currently busses are scheduled to run on a two hour delay. Further decisions concerning school today will be made as more information about road conditions becomes available. Please continue to monitor the district facebook page and website for future.

CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES AT BANDERA On Saturday, August 20, 2022, the Utopia High School varsity boys cross country team competed in a field of more than twenty-four teams at the Bandera cross country relays. The team of Luke Leavelle and Jaxon Lopez finished fourth overall. The second team from Utopia ran into hard times and were not able to complete the race, but both participants, Taylor Wiekamp and Fischer McCarty, gave it all they had. In the JV Division the team of Braydon Long and Lawson Leavelle finished fifth in a field of fifteen.

REPORT FROM THE LEAKEY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Friday and Saturday the Utopia High School volleyball teams participated in a two-day tournament in Leakey. During Friday’s pool play the varsity team was victorious over Comstock, Leakey, and Brackettville. These victories allowed the varsity team to be seeded first in pool B. Saturday the Varsity girls started the day with a win against La Pryor and moved qualified to play in the semifinal round. Utopia lost to Sabinal in the semifinal game, but still played for third place against Leakey. In the battle for third place the ladies beat out Leakey to receive a third-place trophy. The ladies play very well both days! Meagan Cole, Kylie Bomer, and Chloe Chamness had multiple kills. Libero, Kinsley Cox, had another outstanding passing game. The Moore sisters also played well with Lillie setting and Hallie hitting and blocking middle in the middle. Bella Bownds shored up the left side as the outside hitter and had great serves. Haley Perez was clutch coming in at crucial times both days. These girls are gaining confidence every match and best of all they are coming together as a team! The JV played Leakey, Harper, and Brackettville and was seeded 3rd after day one. The JV ladies played well on Saturday beating their first opponent before losing in the semifinals to a very tough Harper team. The JV defeat their final opponent, Junction, to place 3rd overall in the JV division. Taya Bohannan and Nicole Duke were key as middle blockers. Jayci Barfield-Vasquez did a good job as setter. Chloe Matocha had a great day serving and Riley McCutcheon is improving everyday as Libero. Honorable mention for Lizzie Hyr, Kyla Plance and Olivia.

Singer and motivational speaker SaulPaul is coming to Utopia School on Monday, August 22! He will speak to PreK-5th grade students from 8:15 to 9:00 and to 6th-12th grade students from 9:15-10:15.