Tuesday, May 28, 2019—Atoms share their green thumb expertise while giving back to their community at the Sitrin Health Care Center. As part of the Military-Civilian Coalition, students and veterans join forces to empower and educate through social endeavors. Together they teamed up and planted delicious herbs and vegetables in their raised garden beds. Great job Atoms!

Friday, May 24, 2019—It's not everyday that Atoms get to dress in 17th century clothing, practice on a cannon drill team and experience fort life. But it's business as usual when you visit Fort Stanwix National Monument and Oriskany Battlefield Historic Site. Right in our backyard, Fort Stanwix and Oriskany Battlefields are two historic locations filled with rich American history. Atoms learned about the 21 day siege at Fort Stanwix, as well as, how it received the title "the fort that never surrendered." Following this adventure, students visited the site of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Oriskany.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019—High school students explore various career paths at the second annual Career Day. This day allows our students the opportunity to gain knowledge of various career paths and professions. Atoms were able to connect with those in the medical field, sports medicine, public service, education, business and more!

Tuesday, April 30, 2019—A field trip that was a bit on the 'oily' side … but ultimately tasty and highly memorable. First grade Atoms had the wonderful opportunity to get a front row seat and visit one of the world leaders in the olive oil market, Sovena. With over 10 million olive trees and exporting to over 70 countries, scholars learned about the olive oil making process, tried tasty snacks from other countries and had the opportunity to design their own olive oil label!

Wednesday, May 22, 2019—We all have been asked the question at least once in our lives, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Kindergarten and 1st grade ESL Atoms learned about various careers and what they might want to be when they too grow up. At the career day, Atoms explored fields in public service, education, medical and more! One student mentioned they wanted to be a teacher when they grew up.

Thursday, May 9, 2019—It's time to celebrate major achievements at the Utica Academy of Science Charter Middle School. During Teacher Appreciation week, UASCS hosted it's 3rd MP Award ceremony where they acknowledged scholars for their academic excellence, and citizenship performance. Way to go Atoms!

Saturday, April 27, 2019—At Utica’s 2019 Mayor’s Gala, The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, was recognized and honored for its efforts enabling persons with disabilities and their families to achieve their potential through self-determined goals in partnership. The event was held on Saturday, April 27, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Utica. UASCS is proud to support The Arc’s ongoing efforts to enhance the lives of those it serves in our community.

On Monday, March 18, 2019, students in 9th grade had the opportunity to attend Herkimer County's Career Day held at Herkimer College. With 60 different career representatives to choose from, students each explored four to five different career tables to gather information on how to connect their current academic pursuits to future career paths.

On Saturday, April 6, 2019, several female students participated in the STEM Expo for girls at MVCC Alumni College Center. The innovative one-day event was designed to introduce girls in grades 9 through 12 to opportunities in the fields of engineering and science. Eight scholars from our school participated in a challenge to build a tower out of spaghetti, with the tallest tower winning. Congratulations to our students Mia, Italia, and Madison, whose tower won first place!