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UPA PODCAST: OUR HISTORY

"THE STARS ARE COMING..."


When we opened our doors in 2001, Urban Promise Academy founding staff kept repeating these words to UPA's first students. Those kids, of course, were the coming stars. But before they could shine, the school needed a building, a principal, a name—pretty much everything. 

This podcast tells that story, in the words of those who were there: Founding Principal David Montes de Oca, Counselor Mary Ellen Bayardo, Community School Manager Glendy Cordero, Principals Gia Truong and Mark Triplett, and founding student and current Restorative Justice Facilitator Agustin Barajas (known to students as "Base").

Former principal and podcast narrator Claire Fisher puts it, "What started as an idea among friends has become a long legacy of warriors, scholars, and artists." Listen to our first-ever podcast below!
The stars of this podcast:
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Agustin "Base" Barajas
Restorative Justice Facilitator
Hear his full interview ​here.

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Gia Truong
Principal, 2003-2008
Full interview

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Mark Triplett
Principal, 2008-2013
Full interview

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Mary Ellen Bayardo
School Counselor

Listen to her full interview.

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Glendy Cordero
Community School Manager
Full interview

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David Montes de Oca
Founding Principal (2001-2003)
Full interview

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  • Home
  • OUR HISTORY
  • ABOUT UPA
    • UPA is Unique >
      • OUR VISION
      • OUR LEARNING MODEL
      • SUMMIT BASE CAMP
      • Graduate Profile
      • Student Demographic
    • Bell Schedule
    • After School Program
    • Staff Directory
    • UPA IN THE NEWS
    • CONTACT US
  • UPA Calendar
  • For Families
    • Family Newsletter
    • School Uniforms
    • Summer Options
  • For Students
    • Clubs & Leadership
    • Academic Resources
    • Online Learning Portal
  • URBAN ARTS (ASP)
    • Athletics
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • Williams Complaint Procedures