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Weekly Beat | High School Edition | December 16th

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UPCOMING events

December
→ Friday Dec 17- - Merchandise Pickup

HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE PICKUP after school friday, Dec. 17

Did you or someone in your family order from the Holiday/Macy's store? Merchandise will be in the band hall after school FRIDAY to pass out all items from the store and drumheads that have not been picked up! Come get your stuff! Do not forget! If you won't be at school or cannot make it, Merch can be at QT at 81st & Garnett Sunday at 2pm but ONLY if you make arrangements directly with Merch. Pick up at the school is most helpful if possible!

I am sorry to add that the ornaments and the patches have been delayed for reasons out of our control. I will keep you all posted through the Remind and the parent Facebook page!

BASKETBALL PEP BANDS SCHEDULE POSTED for january and february

HUNDREDS OF ITEMS COLLECTED FOR LOCAL FOOD BANK

Families, friends, and supporters of the Union Renegade Regiment donated 509 canned food items at the ensemble’s 2021 Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade send-off performance. on Thursday, November 18. All donations benefited the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, helping local neighbors in need this holiday season.

upcoming Fundraising in january:

We will be selling Amish Jams, Summer Sausage, and Cheese. Look for more info early January

*Sign up for our REMIND for delivery information. Text @ubpc-fundr to 81010

stay connected using UBPC TEXT remindERS

FUNDRAISING:
Text @ubpc-fundr  to  81010

DRILLERS/ONEOK FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-drill  to  81010

OFFSITE WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-osite  to  81010

CONCESSION WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-conc  to  81010

MERCHANDISE:
Text @ubpcmerch to  81010

UBPC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Text @ubpc-board  to  81010

 
 
 
 
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Weekly Beat | High School Edition | December 10th

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

December
→ Mon Dec 13 — 7-8:30pm - Union 7th Grade Bands in Concert, UPAC

→ Thur Dec 16 - 7pm - UHS Color Guard Holiday Showcase

COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Thank you for attending out first concert of the 2021-22 School Year on Monday, December 6. Our students and teachers appreciate your support.

During the holidays some of us engage in something of a pilgrimage home; a wayfaring back to our roots and to where we once spent a great deal of time.

This time of year, many of us love returning home; the sights, the smells, the food. Most of all, the opportunity to connect fading memories to real places, people, and things. When possible, many relish the opportunity to visit the old neighborhood, see the old home, and visit loved ones.

Yes, for many of us, a visit our childhood home is nostalgic. The people living there now might be different and the front yard might have changed, but even decades later, its purpose remains unchanged: to serve as a safe place of refuge and harbinger of hopes and dreams.

In high school, music rooms serve a similar purpose. They are more than a rehearsal space. They serve as a refuge, home base, hangout, and secondary cafeteria to our students. Our musical sanctuaries serve as a remembrance of the past, connection to the present, and launch pad for the future. They serve as a place to survive the growing pains of high school and safe harbor from the occasional storm of adolescence. They serve as a place to not only succeed and fail, but to take risks and be challenged. For the band teachers, we know that our own high school band rooms did this for us as during our student-years, and we know that it is doing the same for your child.

This sense of a place of community and belonging is why we teach. This “place” is what we remember, not just about our homes during our high school years, but the home are attempting to create for our students right now.

Yes, we work hard and make some incredible music. But in the end, we suspect that those memories will fade far quicker than those related to laughter, joy, and the feeling that there was a safe place where your child can rise, fall, and be cared for regardless of the outcome.

The inhabitants of our building may change from period to period, day to day, and year to year, but like my home, its purpose remains the same: to be somebody’s safe space and memory keeper. 

So as we approach the December holidays, let us say that we are thankful that you trust us with your child each and every day. Given all that we have been through, home matters now more than ever. 

Wishing you and yours Season’s Greetings,

Your Union Bands Faculty

Anticipated Fundraising Availability:

Chocolate and Beef Sticks are available for in-class pickup at the 6/7th and 8th Grade Centers on Thursdays (Sometimes Fridays at the director's discretion) when ordered by 3pm WEDNESDAYS.

Chocolate and Beef Sticks will also be available for checkout on the evening we distribute the Heavenly Dips fundraiser product. (location, date, and time announced via REMIND) This will be the last fundraising availability until school begins again in January.

*Sign up for our REMIND for delivery information. Text @ubpc-fundr to 81010

stay connected using UBPC TEXT remindERS

FUNDRAISING:
Text @ubpc-fundr  to  81010

DRILLERS/ONEOK FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-drill  to  81010

OFFSITE WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-osite  to  81010

CONCESSION WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-conc  to  81010

MERCHANDISE:
Text @ubpcmerch to  81010

UBPC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Text @ubpc-board  to  81010

 
 
 
 
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Weekly Beat | Middle School Edition | December

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UPCOMING BAND CONCERTS THIS WEEK

→ Tues Dec 7 — 7-8:30pm - Union 8th Grade Bands Concert, UPAC

→ Thur Dec 9 — 6:30pm and 7:30pm - Union 6th Grade Band Class Performances, 6th and 7th Center

→ Mon Dec 13 — 7-8:30pm - Union 7th Grade Bands in Concert, UPAC

FOR 6TH GRADE PARENTS

On Thursday, December 9, your child will have his/her first ever performance on their instrument — congratulations!

 We know what you are thinking… “Are you sure they are ready? Because some of the sounds I’m hearing at home don’t quite seem performance-ready!” Please rest assured that they are ready and EXCITED to perform for you and share what they have learned. As you mark this moment in their educational development, we hope that you will CELEBRATE it with your child. Make a big deal out of it and tell the world how proud you are that they are learning an instrument.

 This first concert is a snapshot of their growth, much like when parents make a notch in the doorframe to mark their child’s height. Without these “sharing moments”, their growth as musicians would pass unremarked, so this is a BIG deal. You may even want to consider asking them to do a private concert for you at home as a practice run!

 We hope you will cherish this moment in time, as the beginning of a wonderful adventure of growth and exploration. In many ways, your child’s progress in music will mirror their maturation as an individual. Studying music will foster self-confidence, goal setting, problem-solving skills, and perseverance. As they become better musicians, they in turn will become better people.

 You and your child have begun a wonderful journey, and we look forward to supporting you in the coming months and years. Celebrate this moment!

See you on the evening of Thursday, December 9!

Your Union Bands Faculty

ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS OF 7th & 8th GRADERS

 The Union 8th Grade Band did a terrific job at the High School Football Game on October 29. And we look forward to upcoming performances: 8th Grade Concert on Tues. Dec. 7, 7:00pm at the UPAC, and the 7th Grade Concert on Mon. Dec. 13, 7:00pm at the UPAC!

We’d be lying if I told you that we’ve never had this conversation with a parent:
“My child enjoys music, but they just aren’t passionate about it, so we are going to explore other interests…”

At first pass, this may seem like a logical thought process. But somewhere recently we read that passion develops as a result of time and mastery and that takes more than just one year. While it may seem like they’ve been playing their instruments for quite a while, in the grand scheme of things, they are still young and developing musicians. You wouldn’t take this same approach with math, science, or history.

To be passionate means to have found success, and being successful in music takes time. In today’s “I need it now” world, music is a test of patience and tenacity that will yield great dividends to those who see it through.

Many students who showed marginal success as beginners blossom into highly skilled musicians after time. We’ve even had a few disinterested musicians tell us that they want to pursue a career in music. Their enjoyment and passion grew into something more over time.

We fully understand, accept, and embrace the fact that most of these children will not pursue music as a profession in the same way that most math students will not be mathematicians, most science students will not become scientists, and most history students will not become historians.

 For many students, the pandemic slowed their progress and made learning an instrument even more challenging than it already is. Now is the time to double-down and show them that we are proud of them for sticking with it. After all, if you can learn an instrument in a pandemic, you can do anything!

And, it’s not just about learning to play an instrument.

We pursue music to develop our brains. We pursue music to appreciate beauty. We pursue music to appreciate a challenge and learn to overcome obstacles. But most of all, we pursue music to be human. And that is the one thing we know ALL students will be: human.

Sincerely and with best wishes for a wonderful holiday season,

 Your Union Bands Faculty

7TH GRADE CONCERT REMINDER

The concert will be at the Union High School Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Monday, December 13th, at 7:00pm. The students will need to arrive before 6:30pm. Please park in the south parking lot of the high school. Everyone will enter through the South Entrance of the High School. This is a required concert for all 7th grade band students, and they are required to stay for the whole concert. The concert is free to everyone. Feel free to invite family and friends to the concert!

The students are required to have an all black concert attire. By now most everyone should have acquired this all black concert attire. If you have not, please try to find time this week to purchase the black attire. 

Ladies:

  • Black dress pants

  • Long-sleeved black dress shirt (3/4 sleeves are acceptable) 

  • Closed-toe black dress shoes with TALL black socks

Gentlemen:

- Black dress pants

- Long-sleeve black dress shirt

- Black belt (optional, but if wearing belt, it needs to be black)

- Black dress shoes and TALL black socks

*No bare arms above the elbow or bare legs are allowed


Please click on the link below to fill out a form to have contact information updated. 

https://unionbands.wufoo.com/forms/s1frwoji09viasp/

If you have any questions, please contact me at gomez.adrian@unionps.org or 918-357-8097.

Thank you so much for your support of this concert! We look forward to seeing you at the concert. 

God Bless,

Adrian Gomez

7th Grade Band Coordinator

Anticipated Fundraising Availability

  • Chocolate and Beef Sticks are available for in-class pickup at the 6/7th and 8th Grade Centers on Thursdays (Sometimes Fridays at the director's discretion) when ordered by 3pm WEDNESDAYS.

  • Sign up for our REMIND for fundraiser delivery information. Text @ubpc-fundr to 81010

  • Our next feature fundraiser is Wreaths & Poinsettias. Look for information next week!

RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU

Check out our website for all sorts of important information and available resources for the budding musician.

Here you can find vital information from your directors, class information, places on where you purchase band supplies, and much more.

class reminder

Parents - please help remind your student every day to bring:

  • band instrument

  • binder with music

  • pencil

stay connected using Union band parents club remind subscriptions

FUNDRAISING:
Text @ubpc-fundr  to  81010

DRILLERS/ONEOK FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-drill  to  81010

OFFSITE WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-osite  to  81010

CONCESSION WORK OPPORTUNITIES:
Text @ubpc-conc  to  81010

MERCHANDISE:
Text @ubpcmerch to  81010

UBPC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Text @ubpc-board  to  81010

DRILLERS/ROUGHNECKS WORKERS earn money towards thier band accounts!

School has started is in full swing and we need workers at the Drillers and Roughnecks games at OneOK Field. We need cashiers and student runners for our Dippin’ Dots stand that is typically run by our students! We could definitely use everyone’s help as the Drillers and Roughnecks season continues through to October. SIGN UP HERE.

ONEOK WORK OPPORTUNITIES

Check ALL tabs on the sign-up page for upcoming events at OneOk Field TO FIND THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK. Details HERE.

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