A special shout-out to our very own XAVIER WILLIAMS, named Union High School Senior-of-the-Month for March 2021. Xavier has participated in the Union High School marching band and wind ensemble for the entirety of his high school career, has served on the Renegade Regiment Student Leadership Team for three years, has performed in the jazz ensemble and countless other chamber groups, and is a Three-Year Oklahoma Music All-Stater .
Kudos, Xavier!
Union Bands Senior Anna Hemm
Union High School senior Anna Hemm has been named a 2021 Academic All-Staters by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Anna is the daughter of Bill and Mary Hemm.
Anna serves on the Union High School Marching Band student leadership team. She plays flute in the Union Wind Ensemble and piano it the Union Jazz Ensemble. Anna is a 2020-2021 Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Band Member.
These 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 379 nominations statewide, hail from 77 schools in 69 Oklahoma school districts.
The 2021 Academic All-State class is the 35th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 3,500 high school seniors from 330 school districts have been named Academic All-State scholars.
This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, with 11 recipients scoring a perfect 36. The students’ average GPA was 4.26. In addition, 34 of this year’s All-Staters are National Merit semifinalists, and two are National Hispanic Scholar semifinalists. Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $1,000 merit-based scholarship and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 35th annual Academic Awards Celebration on Saturday, May 22, at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa.
