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Weekly Beat | High School Edition | January 8

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UPCOMING events

January
→ Tuesday Jan 11:

  • 7am - Flute Choir

  • 4pm - Varsity Rehearsal

  • 4pm - BRASS SECTIONAL REHEARSAL: Trumpets & Horns

  • UHS Varsity Basketball Game #2: Concert Winds & Wind Ensemble

  • 6pm - JV Rehearsal

  • 7pm - UBPC General Membership Meeting - via ZOOM

→ Wednesday Jan 12 - 7am - Clarinet Choir

→ Thursday Jan 13:

  • 7am - Saxophone Choir

  • 4pm - JV Rehearsal

  • 4pm - Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band | Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba

  • 6pm - Varsity Rehearsal

→ Friday Jan 14 - UHS Varsity Basketball Game #3: Symphonic Band & Symphonic Winds

→ Saturday Jan 15 -

  • 9am - JV Rehearsals

  • 1pm - Varsity Rehearsals

CHECK OUT THE LATEST UNION BOUNDARY FEATURING UNION BANDS

MERCHANDISE

MOVING SALE!

Merch will be available for sale at the Parent Meeting on Tuesday, January 11th. You may have heard we are getting a new building for our band program next year - and I do not want to move all of this merchandise to the new building! Currently in stock items will be available at discounted prices between now and Spring Break so come check it out!

Holiday Store / Macy's Merch Orders

If you ordered something and you have not yet picked it up, please come to the parent meeting Tuesday, January 11th and pick up the merchandise you have already paid for!

2021 SHOW PATCHES

Fractal Dreamscapes patches are now available for purchase! These were NOT included in your Patch Pack that was pre-ordered and will be available beginning at the Parent Meeting on Tuesday, January 11th for $6.

SENIOR PORTRAITS

Seniors and Parents of Seniors:

If you would like to request access to your marching uniform for senior portraits, please email Molly at uniforms@unionbands.com.

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.

Our January fundraiser is live on our Union Bands Webpage.

https://www.unionbands.com/currentfundraisers

We are selling Amish Treats this month, specifically Jams, Cheeses, and Summer Sausage.

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

2021-2022 ALL-STATERS

Congratulations to the following students who made the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Honor Band roster! Being named an All-Stater is amongst the highest individual achievements attainable by a performing arts student.

MEMBERS

Caleb Barrows
Zander DesJardins
Annelise Huynh
Ashlyn Ludwig
Gabriel McClain
Destiny Reyes

ALTERNATES

Michael Drew

2021-2022 ALL-DISTRICT MEMEBERS

Congratulations to the following students who made the NBDA All-District Honor Band roster!

MEMBERS

Caleb Barrows
Nicholas Bremer
Aiden Carrera
Isabella Cliff
Zander DesJardins
Michael Drew
Lydia Finch
Ashaylee Gaines
Edith Geier
Owen Geier
Jack Hall
James Hayes
Annelise Huynh
Ashlyn Ludwig
Gabriel McClain
Oluwajuwuralo Oyedele
Thomas Pearson
Nichole Rains
Destiny Reyes
Dion Reyes
Shaun Riggins
Ryan Sammons
Emma Seay
Dylan Sneed
Mikayla Story
Sean Tonquest
Jaden Willis
Jayden Yeager Brewer

ALTERNATES

Ameer Abouhassoun
Brayden Best
Chase Call
Kyler Crissinger
Owen Flynt
Grant Myers
Dustin Pham
Akhil Pinnapareddy
Abigail Tan
Elisha Van Dusen

OKLAHOMA SUMMER ARTS INSTITUTE AT QUARTZ MOUNTAIN

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

 As Oklahoma’s Official School of the Arts, OSAI is the state's premier program for high school students wishing to further their skills in the literary, visual and performing arts. We are a nonprofit, partially funded by the State Department of Education. OSAI participants are accepted through a statewide audition process aimed at identifying Oklahoma's most talented young artists. During this intensive two-week residency program, students study with renowned artist-educators in one of several disciplines: acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing & painting, film & video, orchestra or photography. All accepted students automatically receive a full scholarship, thereby ensuring that all students can attend, regardless of financial means.

OSAI 2022 will be held June 11-26 at Quartz Mountain State Park in southwest Oklahoma. Auditions begin in January.

HOW TO APPLY:

Students must first complete an online application. Next, each discipline has very specific audition and work sample requirements and students will need to prepare their application materials according to these guidelines listed on our website: acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing & painting, film & video, orchestra, and photography. 

Applicants in acting, chorus, dance, and orchestra must schedule and participate in an in-person audition.

Please view the Audition Schedule for all dates, Zoom interviews, and locations.

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 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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