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Weekly Beat | Union Bands | Early Summer Edition

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UPCOMING events

JUNE

Brasses meet for rehearsals Mon - Fri June 24-28, 8a-12p daily

JULY

Guard Camp #2 is scheduled for Mon-Fri July 8-12, 9a-12p & 1-4p daily

Woodwinds, Brasses, and Percussion meet for Half-Days on Mon-Thurs July 22-26, 8a-12p daily

RENEGADE REGIMENT ALL-Days Rehearsals WEEK #1: MON JULY 29-AUG, 7-11a + 12:30-4:30p Daily

More info coming soon!

  • Tuesday, June 18, 6:00 - 7:00 | Near Band Room 3

Text @ubpc-drill to 81010 to join the Drillers Remind group

We are still looking for some key volunteers for 2024-2025!  Please consider serving! If you have any questions, please email nominations@unionbands.com.  Apply at unionbands.com/volunteer

Where does the membership money go?

The membership dollars go in to the UBPC general fund.  This account is used to fund various expenses that we do not want to have to charge in regular student fees.

What do the UBPC members do?

UBPC members are mostly parents that want the best band experience for their students.  The band parent/UBPC member experience is different for everyone, depending on the amount of time each person has available to commit.  Generally speaking, members volunteer, attend UBPC meetings, fundraise, watch practices together, help with special events, travel with the band, chaperone on trips, provide hospitality for judges and other events, make friends with other parents and cheer on the band.  UBPC members are there to answer questions (especially for 1st year marching students – yikes!) and support you when your student graduates (try not to think about it – it will be here before you know it!)

Company donations or donation matching

Some companies will match or donate if you volunteer! Don’t hesitate to ask! Some of our band parents have received hundreds of dollars in donations just by asking!

We have a lot of things coming up - take the time to check in with your employer and see if they are able to provide any donations or do donation matching? Many companies have money set aside for gifting to non-profits. This would be a tremendous help and keep our pockets from continuously being empty!

We can put together a donation sheet - an idea is to include shout outs in our Weekly Beats of the company that donates. We may even be able to put sponsors on our shirts. Ideas I will have to run by the board - but look for more information on that soon!

we need you!

We all have one thing in common: we love our students!

Check out our volunteer form - there are so many opportunities for you to get involved on any level!

Contact the volunteer coordinator with any ideas or questions!

Severe Weather Precautions

We are aware of the inclement weather forecasted for later this evening, with widely varying predictions of severity & timing. As of the time of this writing, tonight’s UHS Bands Concert remains on schedule. Our team is monitoring conditions and as needed will take action accordingly.

A video recording of the concert will be made available later this week.

UNIFORMS TURN-IN

Turning-of school-issued concert attire is scheduled for tonight. Given the forecast, students will be permitted to either (1) turn in their concert attire as originally planned [students must have a change of clothes], or (2) turn in their concert attire at a later date, which will be scheduled and publicized as soon as possible.

SHELTERING

As always, the safety of our students is the highest priority of Union Public Schools.

In the event that taking cover becomes necessary, our standard sheltering plan for UPAC events will be activated; we will ask for all persons attending the concert (performers and spectators) to seek shelter according to the plan outlined below.

  • UPAC:

    • Students, whether seated in the audience or on stage, will proceed with instruments to Orchestra Rehearsal Room #1610, via the UPAC South Corridor Hallway or via the backstage doors.

    • Spectators seated in the UPAC auditorium will proceed to the UPAC North Corridor Hallway, using the sets of doors on the north/left side of the auditorium. A single door at the back-left/northwest of the auditorium leads to the North Corridor, as does a set of double doors on the middle cross-aisle.

  • Band Building:
    The safest spaces in the Band Building to shelter when under threat of severe weather include:

    • The Mens and Ladies Room (southwest corner of the building’s interior.

    • The Instrument Storage Room that adjoins the two Band Rooms.

    • Other spaces as designated by our staff during a severe weather event.

We look forward to our students’ performances tonight, celebrating another terrific school year of music making here at Union High School.

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