Sept 23 Update for UHS Non-Competitive Band Members
We're looking forward to the next Union Redhawks home football game of the season on Fri Sep 26!
EVENT DETAILS for UNION VARSITY FOOTBALL vs. EDMOND SANTA FE
DATE & LOCATION: Friday September 26 @ Union H.S. Stadium
GRADING: Participation at the game event counts for a Performance grade, a significant portion of the overall course grading.
SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
After school: Freshmen ride bus from UFA to UHS
All buses stop at UHS before proceeding to the remainder of their neighborhood routes.
3:45pm - Renegade Regiment rehearsal
Attire
Union Bands logo member black t-shirt
Member red shorts
NonComp students do not attend
FOR NON-COMP STUDENTS ARRIVING ONTO CAMPUS BY CAR TO BE DROPPED OFF, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UHS BUS LOOP IS CLOSED. PLEASE ARRANGE FOR DROP-OFF AT THE UHS SOUTH ENTRY DROP ZONE OR AT THE UHS NORTHFACE DROP ZONE.
5:00pm - Team Meal (all band & guard students) – cost included in student participation fee
5:45pm - Dress into uniform (BR1 / BR2)
6:10pm - Team Meeting & Warm-Up in BR1
6:30pm - Move into bleachers to observe pre-game activities
7:00pm - KickOff
Approx 8:15pm - Renegade Regiment Halftime Performance + Fight Song Performance include Non-Competitive HS Students and 8th Grade Students
Approx 10:00pm – Game concludes
All students should be leaving campus by 30 minutes after the conclusion of the game; transportation home is not provided.
Full Detailed Schedule at: www.unionbands.com/gameday
EVENT STUDENT ATTIRE
MEMBER GEAR for Renegade Regiment members rehearsal
Union Bands logo member black t-shirt
Member red shorts
To order Member Gear: RR Winds/Perc CLICK HERE | Color Guard CLICK HERE | NonComp CLICK HERE
Issued Uniform Parts:
Long Sleeve Undershirt
Jacket + Side Cape
Bibber Pants
Black Performance Shoes
Uniform Undergarments
Black 'sliders' compression shorts
Black compression tank top
Long black socks
Red water jug (+ optional ‘juguzzi’ sleeve case)
GAME EVENT TICKETS for SPECTATORS: available at the Home (west) or Visitor (east) side of the stadium ticket booths. ***NOTE: tickets purchased on the Visitors side do not permit access to the Home side, nor vice-versa ****ALSO NOTE: no backpacks allowed in the stadium; other sizes: only clear bags permitted***
AFTER PARTY: there is no after-party scheduled for this week.
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATING in HIGH SCHOOL BAND THIS SCHOOL YEAR
FIRST CONCERT
Please mark you calendar now for the first concert performance of the school year on Tues Oct 21 at 7:00pm in the UPAC. This performance is mandatory and for grade. We encourage families to attend this event. Additional concerts are scheduled for the second semester.
FEE
$60.00
Applicable to all high school band students participating on a non-competitive basis this year.
Assessed for provision of meals and snacks for your student at home football games and other band events throughout the school year. The provisions included in this fee are for the generally for the sake of convenience to our students’ families on the busy home game nights.
This fee is billed to the student’s PRESTO account and was due September 15.
MORE INFO
A wealth of info for Union Bands students & parents, including schedules and opportunities, is available on our website at www.UnionBands.com. Please visit often and become familiar with all that our program has to offer.
THANK YOU
Thank you for supporting your child in music education. Union is a among the finest school band programs in the country and is strong community for students to engage in Performing Arts activities, furthering its mission of 100% Graduation: College and/or Career-ready.
Go Redhawks!
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATING in HIGH SCHOOL BAND THIS SCHOOL YEAR
FIRST CONCERT
Please mark you calendar now for the first concert performance of the school year on Tues Oct 21 at 7:00pm in the UPAC. This performance is mandatory and for grade. We encourage families to attend this event. Additional concerts are scheduled for the second semester.
FEE
$60.00
Applicable to all high school band students participating on a non-competitive basis this year.
Assessed for provision of meals and snacks for your student at home football games and other band events throughout the school year. The provisions included in this fee are for the generally for the sake of convenience to our students’ families on the busy home game nights.
This fee is billed to the student’s PRESTO account. and is due September 15.
MORE INFO
A wealth of info for Union Bands students & parents, including schedules and opportunities, is available on our website at www.UnionBands.com. Please visit often and become familiar with all that our program has to offer.
THANK YOU
Thank you for supporting your child in music education. Union is a among the finest school band programs in the country and is strong community for students to engage in Performing Arts activities, furthering its mission of 100% Graduation: College and/or Career-ready.
Three Union Bands Seniors named National Merit Semi-Finalists
center three pictured, left to right: Edwin Chen, Jacob Coulter, Rylan McClain
Five Union High School Seniors have been named 2025-2026 National Merit Finalists, among them are three Union Bands students! Let’s congratulate:
Edwin Chen, son of Zhenyu H. Chen and Jane Luo, of Tulsa;
Jacob Coulter, son of John and Jane Coulter, of Broken Arrow
Rylan McClain, son of Jeremy and Chenelle McClain, of Broken Arrow
ABOUT NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. Finalists will be named in February 2026.
NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 440 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.
To participate in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a student must:
Be enrolled full time as a high school student, progressing normally toward graduation or completion of high school, and planning to enter college no later than the fall following completion of high school;
Be a citizen of the United States or, if not now a citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (or an applicant for permanent residency) in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen; and
Take the PSAT/NMSQT ® in the specified year of the high school program and no later than the third year in grades 9 through 12, regardless of grade classification or educational pattern.
