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Spirit

The mission of the Union Athletic Department is to help our student-athletes reach their highest academic and athletic potential; to inspire champions today and prepare leaders for tomorrow.

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The Union Spirit program  - which is part of the Athletics Department - exists to promote school spirit at Union sporting and community events. The success of Union spirit squads has led to unparalleled growth and demand for additional activities. The Union Spirit program encompasses Grades 7-12. Almost three-fourths of those squads hold some type of state, regional or national title.

Spirit Program (7-12th)

Union spirit squads are truly among the best in Oklahoma and in the United States. Varsity Pom and the Highsteppers, Union’s Varsity Dance Team, continue their tradition of excellence, racking up state and national accolades as well. They are outstanding performers and are an integral part of all football, basketball and wrestling events.  In addition, spirit squads perform at pep rallys, kick-offs and other school events.  Most importantly, they instill pride, character and teamwork in their members and offer students many valuable opportunities to develop skills that will stay with them for a lifetime to come.

Benefits

The Union Spirit program provides positive, challenging programs in which dedication to excellence and promotion of school spirit is emphasized. Through a consistent, disciplined and leveled approach, parents, coaches and administrators work together to ensure each squad member receives the following benefits of the program:

  • Competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms
  • Knowledge and application of movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills
  • Maintenance of a health-enhancing level of physical fitness
  • Knowledge and application of positive personal and social behavior in physical activity settings
  • Knowledge and application of respecting differences among people in physical activity settings
  • Knowledge and application of physical activity and the enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction that comes from physical activity

In addition being a competitive member of a Union Spirit Squad will provide an:

  • Increased level of physical fitness and performance skills in a safe environment
  • Ability to work as a contributing member of a team, sharing the team's common goal and purpose
  • Ability to respect themselves, peers and adult authority figures
  • A clear understanding and demonstration of the rules of good sportsmanship
  • Increased academic performance level

Students are required to tryout to be a member of a secondary spirit squad. Spirit clinics will be held each spring and are supervised by an assistant athletic director and the coaches from each discipline. All candidates must attend everyday of spirit clinics to tryout.  Tryouts take place in the spring for the following year. 

Spirit Squads

Contacts

Athletics Office
6836 S. Mingo Road
Tulsa, OK 74133
Phone 918-357-7410
Fax 918-357-7499

Emily-Barkley

Emily Barkley
Director of Athletics

Joe-Redmond

Joe Redmond
Associate Athletic Director

Dan Newman

Dan Newman, MS, LAT, ATC
Associate Director of Sports Medicine and Performance

Antonio Graham

Antonio Graham
Director of Football Operations

Stephanie Blackwell

Stephanie Blackwell
Athletics Coordinator

 

Gold Key Club

Union Public Schools invites senior citizens to become Gold Key Club members and attend any of our school-sponsored activities as our guest.

The Gold Key Pass gives Union supporters who are at least 62 years of age and living on a retirement income free admittance to home athletic events as well as the many outstanding performances and programs hosted by the Union Fine Arts Department.

For more information about obtaining a Gold Key Pass, call the Education Service Center at 918-357-4321 or email us.

Spirit At A Glance

A cheerleader is tossed high in the air by her teammates in the foreground, with rows of empty stadium seats filling the background.
A group of cheerleaders in gray and red uniforms perform a pyramid stunt in the foreground, with tiered red stadium seating visible in the background.
A group of dancers in white uniforms perform on a wooden court in front of a bleacher-filled audience.
A group of smiling cheerleaders in red uniforms surround a woman in a white shirt holding a %22Union University Power%22 sign, with stadium seating in the background.
A person in a blue shirt and patterned shorts stands next to a large red bird mascot in a gymnasium with tiered seating in the background.
A group of cheerleaders in white and red uniforms with red pom-poms perform on a polished wooden gym floor in front of a seated audience.
A cheerleading pyramid of girls in black and red uniforms is formed on a wooden gym floor with spectators in the background.
A group of cheerleaders in white uniforms with red pom-poms perform on a polished wooden gym floor in front of a seated audience in the bleachers.
A group of dancers in white and red outfits leap across a stage with a vibrant red backdrop.
Three young people in patriotic attire pose with %22L%22 hand signs in front of stadium seating.
In the foreground, people are playing a game of dodgeball with colorful balls, while in the background, a large crowd watches from bleachers.
A group of young women in white and red uniforms kneel and stand on a stage with their arms raised against a red backdrop.
A group of cheerleaders in white and red uniforms with %22UHS%22 on them pose with red pom-poms in a gymnasium.
Two people jump on a large red and gray mat with a stylized symbol in the foreground, while a hallway with people and signs for %22Union Fine Arts Gallery%22 is visible in the background.
A woman in a pink shirt pies a person sitting in a chair covered in plastic, with a crowd watching in the bleachers of a gymnasium.
Several cheerleaders in pink shirts and black shorts perform on a polished court with purple lighting, while a large crowd with illuminated phones watches from the red bleachers in the background.
In the foreground, performers in athletic wear toss colorful flags, while in the background, an audience watches from bleachers in a gymnasium.
Three cheerleaders in pink shirts with a %22U%22 logo and black skirts hold up silver pom-poms on a wooden basketball court with a blurred background of spectators in a stadium.
Cheerleaders in black and red uniforms with white pom-poms jump in unison on a polished gym floor, while a large crowd watches from bleachers in the background.
Five young men in casual and semi-formal attire flex their biceps in front of a large yellow banner with %22LJ CAN DO IT!%22 written in bold letters.
In the foreground, a young woman proudly waves an American flag while running on a polished wooden basketball court, and in the background, spectators fill the bleachers of a gymnasium.
A smiling girl kneels on a gym floor with colorful balls in the foreground, while a mascot and spectators fill the background.
A group of young women in red t-shirts run onto a basketball court with bleachers full of spectators in the background.
A group of cheerleaders in grey and red uniforms perform on a red mat in the foreground, with a basketball court and a large audience in the background.
A mascot and a costumed person stand on a mat in front of a cheering crowd in a stadium.
Four soldiers in camouflage uniforms stand at attention with rifles and flags on a polished wooden floor, while a large crowd of students watches from bleachers in the background.
In the foreground, young people stand with hands over their hearts, while in the background, a large crowd fills bleachers in an auditorium.
Five people in the foreground pose with their hands forming the letter %22L%22 in front of rows of empty red stadium seats in the background.
A group of young people in the foreground are posing with their hands in the air, while a crowd watches a sporting event in the background.
A group of cheerleaders in red and black uniforms with %22UNION%22 written on them pose on a basketball court in the foreground, while a marching band performs in the background.
Four young women smile at the camera in the foreground, while a crowd of spectators in red fills the stadium seats in the background.
Five women pose for a photo, with two in the foreground and three in the background, all making a %22U%22 shape with their hands in front of stadium seating.