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Welcome to the 6th Grade Center
We welcome all sixth grade students and their parents!
We Are Redhawks
“What does it feel like to be principal?” On most Wednesdays at the Union 6th Grade Center, students are offered the opportunity to participate in Lunch Chats to listen to a speaker or play some games in our new Redhawk Room.
Life As A 6th Grader
Your child's day will be divided into seven periods, five of which will be spent with a "team" of teachers. Each team will be designated by a color name and will offer the same curriculum choices. Learn more about being a sixth grader.
Academics
Academics are a priority at Union Public Schools. Union offers programs for students as young as 3 to adults. Union wants everyone to succeed with their goals.
Answering Your Questions
We are excited to welcome your student to the Union 6th Grade Center. Find answers to frequently asked questions about our school.
Union Intramurals
Union Intramural Sports provides students opportunities to participate in athletics at a recreational level in several sports. All Union students are allowed to participate regardless of their skill level. All Intramural activities, practices & games are conducted in Union Athletic facilities.
English Learners
Union Public Schools offers English Learners a variety of language instruction educational programs. Learn more about union's English Learners programs.
Community Schools
Union Public Schools is committed to strengthening children, families, and communities. Our Community Schools support student growth and achievement while also creating strong ties among families, students, schools, and communities.
6th Grade News
![Come out and support Union Varsity Pom at state show off at 7 p.m. today at the UHS Freshman Academy gym.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733755409/unionpsorg/jl8boyc8wiavaqxmj2zs/469794800_1045068754086013_5796452288890139771_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733755409/unionpsorg/jl8boyc8wiavaqxmj2zs/469794800_1045068754086013_5796452288890139771_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733755409/unionpsorg/jl8boyc8wiavaqxmj2zs/469794800_1045068754086013_5796452288890139771_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733755409/unionpsorg/jl8boyc8wiavaqxmj2zs/469794800_1045068754086013_5796452288890139771_n.jpg","width":1080}])
Come out and support Union Varsity Pom at state show off at 7 p.m. today at the UHS Freshman Academy gym.
![Staff at the Union 6th Grade Center posed for holiday pictures]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733753752/unionpsorg/ccffkpeugblexwmmdf00/469518025_1110085137569521_1684027590465069552_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733753752/unionpsorg/ccffkpeugblexwmmdf00/469518025_1110085137569521_1684027590465069552_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733753752/unionpsorg/ccffkpeugblexwmmdf00/469518025_1110085137569521_1684027590465069552_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733753752/unionpsorg/ccffkpeugblexwmmdf00/469518025_1110085137569521_1684027590465069552_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733753752/unionpsorg/ccffkpeugblexwmmdf00/469518025_1110085137569521_1684027590465069552_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733753752/unionpsorg/ccffkpeugblexwmmdf00/469518025_1110085137569521_1684027590465069552_n.jpg","width":2000}])
Happy Holidays from our U6 Family! Staff at the Union 6th Grade Center posed for holiday pictures, which they shared on Facebook.
![Basketball on empty background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1704727293/unionpsorg/fmmsoyvldqfvvmmdr4cs/BasketballArt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1704727293/unionpsorg/fmmsoyvldqfvvmmdr4cs/BasketballArt.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1704727293/unionpsorg/fmmsoyvldqfvvmmdr4cs/BasketballArt.jpg","width":800}])
Our Redhawk girls have a lot of action this week! Check out the schedules for our Freshman, 8th White, and 8th Red teams!
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This past week, Union Girls Jr. High wrestlers traveled to Shawnee & showed out! 4-1 on the day, with some incredible individual performances.
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Congrats to our Junior High Boys Wrestling for going 7-2 this week, earning Silver Pool Champs and finishing 9th overall.
![Union Redhawks Girl's Basketball]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733751681/unionpsorg/sgpjqwggek8hxpyxkybh/469554069_122202636914182952_8445999098726990156_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733751681/unionpsorg/sgpjqwggek8hxpyxkybh/469554069_122202636914182952_8445999098726990156_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733751681/unionpsorg/sgpjqwggek8hxpyxkybh/469554069_122202636914182952_8445999098726990156_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733751681/unionpsorg/sgpjqwggek8hxpyxkybh/469554069_122202636914182952_8445999098726990156_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733751681/unionpsorg/sgpjqwggek8hxpyxkybh/469554069_122202636914182952_8445999098726990156_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733751681/unionpsorg/sgpjqwggek8hxpyxkybh/469554069_122202636914182952_8445999098726990156_n.jpg","width":2048}])
3 games, 3 wins! Union Redhawks Girl's Basketball takes down Hebron 58-42 to finish undefeated at the She Got Game Classic. Way to go, Redhawks—safe travels home!
![Big congrats to Korbin Gunn & Miles Flemons on receiving All-Tournament honors.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733751537/unionpsorg/iqe4jtanoa5iotr0q5dk/469431013_122202657326182952_2156185346449524904_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733751537/unionpsorg/iqe4jtanoa5iotr0q5dk/469431013_122202657326182952_2156185346449524904_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733751537/unionpsorg/iqe4jtanoa5iotr0q5dk/469431013_122202657326182952_2156185346449524904_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733751537/unionpsorg/iqe4jtanoa5iotr0q5dk/469431013_122202657326182952_2156185346449524904_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733751537/unionpsorg/iqe4jtanoa5iotr0q5dk/469431013_122202657326182952_2156185346449524904_n.jpg","width":1290}])
Union Boys Basketball falls 65-52 to Broken Arrow in the championship but takes home 2nd Place.
![The Union U-Wear Spirit Store Christmas Sale is underway, now through December 20. All regular-priced items are 25 percent off. Stock up on your Union gear and shop early while supplies last!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733751409/unionpsorg/dmw8vjkhdhqiuheilxqh/469805441_122202829634182952_3867139209528415457_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733751409/unionpsorg/dmw8vjkhdhqiuheilxqh/469805441_122202829634182952_3867139209528415457_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733751409/unionpsorg/dmw8vjkhdhqiuheilxqh/469805441_122202829634182952_3867139209528415457_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733751409/unionpsorg/dmw8vjkhdhqiuheilxqh/469805441_122202829634182952_3867139209528415457_n.jpg","width":1080}])
The Union U-Wear Spirit Store Christmas Sale is underway, now through December 20. All regular-priced items are 25 percent off. Stock up on your Union gear and shop early while supplies last!
![Union Public Schools Board of Education: Steve Nguyen - Zone 5; Dr. Chris McNeil - Zone 2; Heather McAdams - Zone 3; Stacey Roemerman - Zone 4 ; Joey Reyes - Zone 1; and Superintendent Dr. John Federline.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730392406/unionpsorg/bgx1digyvbwp7ra8oo16/Board_Of_Education_Oct24.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730392406/unionpsorg/bgx1digyvbwp7ra8oo16/Board_Of_Education_Oct24.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730392406/unionpsorg/bgx1digyvbwp7ra8oo16/Board_Of_Education_Oct24.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730392406/unionpsorg/bgx1digyvbwp7ra8oo16/Board_Of_Education_Oct24.png","width":1000}])
The Board of Education on first reading Monday, November 11, considered various board policy revisions, which may be viewed online.
![Possibilities in Action Partners: Union Recognizes School Psychologists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733500650/unionpsorg/t26gpwwvu2uu8qhzmefe/2024-12-06_9-56-35.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733500650/unionpsorg/t26gpwwvu2uu8qhzmefe/2024-12-06_9-56-35.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733500650/unionpsorg/t26gpwwvu2uu8qhzmefe/2024-12-06_9-56-35.png","width":660}])
Union's school psychology team recognizes employees with ‘Possibilities in Action Partner’
District News
![Dr. Kenneth Moore, executive director of secondary schools, talks to visitors from Tahlequah Public Schools about the classes and offerings Union provides at the Union Innovation Lab.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733776154/unionpsorg/dcb1pzuxuqucqaxcg95i/469877534_996378182518141_8862175101456597729_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733776154/unionpsorg/dcb1pzuxuqucqaxcg95i/469877534_996378182518141_8862175101456597729_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733776154/unionpsorg/dcb1pzuxuqucqaxcg95i/469877534_996378182518141_8862175101456597729_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733776154/unionpsorg/dcb1pzuxuqucqaxcg95i/469877534_996378182518141_8862175101456597729_n.jpg","width":1000}])
Visitors from Tahlequah Public Schools tour Union's Innovation Lab and Ellen Ochoa Elementary.
The Union U-Wear Spirit Store Christmas Sale is underway, now through December 20. All regular-priced items are 25 percent off. Stock up on your Union gear and shop early while supplies last!
The Board of Education on first reading Monday, November 11, considered various board policy revisions, which may be viewed online.
![Teacher Of The Year Spotlight: Alexandria Arias]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733506364/unionpsorg/xxv6tbvkglenybyhqxch/DSC09217.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733506364/unionpsorg/xxv6tbvkglenybyhqxch/DSC09217.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733506364/unionpsorg/xxv6tbvkglenybyhqxch/DSC09217.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733506364/unionpsorg/xxv6tbvkglenybyhqxch/DSC09217.jpg","width":1000}])
Special education teacher Alexandria Arias was named Teacher of the Year for Roy Clark Elementary.
Union's school psychology team recognizes employees with ‘Possibilities in Action Partner’
![District News Thumbnail Art]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701118557/unionpsorg/qyn8s36ktsg3ctcdls1z/DistrictNewsThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701118557/unionpsorg/qyn8s36ktsg3ctcdls1z/DistrictNewsThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701118557/unionpsorg/qyn8s36ktsg3ctcdls1z/DistrictNewsThumbnail.png","width":800}])
The Union Education Service Center will be closed from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. today.
![Join us for the 42nd annual Darnaby Arts & Crafts Show, where more than 170 vendors will showcase their unique creations. This beloved tradition has been a cornerstone of our community, fostering creativity and connection. The event runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at the UMAC, 6836 S. Mingo Road.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733420947/unionpsorg/yxysz3rm8vlv87mb9kfk/2024-12-05_11-48-20.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733420947/unionpsorg/yxysz3rm8vlv87mb9kfk/2024-12-05_11-48-20.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733420947/unionpsorg/yxysz3rm8vlv87mb9kfk/2024-12-05_11-48-20.png","width":603}])
Join us for the 42nd annual Darnaby Arts & Crafts Show, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at the UMAC, 6836 S. Mingo Road. Band and Pom will also be wrapping gifts and offering FREE visits with Santa!
![Tulsa World photo of Union Football Coach Kirk Fridrich. Photo by Daniel Shular, Tulsa World]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733407336/unionpsorg/estjz4yvfdanbt0ie2p5/fridrichtulsaworldstepdown.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733407336/unionpsorg/estjz4yvfdanbt0ie2p5/fridrichtulsaworldstepdown.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733407336/unionpsorg/estjz4yvfdanbt0ie2p5/fridrichtulsaworldstepdown.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733407336/unionpsorg/estjz4yvfdanbt0ie2p5/fridrichtulsaworldstepdown.png","width":934}])
Tulsa World: Kirk Fridrich, Union’s all-time winningest head football coach, is stepping down after 18 seasons.
![Cedar Ridge Teacher of the Year Rebecca Hines, surrounded by stuidents in the media center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733491434/unionpsorg/iabuhgcnn9gbzlswpbz4/DSC08765.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733491434/unionpsorg/iabuhgcnn9gbzlswpbz4/DSC08765.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733491434/unionpsorg/iabuhgcnn9gbzlswpbz4/DSC08765.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733491434/unionpsorg/iabuhgcnn9gbzlswpbz4/DSC08765.jpg","width":1000}])
Media specialist Rebecca Hines was named Teacher of the Year for Cedar Ridge Elementary School.
![Physical education teacher Hannah Atkins was named Teacher of the Year for Boevers Elementary.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733430786/unionpsorg/dbbdsl46u0zcxlnvjigd/DSC08841.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733430786/unionpsorg/dbbdsl46u0zcxlnvjigd/DSC08841.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733430786/unionpsorg/dbbdsl46u0zcxlnvjigd/DSC08841.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733430786/unionpsorg/dbbdsl46u0zcxlnvjigd/DSC08841.jpg","width":1000}])
Physical education teacher Hannah Atkins was named Teacher of the Year for Boevers Elementary.
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