Union High School Bands - Camas, Washington



About Union Bands Excellence on and off the stage! The Union Band Program is one of the finest in the state, having garnered awards and honors with each of its instrumental ensembles over the short 4 year history of the school. The program serves over 200 students and performs throughout the year giving multiple concerts, playing at school and community events, and performing at local and regional band festivals and competitions. Ensembles at Union Wind Ensemble Symphonic Band Concert Band Percussion Ensemble Jazz Ensemble 1 & 2 Marching Band Basketball Band About Union High School Union High School (Camas, WA) is the newest high school in the Evergreen School District (Vancouver, WA) having opened in the fall of 2007. Union has an enrollment of 1900 students grades 9-12. The UHS Music Department includes band, choir, and orchestra programs that involve over 450 UHS students.		Performances of Note 2013 All NW Music Educators Conference 2012 National Concert Band Festival 2010 Midwest Clinic 2010 & 2012 WMEA Conference Performances Academic Honors 2nd place - 2011 WIAA Academic Cup 2nd place - 2010 WIAA Academic Cup (2nd highest average GPA among all 4A band programs in the state) Concert Bands Superior Ratings 2009, 2010, 2011 Gold Award, 2010 CBC Festival Best Concert Band, '11 Seattle Heritage Festival Best Concert Band, '09 SF Heritage Festival Best Concert Band, '08 Vancouver BC Heritage Fest. Jazz 2012, '11, '10 Oregon Jazz Festival, Best Jazz Ens. 2010, 2009 Willamette Jazz Festival, Best Jazz Ens. 2008, 2009 Clark Jazz Festival Finalist Best Jazz Ens, '11 Seattle Heritage Festival Best Jazz Ens, '09 SF Heritage Festival Best Jazz Ens, '08 Vancouver BC Heritage Festival Percussion 4-time State Ensemble Champion (2010-2013) 2010 NWAPA Concert Percussion Champions 2009 NWAPA Concert Percussion Champions 2008 NWAPA Concert Percussion Champions Marching Band 2012 Grand Floral Parade Champions 2011 Rose Festival Starlight Parade Champions WMEA State Solo and Ensemble 2013 State Champions, Large Percussion Ens. 2012 State Champions, Large Percussion Ens. 2012 State Champions, Small Percussion Ens 2011 State Champions, Large Percussion Ens. 2011 State Champions, Small Percussion Ens. 2010 State Champions, Large Percussion Ens. 2010 State Champions, Small Percussion Ens. 2010 2nd Place, Large Brass Ens. Lower Columbian River Music Educators Assoc. Regional Solo and Ensemble 2011 Ensembles 1st - Large Percussion 1st - Large Brass 1st - Small Percussion 2nd - Large Woodwind 2nd - Small Percussion 3rd - Large Woodwind 3rd - Small Brass 2011 Solos 1st - Audry Cline, Oboe 1st - Katelyn LaValley, Clarinet 1st - Kishan Patel, Mallets 1st - Kishan Patel, Timpani 1st - Kishan Patel, Snare Drum 2nd - Sophie Mortensen, Horn 2nd - Spencer Scott, Tenor Sax 2nd - Dai-An Liu, Harp 2nd - Dai-An Liu, Mallets 3rd - Sunjay Cauligi, Euphonium 3rd - Avery Smith, Mallets 2010 Ensembles 1st - Large Percussion 1st - Large Brass 1st - Large Woodwind 1st - Small Percussion 2nd - Large Percussion 2010 Solos 1st - Rachel Stenberg, Multiple Percussion 1st - Kishan Patel, Mallets 1st - Misong Song, Flute 1st - Maxwell Senf, Bass Clarinet 1st - Sunjay Cauligi, Euphonium 2nd - Kelly Campbell, Trombone 2nd - Rachel Stendberg, Marimba 2nd - Reed Perkins, Timpani 2nd - Spencer Scott, Tenor Sax 2nd - Jim Anderson, Guitar 3rd - Rachel Stenberg, Timpani 2009 Ensembles 2nd - Large Percussion 3rd - Large Percussion 2009 Solos 2nd - Kelly Campbell, Trombone 2008 Ensembles 3rd - Small Woodwind 3rd - Large Woodwind