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Great teachers and great students help make the school an important part of the community.
Located within the city limits of Broken Arrow, Andersen boasts a strong curriculum, a vibrant PTA and a number of programs designed to enrich the minds and bodies of its young students.
Great Teachers. Great Students
Located within the city limits of Broken Arrow, Andersen boasts a strong curriculum, a vibrant PTA and a number of programs designed to enrich the minds and bodies of its young students.
Union District Teacher Of The Year
Congratulations to Andersen 5th grade teacher Cory Allen, who was named the 2024-2025 District Teacher Of The Year!
PTA
Andersen Elementary Parent Teacher Association supports the mission of the national PTA and dedicates its organization to improving the education and well-being of students.
Andersen Assembles!
Andersen offers a variety of extracurricular activities for students. Assemblies throughout the year also help to engage students and attract their interest.
Enrichment Learning
Andersen offers students a number of learning opportunities outside of the traditional classroom experience to enrich educational experiences.
Our Mission
Andersen endeavors to develop responsible, empowered problem solvers instilled with a life-long desire for learning through student-centered teaching and working partnerships with home and community.
Before & After School
Children participating in the EDP program are provided the opportunity for activities and quiet time. Afternoon sessions include a snack and a short period of free time before a study hall and other structured activities. The Union Extended Day Program is an extension of the school day and has priority for use of the indoor and outdoor facilities from 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Andersen News
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Join Union Superintendent Dr. John Federline and SmartSocial for a special LIVE event to help parents understand the impact of screen time on motivation, health, and academics.
![Andersen PreK kids parade in box car creations outside at their school in front of their parents.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747060109/unionpsorg/xfuy3uzz2mccbh9us3mo/497459230_1225079259411685_2071430289619290182_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747060109/unionpsorg/xfuy3uzz2mccbh9us3mo/497459230_1225079259411685_2071430289619290182_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747060109/unionpsorg/xfuy3uzz2mccbh9us3mo/497459230_1225079259411685_2071430289619290182_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747060109/unionpsorg/xfuy3uzz2mccbh9us3mo/497459230_1225079259411685_2071430289619290182_n.jpg","width":1000}])
Andersen pre-kindergarten students showed off their boxcar creations Friday afternoon, parading first through the school and then going off road outside in front of parents and families.
![Union Public Schools Hands Art]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701363134/unionpsorg/uvzitep3obzdfdb1kej2/UnionUHandsArt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701363134/unionpsorg/uvzitep3obzdfdb1kej2/UnionUHandsArt.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701363134/unionpsorg/uvzitep3obzdfdb1kej2/UnionUHandsArt.jpg","width":527}])
The Support Employee Peer Recognition Committee is pleased to announce May and June Support Employee winners!
![Andersen Theatre Club Presents 'Goldilocks on Trial' Tonight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746796962/unionpsorg/qqv8ujjxeva0fsodfp1f/2025-05-09_8-22-15.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746796962/unionpsorg/qqv8ujjxeva0fsodfp1f/2025-05-09_8-22-15.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746796962/unionpsorg/qqv8ujjxeva0fsodfp1f/2025-05-09_8-22-15.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746796962/unionpsorg/qqv8ujjxeva0fsodfp1f/2025-05-09_8-22-15.jpg","width":941}])
Join us at Andersen Elementary for "Goldilocks on Trial" in the Andersen gym. Curtain rises at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 9.
Activities and displays related to Teacher Appreication Week continued across the district. See inside.
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Wednesday, Andersen kindergartners got to “choose their name.”
![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}])
Union Athletics will host a Boys Basketball Youth Fundamental Skills Camp June 2-4 at the UMAC. Register.
Union Athletics will host a Girls Basketball Youth Fundamental Skills Camp June 9-11 at the UMAC. Register
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Andersen Elementary: Congratulations to our students and staff of the month!
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The 28th Annual Union Volleyball Camp will run May 27-29 at the Union UHS Freshman Academy for incoming 4th-9th grades, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
District News
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Because of the weather forecast, Union High School has made the decision to move Commencement indoors to the UMAC, 6836 S. Mingo, and have TWO ceremonies - at 2 p.m. for last names ending A-K, and at 6 p.m. for last names ending L-Z.
Join Union Superintendent Dr. John Federline and SmartSocial for a special LIVE event to help parents understand the impact of screen time on motivation, health, and academics.
![Union gives Special Olympians an early morning send-off at the UHS Freshman Academy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747232969/unionpsorg/zbefxuppixhpo6ku1wgo/IMG_0523.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747232969/unionpsorg/zbefxuppixhpo6ku1wgo/IMG_0523.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747232969/unionpsorg/zbefxuppixhpo6ku1wgo/IMG_0523.jpg","width":640}])
Seventy-one of Union's Special Olympic Athletes were given a proper send-off this morning with help from the Broken Arrow Fire Department and Tulsa Police Department as they head to Stillwater to compete for two days in the statewide competition.
![Podcaster Mike Hearne chats with Union's Rebecka Peterson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747228185/unionpsorg/dymr6qi03tbrhj9noirg/2025-05-14_8-03-06.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747228185/unionpsorg/dymr6qi03tbrhj9noirg/2025-05-14_8-03-06.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747228185/unionpsorg/dymr6qi03tbrhj9noirg/2025-05-14_8-03-06.jpg","width":742}])
Union High School math teacher Rebecka Peterson, Oklahoma and National Teacher of The Year, is featured in a "This Is Oklahoma" podcast, which can be viewed on YouTube.
![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}])
A brief summary of the May 12 Board of Education meeting has been posted which includes information on Early Release Fridays and various capital improvement projects.
![Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols listens to Union administrators during a tour of the district.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747078790/unionpsorg/i5k7gnuk2sp10sotwsgj/497457901_1116793437143281_3047730757291468293_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747078790/unionpsorg/i5k7gnuk2sp10sotwsgj/497457901_1116793437143281_3047730757291468293_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747078790/unionpsorg/i5k7gnuk2sp10sotwsgj/497457901_1116793437143281_3047730757291468293_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747078790/unionpsorg/i5k7gnuk2sp10sotwsgj/497457901_1116793437143281_3047730757291468293_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747078790/unionpsorg/i5k7gnuk2sp10sotwsgj/497457901_1116793437143281_3047730757291468293_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747078790/unionpsorg/i5k7gnuk2sp10sotwsgj/497457901_1116793437143281_3047730757291468293_n.jpg","width":2048}])
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols IV is learning more about Union Public Schools, Union's mission to graduate 100 percent of its students college and career ready, and the school district's efforts to meet those challenges with the help of community partners.
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Because of the weather forecast, Union High School has made the decision to move Commencement indoors to the UMAC, 6836 S. Mingo, and have TWO ceremonies - at 2 p.m. for last names ending A-K, and at 6 p.m. for last names ending L-Z.
The Support Employee Peer Recognition Committee is pleased to announce May and June Support Employee winners!
Together, We Make A Difference
Academics are a priority. Union offers programs for students as young as 3 to adults. Union wants everyone to succeed.
College & Careers
Union is committed to academic excellence. Ensuring all students graduate from high school, prepared for college or career success, guides our practice from Pre-K through 12th grade.
English Learners
Union provides English Learners a high-quality program, designed to assist students in learning English & to meet challenging state academic content & standards.
Early Childhood
Union provides a full-day, year-round program for eligible 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds and kindergarteners. Students learn language, fine arts, problem-solving and more.
STEM
Union offers a wide range of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math opportunities. Union was the 1st in Oklahoma, & among only a handful of districts nationwide, to offer STEM to students Pre-K through 12th grade.
Community Schools
Union's effective Community Schools model means increased attendance, reduced mobility, & improved academic success because of our partnerships.
Hope-Guidance-SEL
Union is a hope-centered district, using hope as a lens to guide our work. The goal is to foster greater confidence in students’ lives in a positive, affirming school environment.
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