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Welcome to James R. Darnaby Elementary School!
We are the home of the Darnaby Rangers.
Parent Teacher Connection
Darnaby has an active PTA, which works closely with the principal and its teachers to enhance not just the educational experience for students but their entire school experience.
Extracurricular Offerings
Darnaby offers a number of extracurricular programs, including a stellar music program that engages all of the students.
STEM
Darnaby is a national leader when it comes to STEM curriculum. Darnaby's program was designed and developed by Project Lead The Way, the nation’s leading provider of STEM education curricular programs for middle and high school students
Home of The Darnaby Rangers
Darnaby is located in the southwest section of the Union School District, in the midst of a friendly neighborhood west of Memorial and south of 81stStreet.
Some of the finest students in the nation started out in our classrooms with the support of a caring community and actively involved parents.
Before & After School
The Union Extended Day Program is an extension of the school day. 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.
Darnaby News
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Union Public Schools Special Services will host the 4th annual Choose to Include event for students and their families outside at Union Tuttle Stadium on Friday, May 2.
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Union Theatre Department: Well that's a wrap on our 2nd annual Once Upon a Time Tea Party! We had 43 little boys and girls that came to enjoy. It was a beautiful event and took many hands to make it so magical.
![High School Assistant Principal James Cooper leadd seniors from Boevers Elementary to their bus for Union's annual Senior Walk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745612870/unionpsorg/a6u73jfjvnhrimymvbbn/494094839_1056615036522382_4975286586942019750_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745612870/unionpsorg/a6u73jfjvnhrimymvbbn/494094839_1056615036522382_4975286586942019750_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745612870/unionpsorg/a6u73jfjvnhrimymvbbn/494094839_1056615036522382_4975286586942019750_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745612870/unionpsorg/a6u73jfjvnhrimymvbbn/494094839_1056615036522382_4975286586942019750_n.jpg","width":1000}])
What a fun day as seniors gathered in red caps and gowns and went back to their old haunting grounds as part of Union's annual Senior Walk. Photos
![Darnaby Elementary welcomes back seniors for Senior Walk 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745603632/unionpsorg/lrxcw8zedsz7gcwbjuzb/DSC05026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745603632/unionpsorg/lrxcw8zedsz7gcwbjuzb/DSC05026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745603632/unionpsorg/lrxcw8zedsz7gcwbjuzb/DSC05026.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745603632/unionpsorg/lrxcw8zedsz7gcwbjuzb/DSC05026.jpg","width":1000}])
Darnaby Elementary welcomed back former seniors today for Senior Walk. The school welcomes the seniors with rousing cheers and applause!
![YouthArts! is in full swing. Darnaby’s visual display of talented young artists is up and ready for your visit. The show is located at the UMAC.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745584556/unionpsorg/d3uujdchzfn2hmuew4db/492005953_1324594372433261_4177999713777710824_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745584556/unionpsorg/d3uujdchzfn2hmuew4db/492005953_1324594372433261_4177999713777710824_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745584556/unionpsorg/d3uujdchzfn2hmuew4db/492005953_1324594372433261_4177999713777710824_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745584556/unionpsorg/d3uujdchzfn2hmuew4db/492005953_1324594372433261_4177999713777710824_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1745584556/unionpsorg/d3uujdchzfn2hmuew4db/492005953_1324594372433261_4177999713777710824_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745584556/unionpsorg/d3uujdchzfn2hmuew4db/492005953_1324594372433261_4177999713777710824_n.jpg","width":2048}])
YouthArts! is in full swing. Darnaby’s visual display of talented young artists is up and ready for your visit. The show is located at the UMAC.
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Union EDP Summer Camp registration is now open! Spots are limited. View enrollment information.
![A High School art student arranges her art display for a showing in the Union YouthArts! Visual Arts Exhibition.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745350486/unionpsorg/y3ukezw4kisod8dqigia/492145928_1101367858685839_7697140137892134986_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745350486/unionpsorg/y3ukezw4kisod8dqigia/492145928_1101367858685839_7697140137892134986_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745350486/unionpsorg/y3ukezw4kisod8dqigia/492145928_1101367858685839_7697140137892134986_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745350486/unionpsorg/y3ukezw4kisod8dqigia/492145928_1101367858685839_7697140137892134986_n.jpg","width":1000}])
Union art teachers and students are finishing their presentations and art displays at the UMAC for tonight's opening of the Youtharts! Visual Arts Exhibition at the UMAC at 6 p.m. You can catch the show through Sunday, April 27.
![Thank you to everyone who powered up our read-a-thon this year at Darnaby Elementary School. These top earners leveled up big time and scored their very own personalized doctor scrub sets.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745413949/unionpsorg/taaui8lilwexl8vyfhzi/492270592_1322530125973019_7049455531736446979_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745413949/unionpsorg/taaui8lilwexl8vyfhzi/492270592_1322530125973019_7049455531736446979_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745413949/unionpsorg/taaui8lilwexl8vyfhzi/492270592_1322530125973019_7049455531736446979_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745413949/unionpsorg/taaui8lilwexl8vyfhzi/492270592_1322530125973019_7049455531736446979_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1745413949/unionpsorg/taaui8lilwexl8vyfhzi/492270592_1322530125973019_7049455531736446979_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745413949/unionpsorg/taaui8lilwexl8vyfhzi/492270592_1322530125973019_7049455531736446979_n.jpg","width":2048}])
Thank you to everyone who powered up our read-a-thon this year at Darnaby Elementary School. These top earners leveled up big time and scored their very own personalized doctor scrub sets.
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The public is invited to the annual YouthArts! Visual Arts Show, which runs April 22-27 at the UMAC, 6636 S. Mingo.
![Union Varsity Highsteppers presents Girls fun Day Saturday, May 3, for Union girls in grades pre-kindergarten through fifth. The event runs from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. at Jarman Elementary. The cost is $35.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744634733/unionpsorg/n7dxqvrdz23gmanpmjkc/2025-04-14_7-42-48.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744634733/unionpsorg/n7dxqvrdz23gmanpmjkc/2025-04-14_7-42-48.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744634733/unionpsorg/n7dxqvrdz23gmanpmjkc/2025-04-14_7-42-48.jpg","width":790}])
Union Varsity Highsteppers presents Girls fun Day Saturday, May 3, for Union girls in grades pre-kindergarten through fifth. The event runs from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. at Jarman Elementary. The cost is $35.
District News
Union Public Schools Special Services will host the 4th annual Choose to Include event for students and their families outside at Union Tuttle Stadium on Friday, May 2.
What a fun day as seniors gathered in red caps and gowns and went back to their old haunting grounds as part of Union's annual Senior Walk. Photos
![Union Athletics will host a Pre-Participation Physical Night on May 5 from | 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the UMAC Arena. Cost is only $20 — no insurance needed! Physical are conducted by Union Athletic Training Center & Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma Note: Pay online by April 27 to skip the line at https://ok-union.intouchreceipting.com/]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745239735/unionpsorg/auvhgjxu3gybcdgwqqly/2025-04-21_7-47-27.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745239735/unionpsorg/auvhgjxu3gybcdgwqqly/2025-04-21_7-47-27.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745239735/unionpsorg/auvhgjxu3gybcdgwqqly/2025-04-21_7-47-27.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745239735/unionpsorg/auvhgjxu3gybcdgwqqly/2025-04-21_7-47-27.jpg","width":808}])
Union Athletics will host a Pre-Participation Physical Night on May 5 from | 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the UMAC Arena. Cost is only $20 — no insurance needed!
Union EDP Summer Camp registration is now open! Spots are limited. View enrollment information.
Union art teachers and students are finishing their presentations and art displays at the UMAC for tonight's opening of the Youtharts! Visual Arts Exhibition at the UMAC at 6 p.m. You can catch the show through Sunday, April 27.
![Union Girls Golf Team posefor picture after learning they are headed to state competition - the first time in four years.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745497887/unionpsorg/gqmah8ttlxetyxzgii50/492720078_122243173904182952_6014176751681072132_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745497887/unionpsorg/gqmah8ttlxetyxzgii50/492720078_122243173904182952_6014176751681072132_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745497887/unionpsorg/gqmah8ttlxetyxzgii50/492720078_122243173904182952_6014176751681072132_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745497887/unionpsorg/gqmah8ttlxetyxzgii50/492720078_122243173904182952_6014176751681072132_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1745497887/unionpsorg/gqmah8ttlxetyxzgii50/492720078_122243173904182952_6014176751681072132_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745497887/unionpsorg/gqmah8ttlxetyxzgii50/492720078_122243173904182952_6014176751681072132_n.jpg","width":1616}])
Union Girls Golf is headed to State as a team for the first time in 4 years!
![Union Theatre has announced its auditions schedule for the coming year. Details. Auditions dates for the following incoming grades are: 8th Grade - May 8 9th Grade - May 5 10th-12th Grade - May 6]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745499410/unionpsorg/fngimmlb5rno6jzwdceu/2025-04-24_7-56-09.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745499410/unionpsorg/fngimmlb5rno6jzwdceu/2025-04-24_7-56-09.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745499410/unionpsorg/fngimmlb5rno6jzwdceu/2025-04-24_7-56-09.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745499410/unionpsorg/fngimmlb5rno6jzwdceu/2025-04-24_7-56-09.jpg","width":1075}])
Union Theatre has announced its auditions schedule for the coming year. Details.
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The school year is winding down, and the Oklahoma PTA wants to celebrate our PTA units and volunteers! Apply for awards. See post for links.
![Cherokee Nation's Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745413083/unionpsorg/b12lzvkdvtnlu62co8bu/2025-04-23_7-56-57.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745413083/unionpsorg/b12lzvkdvtnlu62co8bu/2025-04-23_7-56-57.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745413083/unionpsorg/b12lzvkdvtnlu62co8bu/2025-04-23_7-56-57.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745413083/unionpsorg/b12lzvkdvtnlu62co8bu/2025-04-23_7-56-57.jpg","width":1109}])
Applications are now open for the Cherokee Nation's Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program.
![Thank you to all of our administrative professionals for your work to support Union Public Schools' mission of 100 percent graduation, college and career ready. You are appreciated!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745250975/unionpsorg/vbda08fab1vbv8cgxizf/2025-04-21_10-55-59.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745250975/unionpsorg/vbda08fab1vbv8cgxizf/2025-04-21_10-55-59.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745250975/unionpsorg/vbda08fab1vbv8cgxizf/2025-04-21_10-55-59.jpg","width":779}])
Thank you to all of our administrative professionals for your work to support Union Public Schools' mission of 100 percent graduation, college and career ready. Updated with more pictures!
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