UPrep’s semi-annual music day occurred on March 27, 2026, featuring six student performances that highlighted talent and community within the school.
Sophomore Giselle Lacy-Hulbert began preparing for her lead singing role in Scott Pilgrim vs. My GPA long before the performances.
“We did a lot of preparing in the mornings before school and the school practice rooms,” Lacy-Hulbert said.
Senior Keston Gruhl, who sang “River and Rodes” and “Smooth,” started working on his songs up to two months before the event, and found that the time spent practicing with his friends was valuable.
“Being able to sing alongside Paige, Chance, Max, Chase, and Aslan has kind of been core to a lot of the memories that I’ve created.” Gruhl said, “Some of my favorite parts about music day are not just the actual performances, but it’s also kind of just the community building that happens behind the scenes.”
Beyond performing, Lacy-Hulbert’s favorite part of music day was watching the other performers, one of her favorites being River and Roads, a song that was dedicated to the senior class of 2026.
“And as soon as I listened to River and Roads for the first time, I was like, this is the perfect song for our senior year.” Gruhl said, “The first lyrics say, ‘a year from now will all be gone.’ So it’s definitely something that was powerful.
The emotion of the song was the heaviest in the final moments of the performance.
“It ends on like an acapella part as well,” Gruhl said. “Just being able to kind of hold out that final note and realize, like, wow, this is kind of like the end of an era was definitely special.”
Beyond individual performances, Music Day is a defining part of Uprep tradition, one that not all schools offer.
“I think it’s cool that our school gives us an opportunity twice a year to like, perform and watch each other,” Lacy-Hulbert said.
Gruhl is also grateful for the opportunity to perform at Music Day and acknowledges how big a deal it is for UPrep.
“I know that it’s just so important for the community in general, and it’s just kind of like a beautiful representation of the art that exists in the students at UPrep that you might not expect,” Gruhl said.
