
UNIVERSITY PARK
PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION
October Book Club
Society of Lies By Lauren Ling Brown
October 23, 2025 at 7:00PM
Hosted by Jackie Campbell
Halloween 105
Grab your rackets and throw on your best costume! Join us for a spooky Halloween 105!
Wednesday, October 22
7:30-9:00pm
Curtis Park Courts
Limited tickets!!
Group Bootcamp!
Saturday, November 15 at 10am
UP Sport Court
Bring the kids and husband along to play on the playground while you get in a great workout! Or ditch them at home and join us to get that booty moving!
November Book Club
THE UNHONEYMOONERS By Christina Lauren
Book club will meet at Sara Woodall’s house on November 19 at 7:00pm, address will be emailed out the week of the meeting!
RSVP to be added to the Book Club Text Thread!
Amazing Race tickets are LIVE!
Save the date for February 20 & purchase your tickets now!
Join us for the competitive, fun, embarrassing and exciting event the UPPA hosts as well as the most laughs of the year! Amazing Race is an adult scavenger hunt through the Park Cities where you will follow clues to UP & HP hot spots to compete in exciting challenges! You will also have opportunities to score extra points along the way with side challenges!
Team Captains will meet in January for an informational Happy Hour hosted by Jackie Campbell, Jan 22 at 7:30pm. Attendance not required but encouraged!
Teams will be assigned by Feb 13 so costumes and transportation can be arranged.
This year we will start the race at Barley House with dinner and drinks!
No automatically recurring payment
No automatically recurring payments
No automatically recurring payments
Family & Corporate Sponsorships!
We are now taking family and corporate sponsorships for the 2025-2026 school year events! Please follow the link below to review the upcoming events available for sponsorships.
Committee members for each event will follow up with you about tickets and other perks for being a sponsor.
NEW this year: the UPPA Family Concert! This event will be April 25, 2026 from 5-7pm at the Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU. We are still working on ticket prices for this event.
Please email President@uppa.org to join either committee or text Mary Irby!
2025-2026 UPPA Board Members
President- Mary Irby
President-Elect - Madeleine Pennington
Treasurer - Michelle Wills
Fundraising Chairs - Anne Bradley & Laura Bailey
Fundraising Team - Michelle Tevrizian & Molly Edwards
Tablescapes Chairs - Mary Irby & Lauren Ott
Amazing Race Team- Bonnie Yates, Claire Busch, Mary Irby & Jackie Campbell
Membership Chair - Lisa Gladnick
Membership Chair-elect - Emily Wood
Publicity & Website Chair- Mary Irby
Community Service Team - Liz Hunter & Catherine Rowsey
Children’s Activities Team - Claire Neal, Annie Harrison, & Kelcey Strong
Fall Parent Party Team - Lauren Ott, Claire Davis, Liz Silva, Courtney Ross, & Christina Newman
Progressive Dinner Chairs - Madeleine Pennington & Katie Park
Play Group Chair - Allison Taylor
Play Group Chair-elect -
Kinder Events Team - Amy Askew, Allison Barshop, Ashley Newton, Claire Busch, Karli Cain, & Paige Voigt
Mahjong Club Chairs - Morgan Suarez, Amber Klimczak, Paige Purnell
Wine Club Chairs - Ryan Sellers & Kaylyn Montgomery
Book Club Chair - Jackie Campbell
Wellness Chair- Nina Byrd
Stitch Club Chair- Heather Logan
Sustainer & PTA Board Representative - Mary Irby























UPPA HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
TOP 5 REASONS TO JOIN:
• Neighborhood playgroups by kinder year
• Mom’s Night Out
• Fun Seasonal Parties including Progressive Dinner, Summer pool parties and back to school events
• Opportunity to become an Amazing Member and go to the year’s most fun party!
• Children and Family Activities like Holiday Hayride, Easter Egg Hunts and The UPPA Family Concert at the Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU!