Odem Bands Schedule – Week of 10/20/2025
We begin this week’s email by giving a huge congratulations to the members of The Spirit of OHS for earning Superior Ratings from every judge yesterday!!! Additionally, a big congratulations to all of the members of The Spirit of OHS from the past TWENTY YEARS!!! This comprises the longest streak of a 3A Band in South Texas!!!!! We haven’t done an official count of students, but we estimate more than a thousand students have been involved over the years in leading to this tradition! Look for more information this week on a possible commemorative T-shirt for the occasion, as well as a photo featuring members past and present!
This week, we’re on to the very difficult work of preparing for our advancement to the UIL 3A Area Contest on November 1st! I don’t have a schedule yet, but based on a sample schedule, we’ll probably perform between 11 am and noon as the 9th band to perform. We will have a rehearsal tomorrow on the day off, watching judges’ comments and film at 5:30 pm, then rehearsing at the stadium. Our normal Wednesday and Thursday times will be supplemented then with a two-hour rehearsal with a guest clinician on Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Our guest clinician has had marching bands in the state finals for 4A, so it’s imperative that we get the opportunity to use his knowledge and skills to improve!
Saturday, all of our students, plus parent volunteers, will be needed to host the UIL 2A Area Marching Contest. I’m waiting for a final schedule still right now, but tentatively the volunteer meeting will be held at 10:30 am, and the first band will perform around 1:30-2:30 pm. They have 10 bands that will march in Prelims, and then they will have a 7-band finals round. Our students will perform in Exhibition at the end of the Prelims round. This will hopefully allow us to get the five judges to give us feedback that day too. Finals will follow after a dinner break, and we should be done and cleaned up around 11:00 pm at the latest. Please help us ensure we have adult volunteers! We again need an army of adult volunteers in addition to our students to run it! Please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/25UIL2AAreaE
We’re nearing the end of the season, we ask that you please be aware of some major events here leading to Area:
- October 30th: Thursday game vs. Banquete (in Banquete)
- October 31st: Afternoon rehearsal and Send-Off performance for community, 4 pm – 5:30 pm Rehearse, 5:30 pm Performance, and release after loading Equipment.
- Saturday, November 1st: Area 3A Contest
It is a hectic sprint to the finish for the marching band students through the season. Please help us ensure that students attend all remaining rehearsals and events so we can be as successful as possible!
2026 Florida Trip
We ask that parents/students please check in on their trip accounts this week. Airfare was booked this week for a direct flight from San Antonio to Orlando. This website link https://bobrogerstravel.grcoll.co/v2/go/odem26 should let you access the site. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! We are scheduling a meeting for November 11th at 7 pm for updates on the trip that we’ll need the students and a parent to attend. We’ll confirm that as we get closer to the date.
This Week’s Schedule
| Day: | Event: |
| Monday: | Marching Band Rehearsal: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Tuesday: | HS Band Hall Closed After School |
| Wednesday: | Marching Band Rehearsal: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Thursday: | Marching Band Rehearsal 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Friday: | Bye Week – GUEST CLINICIAN REHEARSAL!!! 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| Saturday: | Host UIL 2A Area Contest 8:30 am: Leadership at School 10:30 am: All other Volunteers and Students at School TBA: Buses Begin Arriving TBA: First Band Performs TBA: Spirit of OHS Performs in Exhibition TBA: Finals Begin ~11:00 pm: Clean-Up Complete |
Upcoming Events:
| Day: | Event: | Time: |
| Monday: | School Holiday Rehearsal | 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Friday: | Afternoon Rehearsal with Clinician (Mandatory) | 4 pm – 6 pm |
| Saturday: | Host UIL Area 2A Marching Contest (Mandatory) | |
| October 30th: | Odem vs. Banquete (Banquete) Thursday Game | |
| October 31st: | Afternoon Rehearsal/Area Send-Off Performance | 4pm – 6 pm |
| November 1st: | 3A Area Marching Contest (Beeville) | |
| November 7th: | Odem vs. Santa Rosa (Home – Senior Night) | |
| November 14th?: | Tentative Playoff Game 1 day | |
| November 15th: | JH All-Region Auditions (Tuloso-Midway) | |
| December 6th: | HS Region Auditions (HM King) | |
| December 9th: | OJH Winter Concert | |
| December 11th: | OHS Winter Concert | |
| December 12th-13th | All-Region Band Clinic/Concert |
Full Fall 2025 Calendar: https://tinyurl.com/25SpiritOHSFall
Thank you for your help and support of these amazing students! Please contact us if you have any questions!