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This week we would like to begin by congratulating Zenaida ‘Ziggy’ Lara for earning the 1st Chair Area Clarinet spot this weekend! She advances to the All-State Bands for her second time, and will perform with the All-State Band February 16th in San Antonio! She will have a final round of auditions at State on February 13th. We also extend
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We have had two very good weeks of rehearsals so far and are looking forward to continuing with those this week! Due to the addition of football practices we will be adjusting our practice schedule time this week. Inside rehearsals will be from 3:30pm-5:00pm, outside will be 6:00pm-9:00pm. It is imperative that every student is attending every rehearsal. We have
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I hope this message finds you well! Summer has flown by, and once again we find ourselves at the beginning of Summer Band Camp! We’ll begin on Monday with sectionals in the morning and have full band rehearsals in the late afternoon, followed by fundamentals in the evening. Please remember that Marching Band Camp is mandatory for all members of
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Happy Fourth of July! I hope everyones summers are going well! I wanted to be sure to remind everyone of our upcoming Summer Band dates. Please note that students participation in dates are mandatory and failing to attend will most likely result in their becoming an alternate on the field. Please contact me as soon as possible if you
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Please find the schedule for our final week of preparation for our Carnegie Hall performance. All rehearsals/sectionals/concert are mandatory! Please ensure your students are present as it is imperative for our band to be successful with our performance!!! I am also attaching our final revision of our itinerary as well. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!
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Wow! It seems like we just started Summer Band Camp and here we are finishing the last week of school!!! We are so proud of our students for all of their hard work! Once again the Odem Bands earned many awards and had some amazing performances throughout our year! Please pay close attention to this e-mail for details about end
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I hope this message finds you well as we rapidly near the end of the school year. Please note that at the bottom of this post we have our 2016-2017 Band Calendar and our Summer Band Schedule for the next year. Please keep these calendars in mind to help avoid conflicts with other events. End of Year Items: Please note that
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I hope this message finds you well as we enter the final month of school! As we move through May it is a busy month, so we ask for your help in getting the students to each of the events they’re responsible for. Odem JH Band Placement Auditions Audition results should be posted after school tomorrow. Our audition process
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This week I would like to congratulate all of the competing bands and their students for their performances last week at UIL! All three bands earned their Superior Ratings in Sight-Reading, and the Odem HS Wind Ensemble and Odem JH Symphonic Winds both came back with their third consecutive Sweepstakes Awards! We are very proud of our junior high students
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We have had the date of Monday, April 4th on our calendar for the Pre-UIL Concert and have run into some issues with the date conflicting with Varsity Softball. As such we have been looking for an evening that would be the best possible option. Unfortunately this time of year we find ourselves in the situation that there really
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