This week I would like to begin by congratulation the Odem JH Symphonic Winds, Odem HS Symphonic Band, and Odem HS Wind Ensemble students for each group earning a Sweepstakes Awards this past Wednesday at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation! For the Odem HS Wind Ensemble this was their 8th Consecutive Sweepstakes Award! We are very proud of the students focus

We hope this message finds you all well and ready for one of the busiest weeks remaining of the year for the Odem Bands! This week we have our UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation on Wednesday, and Windi and Jazzi on Saturday! Please see each section for some specifics that you need to know. Before I get to more of

This week will be a busy one around OEISD with STAAR/EOC/Benchmark testing occurring in addition to normal spring activities like sports and Prom. That will lead us to the week after this one when we have our UIL Contest on April 14th in Odem, followed by Windi and Jazzi on Saturday, April 17th. Tickets for Windi and Jazzi are still available.

First off, we would like to thank everyone for your support during our virtual Pre-UIL Concert on Monday evening. We had a full-house watching via Facebook Live, and appreciated that support! Our plan is to have in-person Spring Concerts in May, as well as Windi and Jazzi will be held that way as well.  We are still selling tickets for

This year is truly flying by here! Tomorrow night (Monday) we will be having our annual Pre-UIL Concert. Due to trying to manage all of the elements of safety for this event, we will be streaming this one online without an in-person audience. You may find the stream on the Owl Band Boosters Facebook Group page. We are bringing in

I hope everyone has had a restful Spring Break, and is ready to push forward to the end of the year! We have begun selling tickets for Windi and Jazzi online and through the Band Hall Office – the performance is Saturday, April 17th and features the Odem HS Band (More details below). We also need students to bring in their

This semester seems to be flying by in a hurry, and we’re already releasing for Spring Break at the end of this week! With that in mind we will begin selling tickets for Windi and Jazzi online and through the Band Hall Office on Thursday this week. We also need students to bring in their basket items that are listed

I hope this message finds you recovered from this past week with power and water at your houses. Please let us know if there are any lingering issues that we can/need to assist with!  The next two weeks are going to get busy for us on both campuses. First up will be our UIL Solo and Ensemble recordings. We were

Thank you to those of you who joined us last week online and in-person for our Solo and Ensemble Recital! This week our focus with the bands will be to get their entries completed. We had planned on recording tomorrow (Monday), but with the weather concerns we are moving that to Tuesday. We HAVE TO record after school that day

This week we begin a week-long final focus on the region UIL Solo and Ensemble contest for the students involved. Tuesday evening, at 5:30pm we will have our Solo and Ensemble Recital at the Odem HS Cafetorium. We will be allowing two tickets per student for audience members who may wish to attend. I will pass out those tickets on