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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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The Odem Bands have had a great last couple of weeks. We would like to congratulate our nine students who participated in the Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Honor Band this past weekend. Breanna Luna, Lilibeth Barra, Sabrina Childress, Natalie Stanley, Ethan Tracy, Lesley Barra, Noah Villarreal, John Pizana, and Christina Montoya all had a fantastic performance Saturday evening
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This week the Odem Bands have a few things going on. First on Tuesday at 7pm we will have the monthly Owl Band Booster meeting following the District’s Open House. At the meeting we will accept payments for NYC trip and present information on the new Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter we are going to be starting up at
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This week we will have several items to note for the Odem Bands. We will be starting a fundraiser beginning tomorrow selling Discount Cards. We are asking that as many students participate in this fundraiser as possible. Please see below for more information. Thursday we will have an evening rehearsal for Carnegie Hall preparation again. We will continue to
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On Thursday, February 18th the UIL Region 14 Solo and Ensemble Contest was held at Mathis MS. We had a very successful day with our students and I would like to share the names of those students who earned Superior Ratings today! I am listing the classification of their solo or ensemble next to the names. Class 3 is the easiest
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I hope this message finds you well! Before I get to the schedule for the week I would first like to congratulate Odem High School Band Member Noah Villarreal on winning the 1st Chair Percussionist chair for the State of Texas! This is an amazing accomplishment for him! This week we have the UIL Region Solo and Ensemble Contest that
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Congratulations to Noah Villarreal on taking the top percussion chair in the State of Texas for Class 1A-3A!!!!! This marks his third year as an All-State Percussionist and we are very proud of his amazing accomplishment of being the best in the state! Noah will perform in the All-State Concert at the Lila Cockrell Auditorium at the San Antonio Convention
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I hope this message finds you well as we already find ourselves finishing up the month of January. For the Odem Bands we have a major fundraiser coming up on Saturday, with the First Annual Odem HS Sweethearts Dance being sponsored by the Band Boosters. We need volunteers to help chaperone the dance. This will count as one of the
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I hope this weekend finds you well as we continue to move on towards our trip to perform at Carnegie Hall in June! I would like to give you an update on some information as many parts of the trip are falling into place as we finalize details on our trip. First of all I have attached a copy
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On Saturday students from Odem High School competed in the ATSSB All-Area Auditions for a chance at earning spots in the prestigious All-State Bands. Noah Villarreal successfully auditioned and earned the top spot in the percussion section. This marks his third consecutive year of being a member of the All-State Bands. He is only the second student from Odem HS
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