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News from the Odem HS Bands
It always amazes me how quickly we pass from the end of July to the beginning of October and our contest season begins. This week is no different as we approach our first contest on Saturday in Goliad. Please read below for details – especially on ticket prices for this event. Friday we will also have our next big home
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We have a very busy week this week with Homecoming Events, but I would like to begin by congratulating the 9 All-Region Members of The Screeching Owl Jazz Band! These students made the All-Region Jazz Band: Joey Aguirre on Alto Saxophone, Breanna Sanchez on Tenor Saxophone, Abby Tovar on Tenor Saxophone, Clara Sanchez on Trumpet, Matthew Chavez on Trumpet, Lesley
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Hard to believe we’re already in the third week of the school year! We would like to say thank you to everyone already for your support so far this season! In particular everyone who has helped in the concession stand these past couple weeks. Please note we have four more big home varsity games that we need volunteers for. An
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We would like to once again congratulate The Spirit of OHS on being the KiiiTV Band of the Week this past week! Thank you to the community for helping us to achieve 66% of the votes! This week we will continue to move forward with the bands as we start to get into the swing of things for the year.
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I hope this finds everyone safe and ready to begin the school year. Thank you for your patience as we’ve adjusted this past week due to the hurricane recovery. The school year begins for OEISD on Tuesday, and we’ll have our first game versus Mathis on Friday at home. We still need a large number of volunteers to help out
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I’ve spoken with HS Band Students about this, but so that parents know about this app for their phones. The software we use to write drill for the shows, Pyware, has a viewer app available for both iOS and Android. Students download the app and then come scan the QR codes we have in the band hall. It lets them
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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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Good evening, My apologies for not sending this out earlier today. We had an outstanding start to our season last week! In particular I would like to thank all of the parents and community members who helped make our March-A-Thon a success! Attitudes were amazing last week for the students and that carried through that event! We hope to
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I wanted to send out one last reminder that we begin Summer Band Rehearsals tomorrow morning. Please make sure students are present for all of the rehearsals that apply to them. It’s imperative that we begin this advancing year strong with all of our students present! Students need to bring close-toed tennis shoes and a water jug/bottle to all
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Reminder that Summer Band Begins Monday for The 2017 Spirit of OHS! It is very important that students attend all rehearsals for summer band as this is an important advancing year for the band! The schedule for the week of the 24th will be: Monday-Thursday: 9am-1pm: Front Ensemble Rehearsal 9am-12pm: Guard Sectional 9am-11:15am: Woodwinds Sectional and High Brass (Trumpets/Mellos)
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