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News from the Odem HS Bands
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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Happy Fourth of July! I hope this message finds you enjoying your summers and all is well! We have a busy next few months with our upcoming preparations for our 2017 Marching Show and moving into the New HS as well. I will discuss each of the events below, but would like to begin with our 2017 Odem HS March-A-Thon
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On April 13th the Odem HS Wind Ensemble performed at the UIL Region Concert and Sight-Reading Contest. They earned Odem High’s 4th Consecutive Sweepstakes Award that day and their performance was recorded. Each piece that they recorded was submitted to the Association of Texas Small School Band’s(ATSSB) Outstanding Performance Series Competition (OPS). At the region level they were the only
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It’s hard to believe, but we have made it to the end of the school year already! This will be the final week of school for most of the students. I would like to take a moment to thank all of you for making the 2016-2017 school year very successful for the Odem Bands! Thank you for attending our Spring
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I hope this message finds you well as we enter our final weeks of the school year! This will be another busy week for us with the bands as we have our final two concerts for the year. Please note that we will have our additional final performance at graduation with the Odem HS Band and JH Symphonic Winds Students.
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Wow I can’t believe we’ve reached the month of May already! I would like to begin this weeks information by congratulating our students who performed at the All-Region Jazz Clinic/Concert this weekend: Alex Rubio, Clara Sanchez, Brandon Morin, Roberto Ramirez, Justin Ridgway, Christina Montoya, Breanna Sanchez, Matthew Chavez, Lesley Barra, Ethan Tracy, Abby Tovar, Micah Lopez, Jacob Luna, Ethan
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I hope this message finds you well as we enter three very busy weeks for the Odem Bands. Please take note of the dates and events below as it will help us avoid possible conflicts. The first item up this week will be the conclusion of 5th Grade Mouthpiece Testing. Mr. Williams has been going down to the elementary
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