Greetings,

I hope this message finds everyone staying warm! This week is a light one for the students in the bands, but we will have an evening Cleveland Rehearsal on Thursday. All participants need to be attending these rehearsals, and working to learn the music for the performance as soon as possible.

We do have Spring Band Fees coming due this month. Those fees are for all students in Grades 7-12, and are $25/Student payable via Check or Money Order. They help to offset many of the costs in the spring with clinicians, supplies, music, etc. Please make payment out to OEISD, Memo: Band, no later than Monday, January 22^nd. (extended to next week due to early release on Friday) Please contact us if you have any questions!

Finally, our Boosters have decided to postpone the meeting for tomorrow night to next week. Please plan to attend, as we have needs to fill officer positions for next year!

This Week’s Schedule:

Day:	Event:
Monday:	Band Hall Closed after school
Tuesday:	Band Hall Closed after school
Wednesday:	Band Hall Closed after school
Thursday:	Cleveland Trip Rehearsal 6pm-8pm
Friday:	Band Hall Closed after school

Upcoming Events:

Day:	Event:	Time:
February 1st	Annual Solo and Ensemble Recital	5pm
February 15th	UIL Region Solo and Ensemble Contest	TBA
February 16th-17th	Region Jazz Clinic/Concert
March 25th	Pre-UIL Contest Concert (JH and HS)	5pm JH, 6pm HS (Tentative)
April 4th-5th	UIL Concert and Sight-Reading	TBA
April 26th	11th Annual South Coast Jazz Festival
May 4th	Windi and Jazzi Fundraiser
May 10th	American Classics Festival: Odem HS Wind Ensemble and Odem JH Symphonic Winds at Del Mar College	2pm/3pm
May 13th	Odem JH Symphonic Winds and HS Spring Concert
May 14th	Odem JH Beginning Band and Concert Band Spring Concert
May 24th	Graduation
May 26th-27th	UIL State Solo and Ensemble
June 3rd	Cleveland Send-Off Performance
June 4th-8th	Cleveland Trip

Thank you for your help and support of these amazing students! Please contact us if you have any questions!