Happy New Year!!! Welcome back to all of our students. We hope everyone had a great break! We have a busy spring ahead, with our first event right off the bat for our three students who have advanced to Area Auditions this coming Saturday. They’ll need to be at the school by 7:30 am to travel to Calallen HS for their auditions. We’ll eat and return between 3 pm and 4 pm. 

After that, we have a lull in our events schedule in January as we begin preparing for UIL Solo and Ensemble, UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluations, Spring Concerts, and our trip in June. 

For your convenience, here is our list of important spring dates!

January 10th	Area Band Auditions
January 30th	Spring Band Fees Due ($25 for HS and 7th/8th Graders)
February 11th-14th	Texas Music Education Association Convention
	(All-State Band)
February 19th	Annual Odem S&E Recital
February 20th-21st	All-Region Jazz Clinic and Concert (JH and HS)
February 26th	UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest (JH and HS)
March 23rd	HS Pre-UIL Contest Concert
March 24th	JH Pre-UIL Contest Concert
April 1st and 2nd	UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest for JH & HS
April 18th	Windi and Jazzi Fundraiser
May 1st	Thirteenth Annual South Coast Jazz Festival
April 27th	JH Symphonic Winds and HS Band Spring Concert
May 4th	JH Beginning Band and Concert Band Spring Concert
May 15th	Graduation
May 18th	State Solo and Ensemble Send-Off Recital
May 22nd-23rd	UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest
May 27th and 28th	Trip Music Rehearsals
June 1st	Band Trip Check-In
June 2nd-7th	Trip to Florida (Return early am on the 8th)

2026 Florida Trip

We ask that parents/students please check in on their trip accounts this week. This website link https://bobrogerstravel.grcoll.co/v2/go/odem26  should let you access the site. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!

This Week’s Schedule

Day:	Event:
Monday:	Band Hall Closed After School
Tuesday:	Band Hall Open until 4:15 pm
Wednesday:	Band Hall Open until 4:15 pm
Thursday:	Band Hall Open until 4:15 pm
Friday:	Band Hall Closed
Saturday:	All-Area Auditions (Calallen HS) 7:30 am: Students at Band Hall ~4 pm: Return to Odem HS

Upcoming Events:

Day:	Event:	Time:
January 10th	Area Band Auditions
February 11th-14th	Texas Music Education Association Convention (All-State Band)
February 19th	Annual Odem S&E Recital
February 20th-21st	All-Region Jazz Clinic and Concert (JH and HS)
February 26th	UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest (JH and HS)
March 23rd	HS Pre-UIL Contest Concert
March 24th	JH Pre-UIL Contest Concert

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