Odem Bands Schedule – Week of 3/16/2026
Welcome back from Spring Break! We’ll be seeing a sprint to the end of the school year from here! First, if students haven’t brought in their items for the baskets for Windi and Jazzi’s silent auction, please check the section below and bring in those items no later than next Tuesday, the 24th! The silent auction portion of our Windi and Jazzi fundraiser is a key part of the event’s success!
Next week on Monday (23rd) at 6 pm, we’ll have the HS Pre-UIL Concert in the HS Cafetorium. We’ll begin with Symphonic Band before Wind Ensemble performs. The concert should conclude by 6:45 pm. The next evening, on Tuesday (24th), will be the JH Pre-UIL Concert in the HS Cafetorium at 6:30 pm. We anticipate that the concert will conclude by 7:10 pm.
At about 7:30 pm, we will then have our monthly Owl Band Booster Meeting, which we’ve moved to that evening.
The following week, on April 1st and 2nd, we will have our two JH Bands and two HS Bands UIL Region Concert and Sight-Reading performances at Tuloso-Midway HS. (We’ll share performance times once we receive them.) It’s just a couple of weeks to Windi and Jazzi on the 18th, then our Spring Concerts for HS Bands and JH Symphonic Winds on April 27th, and JH Beginning Band and Concert Band on May 4th. Graduation will be on May 15th, and we do ask all JH Symphonic Winds members to please join the 9th-11th Grade students in performing for that event!
After that, State Solo and Ensemble, May 22nd – 23rd, will be our final event before we leave for our trip to Florida, with check-in on June 1st. Please note that we will have our final Trip Meeting, which all participating students and a parent/guardian MUST attend, on Monday, May 11th at 7 pm.
The end of the school year from here will feel like it moves in a blink!
We would also like to take a moment to thank our students/parents who participated in our MoneyDolly fundraiser. $5,400 of donations were brought in this year which will help out a great deal as we conclude the year and prepare for next season!
Windi and Jazzi ‘Storybook Escapes’
We are preparing for Windi and Jazzi on April 18th. Tickets are now on sale here: https://odemhsband.ludus.com/. The ticket covers entrance to the performance, Chicken Fried Chicken or Chopped Sirloin, Sides, Drink, and Dessert for $15-$25 depending on the seat in the Cafetorium.
We have assigned our students theme items to bring by section. We ask that every member of the group please bring one item valued at around $10 that fits the theme to make silent auction baskets. Please help us ensure we receive these items by Tuesday, March 24th. Windi and Jazzi traditionally is a great fundraiser for us, and these baskets are a big part of that!
Flutes/Clarinets: Spa Basket (Candles, Bath soaps, etc.)
Alto and Tenor Saxes/F Horn/Bass Clarinet: Baking Basket (Baking Sheets, Cake mixes, cookbooks, cookie cutters, etc.)
Trumpets: Outdoor BBQ (BBQ Cooking Utensils, Aprons, Sauces, Grill accessories, etc.)
Trombones/Euphoniums/Tubas: Movie Night (Movies on BluRay or DVD, Snacks, Popcorn tubs, etc.)
Percussion: Games Night Basket: Board Games/Card Games, snacks, etc.
Junior High Students: Gardening Basket (Seeds, Gardening tools, Gloves, etc.)
Additionally we are looking for businesses to donate items, tickets, gift cards, etc. If you would please ask anyone you know who might be in a position to donate those we would appreciate it!
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. All students have to have at least $900 paid with the full amount in April, per the company. Please contact them for any questions on that. Please do remember we’ll have our final trip meeting on May 11th. All travelers and a parent/guardian must attend this meeting! We will have forms and other documents that need to be signed at this meeting!
If you have any other questions or concerns, please let me know!
This Week’s Schedule
| Day: | Event: |
| Monday: | Band Hall Closed After School |
| Tuesday: | Leadership Training (Section Leaders/Drum Majors) 4 pm – 5 pm |
| Wednesday: | Band Hall Closed After School |
| Thursday: | Jazz Rehearsal 4 pm – 5 pm HS Band Windi and Jazzi Rehearsal 6 pm – 7:30 pm |
| Friday: | Band Hall Closed |
Upcoming Events:
| Day: | Event: |
| March 23rd: | HS Pre-UIL Contest Concert |
| March 24th: | JH Pre-UIL Contest Concert |
| April 1st/2nd: | UIL Concert and Sight-Reading High School and JH Bands |
| April 18th: | Windi and Jazzi |
| April 27th: | Odem HS and Odem JH Symphonic Winds Spring Concert |
| May 4th: | Beginning Band and OJH Concert Band Spring Concert |
| May 6th: | Beginning Instrument Drive for Incoming 6thGraders |
| May 11th: | Florida Trip Final Participant Meeting |
| May 15th: | Graduation (All Symphonic Winds and 9th-11thGrade HS Band Students |
| May 22nd-23rd: | UIL State Solo and Ensemble |
| June 1st – June 8th: | HS Band Trip |
Thank you for your help and support of these amazing students! Please contact us if you have any questions!